EduCard is an online consumer education platform designed to help Romanian banks restore trust in financial services and to help Romanian consumers better manage their finances.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
In November 2009 MasterCard launched EduCard, an online consumer education platform designed to help banks restore trust in financial services and to help consumers better manage their finances. The platform has generated enormous interest from Romanian consumers and top-tier online media.
The EduCard platform features personal finance editorials by renowned former financial journalist Ioana Ursu. Each month, Ursu writes focuses on a new personal finance topic, providing consumers with invaluable financial advice on a variety of subjects.
The non-governmental, non-profit and politically unaffiliated National Association for Consumer Protection and Promotion of Programs and Strategies (ANPCPPSR) from Romania is also an active advocate of EduCard. ANPCPPSR has disseminated cards and posters to help EduCard raise awareness about smart spending and credit strategies.
PROGRAM RESOURCES
OTHER PROGRAMS IN EUROPE
We are committed to financial education around the world — that's why we've created a range of financial education programs tailored to consumers in several global markets.
Netherlands, Germany
Since college students are more likely to be influenced by their peers, MasterCard's responsible spending program for college students focuses on peer-to-peer communication to teach the fundamentals of good credit habits, campus-wide.
Junior Achievement — Young Enterprise
Czech Republic, Sweden, Turkey, Belgium, and Hungary
For over a decade, MasterCard has worked with Junior Achievement - Young Enterprise to deliver a financial skills curriculum to students and has contributed over $1 million for the development and implementation of programs for young people throughout the world.
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MasterCard Worldwide gave $1 million to the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to support programs for students in across the U.S.
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To help consumers save well and spend wisely, MasterCard has created a site full of tools, resources, tips, links and more to help consumers keep their financial life pointed in the right direction.
