Making money better
The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards – the MAIAs – celebrate the increasingly important work being done to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system
UK Financial Capability Awards
Programmes helping people build essential money skills have been recognised at the 2026 UK Gala Awards for Financial Capability. The awards were hosted by the London Foundation for Banking & Finance in partnership with the Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards on 30 June and held at the Guildhall in the City of London.
This year’s winners reflect a range of approaches to improving financial capability, including primary school financial education, AI-powered money guidance, a national savings campaign, blockchain-enabled learning, and gamified financial education tools.
The MAIA Winners 2026
Following a month of intense judging and tough decision making, the Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards is proud to announce the winners of the fifth annual MAIAs.
Said the MAIAs co-founder Michael Gilmore, “We’ve seen amazing growth since just last year, let alone our first ever awards in 2022. Total entries were up 12% on last year, but the improving quality meant we had 29% more finalists than last year, making selection of winners harder than ever.”
Please visit ‘Winners 2026‘ to view the complete list of award recipients.
Individuals
From teachers buying books with their own funds to help their class learn about money or influencers reaching new audiences
Non-profits
It could be a school scheme or community program, we want to find which voluntary groups are spreading the word best
Corporate
We're looking for fin-tech start-ups disrupting the system all the way to the big institutions using their scale to change the world
The MAIAs | Making Money Better
The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards – the MAIAs – celebrate the increasingly important work being done to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system.
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