AEB Foundation launches the second edition of the Alcanza Awards
The Spanish Banking Association (AEB) Foundation has launched the second edition of its Alcanza Awards to bring society tools that help improve financial well-being and face everyday life with greater preparedness and confidence. This call for entries continues to focus on groups that need special support and reinforces the Foundation’s commitment to inclusion and digitalisation.
Aula Financiera y Digital expands its training offerings for the third consecutive year, with new courses, videos, and podcasts.
‘Aula Financiera y Digital’, the educational platform promoted by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB), CECA, and the National Union of Credit Cooperatives (Unacc) to foster financial literacy and digital skills for the entire population, is expanding its training offerings in 2025 with 82 new initiatives, videos, and podcasts. This represents a 15% increase compared to last year.
The ‘Alcanza Awards’ recognize the promotion of financial education and digital training
The Spanish Banking Association (AEB) Foundation has today presented the ‘Alcanza Awards’ to highlight the banking sector’s commitment to financial education and digital literacy. It thus recognizes projects that provide society with tools to manage their finances and address economic and social challenges, with a special emphasis on groups requiring greater support.
The non-profit organizations Nantik Lum, Nuevo Futuro, and Grandes Amigos are the three winners of this first edition in the categories of inclusion and people with disabilities; youth and children; and seniors, respectively, each receiving a prize of 10,000 euros.
AEB Foundation, UCI and Prodis Foundation promote inclusive financial education
AEB Foundation, UCI and Prodis Foundation have signed a pioneering agreement to promote financial education for people with disabilities in Spain, a decisive step in their firm commitment to social inclusion and equal opportunities. The agreement, which involves the transfer of the rights to the inclusive financial education programme developed by Prodis and UCI to AEB Foundation, reflects their strong commitment to bringing everyone the financial knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions in their daily lives.
The AEB Foundation announces the first edition of its ‘Alcanza’ Awards
The AEB Foundation has launched the first edition of its ‘Alcanza’ Awards to highlight the banking sector’s commitment to providing society with tools to manage their finances and address economic challenges, with a special focus on groups requiring greater support. Non-profit organizations with projects related to financial education, digital literacy, or the use of responsible cybersecurity practices may submit their applications for these awards before February 14, 2025.
AEB and Junior Achievement bring financial education to primary school students
Within the framework of Financial Education Day, celebrated this year on October 7, 2024, the Spanish Banking Association, together with Junior Achievement Spain and Cresory, are launching the free financial education program ‘Finances in the Community’ for students aged 9 to 12.
Aula Financiera y Digital once again expands its offering of financial and digital training initiatives
‘Aula Financiera y Digital’, the educational platform promoted by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB), CECA, and the National Union of Credit Cooperatives (Unacc) to facilitate access for all individuals and enable them to expand their financial and digital knowledge through the various available channels, has expanded its training offering with 90 new training initiatives, representing a 20% increase. On its second anniversary, this platform now boasts over 500 initiatives, further deepening the banking sector’s commitment to training all groups through the various available channels. Furthermore, in 2023, the number of in-person attendees at the financial institutions’ various programs increased by 28%, while the number of online activity accesses doubled.
Banking Sector and Public Sector Join Forces to Boost Youth Financial Education
The foundations of the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) and Junior Achievement Spain are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their ‘Your finances, your future’ program this year, thanks to bank employee volunteers who visit classrooms to bring financial education to secondary school students across Spain. 70,000 young people have benefited from this program since its launch in 2014.
The banking sector expands cybersecurity training
The Spanish Banking Association (AEB), CECA and the National Union of Credit Cooperatives (Unacc) have expanded the ‘Financial and Digital Classroom’ platform with a cybersecurity section to strengthen the digital skills of the entire population in response to the recent widespread increase in cyber scams.
AEB banks provided financial education to 249,000 students in 2022
The Spanish Banking Association and its member banks have brought financial education to approximately 249,000 students through in-person and digital workshops and seminars organized in 2022, representing a 38% increase over the previous year, according to data compiled by the AEB.