Tagged: financial literacy

June 15, 2024 @ 11:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Neon Money Club, a lifestyle finance platform that created The Cream Car on the Amex Network, launched the interactive financial wellness game and resource center Get the Bag. Get the Bag is designed to use raw fun to educate people on financial fundamentals. Inspired by No Internet… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland is investing more than €4 million in a range of financial literacy initiatives as part of its long-running national Financial Wellbeing campaign. Over 2024 and 2025 this investment, with a particular “focus on youth financial literacy, will help equip people with the… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a recent survey, the memes are true: while only a quarter (26%) of Gen Z respondents say they can successfully define taxable income, “more than half (52%) of Gen Zs know the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell.” On top of that,… Read More

January 3, 2024 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Buying a home and paying off the mortgage are the “biggest financial wins” that make people proud, while living in debt and spending beyond one’s means are the “nation’s biggest regrets,” according to research shared by online pension provider PensionBee. A survey by PensionBee has… Read More

September 29, 2023 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is pleased to share mid-year results from its partnership with Operation Hope: HOPE Inside Cross River, which “provides financial literacy education and financial planning to empower local small business owners and individuals on… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 5:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Greenlight, a Fintech company aiming to help parents raise financially savvy kids, this week announced the launch of Greenlight for Classrooms, a free, web-based personal finance library of interactive K-12 lessons and teaching materials mapped to state and national standards. As of Sept. 21, teachers… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions, announced the introduction of family banking through a partnership with Greenlight, a fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. Through the Greenlight for Banks program, Greenlight’s family finance app is now… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is proud to join forces with The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) and Caden Teaches Finances in order “to support Atlanta educators and young learners.” Miriam L. Wallach, Head of Social Responsibility at Cross… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Greenlight, a Fintech company that helps teach financial literacy, today announced a credit builder for teens to build credit before they turn 18. Parents can now add teens as authorized users to the Greenlight Family Cash Mastercard. In a release, Greenlight said 84% of teens… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kiwi, a fintech dedicated to helping consumers build credit history and improve financial literacy, announced that it has closed a $75 million credit facility and $4.5 million pre-series A funding round. The debt financing was “provided by i80 Group an investment firm that specializes in… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To help keep more money in consumers’ wallets and bring financial power to all, Experian is partnering with nationally-recognized consumer finance and budgeting professional Andrea Woroch in order “to share financial tips and create awareness about a variety of Experian resources that can help consumers… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc., the fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially-smart, independent kids, announced Greenlight for Banks, a family banking solution designed for banks and credit unions. With Greenlight for Banks, financial institutions can now easily “add Greenlight’s family finance app,… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 1:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its efforts to enhance financial literacy among the younger generation in ASEAN, Maybank’s Cashville Kidz financial literacy program has reached out to 37,020 students and 945 educators in over 113 schools in 2022. In a year that was recovering from the pandemic,… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc., the fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially-smart, independent kids, announced the launch of Greenlight Level Up™, an interactive, curriculum-based financial literacy game. Level Up goes beyond the National Standards for K-12 Personal Financial Education developed by the… Read More

December 25, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc., the fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially-smart, independent kids, announced Greenlight for Classrooms, a new web-based financial literacy library “designed for teachers, aligned with the K-12 national standards.” Starting in 2023, the product will be “available for… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyLion Inc. (NYSE: ML), the “go-to” destination for financial content, products and advice, announced it launched MoneyLion University (MLU) as part of a financial literacy initiative aimed at “filling a gap in money education across the United States.” MoneyLion has partnered with NFL player and… Read More

October 12, 2022 @ 4:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Opportunity Crypto will stop in five different communities this fall, “educating individuals about cryptocurrency, including the risks and opportunities.” The team at Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) asked if you ever wondered “what is crypto” or “is crypto right for me”? In line or consistent with their mission… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

British teenagers say they go online for help “on everything from hair hacks to video game tips, with one in three (33%) preferring to seek advice on the web to avoid the ‘awkwardness’ of asking someone face to face.” The Lloyds Bank research – which… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Timberland Bank has partnered with Plinqit, which claims to be the only savings platform of its kind that pays users for learning about personal finances, “to give customers a simple, easy way to save and plan for future financial needs.” With over $1.8 billion in… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 5:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) recently announced that Array’s credit management services, identity protection tools, and offers engine will be integrated into the Banno Digital PlatformTM, “offering consumers personalized credit and financial insights through their trusted financial institutions.” Array has leveraged the Banno… Read More