AI and Human Rights in Financial Services

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  Richard Wingfield

  Director, Responsible Technology, BSR

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  Richard Wingfield

  Director, Responsible Technology, BSR

  

  London

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  Richard leads BSR's Responsible Technology team and portfolio, working with companies that develop and use technology to build human rights considerations and practices into their products, services, and policies. He brings a strong understanding of international human rights law and standards and how to translate the corporate responsibility to respect human rights into practice for companies of different sizes and sectors. ​

  ​Richard is particularly experienced in supporting companies with their regulatory requirements where these touch upon human rights considerations, and has worked with many companies undertaking risk assessments required by the EU's Digital Services Act and UK's Online Safety Act.​

  ​Prior to joining BSR, Richard led the legal and policy team at Global Partners Digital, an international human rights organization focused on the impacts of digital technologies on human rights.​

  Richard holds a LLB in Law and European Law from the University of Nottingham and is a qualified lawyer in England and Wales.

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  Recent Insights From Richard Wingfield

  • Responsible AI: Regulatory Trends and Governance Challenges / May 20, 2026 / Audio
  • Taking a Responsible Approach to AI: A Guide for Business / March 5, 2026 / Insights+
  • The CSDDD: Implications for the Tech Sector / October 7, 2025 / Blog
  • Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases / September 17, 2025 / Reports
  • Four Tips for Authentic Business Leadership During Pride 2025 / June 5, 2025 / Blog

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  Lale Tekişalp

  Associate Director, Responsible Tech, BSR

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  Lale Tekişalp

  Associate Director, Responsible Tech, BSR

  

  New York

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  Lale focuses on the intersection of human rights and technology, helping companies integrate human rights considerations into their technology products, services, and broader business operations. She specializes in responsible AI, end-use risks of tech products and services, and online platform risks. 

  Lale leads BSR's Tech Against Trafficking collaboration, which brings together some of the largest tech companies in the world to advance the use of technology to fight human trafficking and modern slavery, and to address human trafficking on online platforms and in global supply chains. Lale also leads BSR’s new multi-company working group focused on Labor Rights in the AI Data Supply Chain, which aims to promote labor rights for data enrichment workers preparing datasets and training algorithms that form the basis of AI.

  Prior to BSR, Lale worked at Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise division, where she played a key role in establishing the company's cloud business across Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. She also worked with the Partnership on AI to help build its AI for Social Good strategy. ​

  Lale holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where she focused on responsible business practices. She received a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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  Recent Insights From Lale Tekişalp

  • Responsible AI in Practice / May 13, 2026 / Audio
  • Taking a Responsible Approach to AI: A Guide for Business / March 5, 2026 / Insights+
  • From Innovation to Impact: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Tech Against Trafficking Summit / November 19, 2025 / Blog
  • Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases / September 17, 2025 / Reports
  • Protecting Children in the Digital Environment: The Role of Impact Assessments / February 26, 2025 / Blog

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• Hannah Darnton

  Former Director, Responsible Tech, BSR

Financial institutions are increasingly using AI technologies, from reducing operational costs to delivering customer service. Yet this evolution may bring human rights risks—as well as opportunities—that companies can’t ignore.

This report identifies human rights issues associated with the growing importance of AI technology to financial services and provides recommendations to companies on addressing these impacts.