Financial Literacy stories

Social media creators urged to treat content as a business as dashboard payouts ignore platform cuts, tax and rising running costs.

Most APAC banks are failing to meet customers’ financial wellness needs, an Adobe index finds, leaving a trust gap ripe for fintechs.

Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.

Most UK adults aged 28-40 would trust AI to manage spare cash and bills, a survey finds, despite low confidence in their own finances.

Singapore’s Atlantis Lab has launched Atlantis, a web hub unifying crypto wallets and exchanges while keeping users in full self-custody control.

Beyond Insights’ Kuala Lumpur symposium draws record hybrid turnout, urging Malaysian retail investors to act on megatrends with discipline.

Most UK sole traders are still in the dark over Making Tax Digital, with 70% unaware of looming income tax reporting changes from 2026.

Bitget deepens its UNICEF partnership to boost Cambodian girls’ digital skills through game design, coding and youth-led Game Jam events.

UK savers using AI for financial advice now invest an average of GBP £2,354.60, with Gen X and Boomers committing the most.

Aventur lands Dutch family office funding for its AI-led money platform, eyeing a 2026 UK launch to narrow the financial advice gap.

CelcomDigi and Vircle launch SafePAY Jr, a prepaid card and e-wallet with parental controls to teach kids cashless, safer spending.

After crypto’s quietly mature 2025, 2026 rewards investors who tune out noise, stick to a plan and favour discipline over prediction.

Crypto exchange KuCoin is opening a Sydney HQ, ramping up local hiring and regulation-first products as it chases Australian growth.

Retail investors are tipped to rule UK wealth and fintech by 2026 as banks and digital challengers race to capture mass-market demand.

eccuity launches a digital wealth platform in New Zealand to offer affordable, personalised financial planning for business owners and individuals.

ANPA will invest up to USD $50 million in EDU tokens, partnering with Open Campus and Animoca Brands to boost blockchain education finance.

One in four Australians now hold cryptocurrency, with those under 50 leading as crypto becomes a key part of diversified investment portfolios.

Millennials and Gen Z now make up 60% of new landlords in England and Wales, turning to TikTok for advice despite risks of unregulated guidance.

A New Zealand virtual reality programme is enhancing prisoner job skills and hope, with over 70% of certified participants securing post-release employment.

The Investing and Saving Alliance calls for GBP £25m from dormant assets over five years to fund vital financial education for children and young people ahead of 2028 curriculum changes.