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European Money Quiz and
BPFI Economists Masterclass 2026

What is the European Money Quiz?

The European Money quiz is Europe’s biggest financial literacy competition to improve the financial literacy of 13–15-year-olds. The live online Irish final sees students across Ireland play directly against each other in real time with Kahoot! The quiz is open to students aged 13-15 years who are looking to test their knowledge of finance and monetary issues. Students play in teams of two and all students are entitled to take part, irrespective of the subjects they are studying.
 
Prize: The winning team of the Irish Finals 2026 will travel to Brussels to represent Ireland in the European Finals Monday 18th – Tuesday 19th May 2026.
 
The travel expenses for two students and one teacher are part of the prize package and are sponsored by Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland. The winning team will also receive a trophy for their school.

Brian Hayes, Chief Executive, BPFI and Ms Keeva Worth, Business Studies teacher (right) presenting the trophy to the winners of the Irish Finals of the European Money Quiz 2025, Jodie Komolafe and Richelle Alexander, 3rd year students, from Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
 
 
 
 
 
Click here for a selection of practice quizzes

European Finals May 2026

National Winners will compete for the European championship in a final competition between all participating countries in Brussels, on Monday 18th – Tuesday 19th May 2026, organised by the European Banking Federation (EBF). Similar to the national finals the team who answers the most correct questions in the fastest time wins.

Jodie Komolafe and Richelle Alexander, 3rd year students, from Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, represented Ireland in the European finals in May 2025.

BPFI Economists Webinar 2026

The BPFI Senior Economists Masterclass 2026 for 5th and 6th year business and economics students will take place in March 2026 – date tbc.

Watch a recording of the 2025 webinar here

The annual Masterclass is a fantastic opportunity for students in the Leaving Cert cycle to gain insights from Ireland’s top economists ahead of their exams. During the webinar economists from AIB and Bank of Ireland each gave a presentation on the top economics issues of the day which was followed by a panel discussion. 

Moderator: Ali Ugur, Chief Economist, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
Panellists: John Fahey, Senior Economist, AIB and Michael Crowley, Senior Economist, BOI

European Money Week 2026

The quiz and masterclass will take place as part of European Money Week and Global Money Week to promote financial education across Europe and the globe. In March each year, hundreds of activities are held in 30+ countries to promote financial literacy in Europe. Next year’s European Money Week runs from 16th – 22nd March 2026.

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