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
The MAIAs 2026: A Record-Breaking Year for Global Financial Education
The 2026 Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards have attracted their strongest field yet, with finalists spanning 41 countries across 17 categories. Entries are up 12% on 2025, but the finalist pool has grown by 29%, a sign, perhaps, that the quality and ambition of financial education initiatives around the world is deepening as fast as the field itself is growing.
LFBF UK MAIAs
UK’s First Gala Awards for Financial Capability.
The inaugural gala dinner for The London Foundation for Banking & Finance (LFBF) and The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards “the UK MAIAs”.
Five financial education, inclusion and literacy initiatives have each won a top award at the Inaugural UK Gala awards for Financial Capability. It is believed that these are the first ever awards to recognize those working in this field in the UK.
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.
#GirlMoney, not #GirlMath – Education’s Role in Closing the Money Gender Gap
“What if switching things up inone area could create a ripple effect of positive change acrossthe entire spectrum?”