Explainable AI (XAI) plays a crucial role in balancing performance and transparency in financial AI models.Transparency is vital in areas like credit scoring, fraud detection, and algorithmic trading to provide clear explanations for decisions.Regulatory frameworks like GDPR and the SEC's policies necessitate auditable and interpretable AI models in finance.Complex AI models in finance, while accurate, face challenges in interpretation and transparency.Financial institutions are adopting XAI techniques like SHAP, LIME, and counterfactual explanations to enhance transparency.Using inherently interpretable models like decision trees and rule-based systems is gaining traction in the financial sector.AI governance measures include establishing audit trails, bias detection, and XAI dashboards for model inspection.Case studies show how XAI is improving transparency in credit scoring, investment management, and fraud detection in finance.Expectations for stricter transparency laws, hybrid AI models, human-AI collaboration, and bias detection algorithms in finance.Transparency through XAI is crucial for maintaining customer trust, regulatory compliance, and ethical AI use in finance.