Understand the main online scams
Cybercriminals are constantly looking for ways to make money at your expense. Individuals and organizations are often victims of scams that involve various social engineering techniques, where the required information is obtained from a person instead of by breaking into a system.
Investment Products
Before acquiring an investment product, it is important to understand the timeframe for recovering your investment and how much money you may need to cover any unforeseen circumstances. You should also be aware that profitability and risk are always linked.
Revolving credit card
A revolving credit card is a type of credit card in which all purchases or cash withdrawals made with it, within the credit limit granted to you by the bank, are automatically deferred through monthly payments.
How to Save More
To start saving right now, it is very useful to begin by creating your budget. The more detailed and realistic it is, the better. It is advisable that total income always exceeds expenses. If this is not the case, the first step is to adjust the latter—you may be able to eliminate less necessary expenses.
Online banking
The first step to managing bills, income, and payments online is to request access to online banking from your institution, which is typically a free service. From your mobile or tablet, you simply need to download the bank’s application or access its website from your computer. Your institution will provide you with access codes and passwords.
How to prepare for your retirement
The best product for planning your retirement is one that allows you to maintain the standard of living you want when you retire. We recommend that you first assess how much monthly income you need to live that way. And the sooner you start putting your savings to work, the better.
Depositing Money at an ATM
Using ATMs is not as complicated as it may seem. In this short video, you will find all the steps to follow to deposit money, even if it is a bank account other than your own. And remember, do not let anyone see your PIN when you enter it into the machine.
‘Yes, how can I help you?’, your day-to-day personal finances
Our new financial education program focuses on the elderly. We address everyday economic issues in a consultation format in ‘Yes, How Can I Help You’, a series of videos that will be available starting October 1.
Teachers’ meeting at the AEB to implement financial education in the classroom
Teachers from some twenty schools across all educational stages, serving students aged 7 to 18, worked in two-member teams with the challenge of designing and developing a specific financial education plan to be implemented in their classrooms on a permanent basis.
Do you know how to manage your money? Play the European Money Quiz
This is how the final of the first European financial education competition went. Students aged 13 to 15 from 25 countries gathered in Brussels to test their knowledge of personal finance and cybersecurity.