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European Money Quiz and
BPFI Senior Economists Masterclass 2026

  • The Irish final of the European Money Quiz 2026 took place on 10th March. The winning team included Vivan Taneja and Alex Leonard from Hansfield ETSS, who will go on to Brussels in May to represent Ireland in the European championships. Watch back here.
  • The BPFI Senior Economists Masterclass 2026 took place on the 24th March 2026. Watch back here.

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. This year was a great success with over 1,500 students taking part. 

BPFI are delighted to announce this year’s winners of the Irish final, Vivan Taneja and Alex Leonard from Hansfield ETSS who have won a trip to Brussels in which they will represent Ireland in the European Finals, Monday 18th – Tuesday 19th May 2026. The travel expenses for both students and their teacher are part of the prize package and are sponsored by Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland.
 
We would also like to congratulate our runners up, Oisin O’Brien and Tiernan McGonagle who came in second place, as well as Kyle Kelly and Cian Stewart who came in third place. Both runners up teams were from Scoil Mhuire Buncrana.

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 Senior Economists Masterclass 2026

The BPFI Senior Economists Masterclass 2026 for 5th and 6th year business and economics students took place at on 24th March 2026, with support from the Business Studies Teachers’ Association of Ireland.

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, Bank of Ireland

European Money Week 2026

The quiz and masterclass took 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.

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