Nicosia, Cyprus. The Financial Wellbeing Institute has been selected as one of 10 founding organisations of FIN.e, a European alliance established to strengthen financial literacy and financial wellbeing across the continent.
The Cyprus-based institute will join European organisations working on financial education in schools and communities, with opportunities to exchange expertise, develop joint initiatives and participate in European projects.
European alliance
Formally known as the European Alliance for Financial Education Practitioners, FIN.e brings together organisations delivering financial literacy programmes and connects them with academics, policymakers and the private sector.
FWI said its inclusion reflects its work in Cyprus through scientific research, educational programmes, public information events and strategic partnerships.
Cyprus experience
The institute has developed the Financial Wellbeing Index, which measures the financial health, resilience and confidence of citizens.
FWI said its participation in FIN.e will enable it to contribute experience from Cyprus to the development of practical financial education models that could eventually be integrated into education systems across Europe.
First alliance meeting
FWI President Panayiotis Andreou said the institute’s inclusion among the alliance’s 10 founding members was “a special honor, but at the same time a great responsibility”.
“Our participation in FIN.e gives us the opportunity to collaborate with leading organizations from across Europe, to exchange know-how and good practices, but also to transfer our own experience and the initiatives we develop in Cyprus,” Andreou said.
FWI will make its first official contribution to the alliance on August 29 and 30, 2026, during the FIN.e Lab at the European Forum Alpbach in Austria.
The two-day workshop will bring together the 10 founding organisations to exchange good practices, examine challenges in implementing financial literacy programmes and explore potential joint projects and partnerships.
Three-year plan
Over its three-year duration, FIN.e aims to expand into a European network of 25 organisations, with particular attention to countries where financial literacy levels remain low.
