Thursday 20th February 2025 – Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) warmly welcomes today’s launch of Ireland’s first National Financial Literacy Strategy by Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe T.D., along with the National Financial Literacy Strategy 2025 Action Plan.
Speaking on its publication, Brian Hayes, Chief Executive, BPFI said: “BPFI and its members very much welcome the launch of today’s Strategy which is a significant milestone in advancing financial literacy, education and wellbeing for all consumers. In particular, we would like to acknowledge and commend the extensive collaborative work undertaken by the Department of Finance in the development of the strategy, a process in which we were actively engaged. This work has resulted in the delivery of a comprehensive and cohesive framework to empower and support consumers and communities in their financial wellbeing and resilience.”
“BPFI and its members recognise the key role that industry plays in supporting and strengthening consumers’ financial literacy. As an industry, our members are already delivering a wide range of initiatives and resources across the spectrum of customer life stages, in order to enable informed decisions for long-term financial wellbeing. We are fully committed and looking forward to continued cooperation and aligning our efforts with the Department and other stakeholders as the strategy and action plan are rolled out.”
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Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) represents the banking, payments and fintech sector in Ireland. Together with its affiliates, the Federation of International Banks in Ireland and the Fintech & Payments Association of Ireland, BPFI has over 110 member institutions and associates, including licensed domestic and foreign banks and institutions operating in the financial marketplace.
Contact:
Fiona Murphy, Head of Communications, fiona.murphy@bpfi.ie 087 9740046 or Jillian Heffernan, Director of Communications, jillian.heffernan@bpfi.ie 087 9016880.
