Hucha Challenge, the interactive youth competition to reinvent future banking
Here are some of the best moments from Hucha Challenge, the competition designed to shape the future of banking with young people as they tackle various challenges, games, and financial education questions, in a format similar to TV entertainment shows.
Expertclick, the technology school for seniors from the AEB and Cibervoluntarios foundations
Over 2,100 individuals aged 55 and over residing in rural areas have attended Expertclick workshops since its launch in 2018. This technology school offers free training for the use and management of digital tools, applications, and technological services or content related to administrative, health, online banking, or social procedures. It is an initiative that promotes the active participation of older adults in society and, in 2020, was conducted exclusively online due to the health crisis.
CUNEF students present financial education proposals to banking executives
Some 250 CUNEF university students took up the challenge set by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) and its Foundation to propose projects to improve the level of financial education in Spain, especially among younger people. Of the nearly 60 proposals developed by these students, ten were shortlisted and were presented on 5 March by 40 students at AEB headquarters to executives from various banks and from the Association itself, who served as the jury to choose the winning project.
Bank employees bring financial education to more than 43,600 students
The sixth edition of its financial education programme “Your finances, your future” is under way, thanks to bank employees who volunteer in schools to introduce economic and financial knowledge to students aged 13 to 15. By the end of this edition, more than 43,600 students at secondary schools across Spain will have benefited from workshops delivered by 3,400 volunteers from the banking sector since the programme began in 2015.
CUNEF students accept the challenge: How can we improve financial literacy in Spain?
Spain ranks at the bottom among European countries in financial literacy. What can we do to help the country overcome this pending issue? This is the challenge we have posed to CUNEF students, who will present their most innovative ideas to banking executives and AEB on 5 March.
Visit of secondary school students to the AEB
We welcomed students from Colegio Aldovea in Madrid to our headquarters to learn about the Association’s role and to discuss the importance of financial education at all stages of life. Our advisor Carmen Rizo gave them eight keys to managing your money.
Spanish banks agree to reduce the carbon footprint of their balance sheets in line with the Paris Agreement
On the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) held in Madrid, the leading Spanish banks present a joint commitment to reduce the carbon footprint of their loan portfolios in a manner that can be measured using internationally approved criteria and in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
IESE. Banks: a key pillar of the 2030 Agenda
“We must act more decisively to achieve the goals we have set ourselves, specifically to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.” Our President, José María Roldán, discusses the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the role of the banking sector in the transition to a more environmentally sustainable economy.
AEB holds a meeting with school counsellors and headteachers to discuss the benefits of financial education
More than 40 counsellors and headteachers from secondary schools have met at the headquarters of the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) to analyse the positive impact on students of incorporating financial education into classroom school programmes.
European Dialogues: Andreas Dombret and José María Roldán
The former Bundesbank Executive Board member and Columbia University professor, and our President, discuss at CUNEF the present and future of European banking amidst major global challenges such as economic digitalization and the fight against climate change.