Financieel26 maart, 2026

Wolters Kluwer and FairPlay AI announce strategic partnership to deliver AI-driven fair lending optimization capabilities

Partnership combines trusted fair lending analytics with advanced AI model optimization to help lenders identify, remediate, and document disparities    

Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance announced a strategic partnership with FairPlay AI, a leader in algorithmic fairness and model optimization technology. The collaboration brings together Wolters Kluwer’s trusted Fair Lending Wiz analytics platform with FairPlay’s innovative suite of solutions to provide lenders with a unified approach to identifying, remediating, and documenting disparities.

“We are committed to helping financial institutions navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment with confidence,” said Atul Dubey, EVP & General Manager, Compliance Solutions, Wolters Kluwer. Delivering FairPlay’s capabilities along with our trusted Fair Lending Wiz platform provides lenders with the tools they need to deliver fair, transparent, and inclusive financial services. This partnership marks our ongoing expansion across the lending workflow and asset classes leveraging our deep expertise and AI-driven solutions.”

Wolters Kluwer will resell FairPlay’s Fairness Optimization, Second Look, Model Validation, and Proxy Detection solutions. Lending institutions will benefit from a single, connected pathway to detect disparities, search for and document Less Discriminatory Alternatives (LDAs), re-underwrite declined applicants, and generate examiner-ready governance evidence.

“Wolters Kluwer’s Fair Lending Wiz platform is trusted by lenders and regulators across the industry, and we are honored to partner with them,” said Kareem Saleh, Founder and CEO of FairPlay AI. “Our combined technologies give lenders the tools to not only measure fairness, but to act on it, ensuring institutions can meet regulatory expectations while expanding access to credit in a responsible, data-driven way.”

Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions is a global provider of expert regulatory content, technology, and services that help financial institutions manage risk and meet their obligations with confidence.

FairPlay AI is a pioneering provider of algorithmic fairness technology that helps lenders make fairer, more inclusive decisions without increasing risk.

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Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is een wereldwijde leider op het gebied van informatievoorziening, softwareoplossingen en diensten voor professionals in de sectoren gezondheidszorg, fiscaal en accountancy, financiële en zakelijke compliance, juridisch en regelgeving en bedrijfsprestaties en ESG. Wij helpen onze klanten elke dag bij het nemen van kritische beslissingen door deskundige oplossingen te bieden die diepgaande domeinkennis combineren met technologie en diensten. Wolters Kluwer rapporteerde in 2025 een jaaromzet van €6,1 miljard. De groep bedient klanten in meer dan 180 landen, heeft vestigingen in meer dan 40 landen en heeft wereldwijd ongeveer 21.100 mensen in dienst. Het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Alphen aan den Rijn, Nederland.