Finomik bloghttps://www.finomik.com/en/blogClassroom ideas, data on financial education and news from Finomik.enOur new website: the new face of Finomikhttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/new-websitehttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/new-websiteThu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Finomik newsWe've rebuilt our website so any school can try the platform before talking to us: the simulator, the challenges, Finny and the teacher dashboard, all with sample data.Almost half of adults couldn't face an unexpected expense without serious difficultyhttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/emergency-savings-unexpected-expenseshttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/emergency-savings-unexpected-expensesFri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000Financial educationAccording to the World Bank's Global Findex 2021, only 55% of adults in developing economies could get extra money for an emergency within 30 days without much difficulty. For everyone else, a surprise expense becomes a problem.Almost 1 in 5 15-year-olds don't reach the baseline level of financial literacyhttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/students-basic-financial-literacy-pisahttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/students-basic-financial-literacy-pisaFri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000Teaching and methodologyIn the PISA 2022 financial literacy assessment, 18% of 15-year-olds across the OECD fell below the baseline level: they couldn't reliably apply financial knowledge to everyday situations, such as reading a bill or comparing two offers. We're not talking about investing or long-term planning, but the minimum needed to get by in everyday economic life.3.5 billion adults worldwide lack basic financial knowledgehttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/adults-without-basic-financial-knowledgehttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/adults-without-basic-financial-knowledgeWed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000Research and dataAccording to the global survey by S&P, Gallup and the World Bank, around 3.5 billion adults lack the minimum financial knowledge to make informed decisions. It isn't an abstract figure: it's the share of humanity managing its income, its debts and its future without the tools to do it well.Answer instead of reread: up to 50% more recall one week laterhttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/retrieval-practice-gamified-learninghttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/retrieval-practice-gamified-learningThu, 05 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000Teaching and methodologyIt isn't just that students prefer challenges to textbooks. Answering questions forces you to retrieve what you've learned, and that fixes knowledge far better than rereading. In Roediger and Karpicke's classic experiment (2006), those who practised by answering remembered around 50% more one week later.Only 33% of adults worldwide have basic financial literacyhttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/global-adult-financial-literacy-sphttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/global-adult-financial-literacy-spFri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000Research and dataIn 2015, S&P Ratings, Gallup and the World Bank carried out the largest financial literacy study ever: 150,000 adults interviewed in 148 countries. The conclusion was blunt: only 1 in 3 adults worldwide understands basic financial concepts such as compound interest, inflation or risk diversification.88% of adults want compulsory financial education in high schoolhttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/financial-education-in-schools-supporthttps://www.finomik.com/en/blog/financial-education-in-schools-supportFri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000Research and dataWhen you ask adults, the answer is clear. In a National Endowment for Financial Education survey (NEFE, 2022), 88% of US adults said their state should require a financial education course to graduate from high school. It isn't a fringe demand: it's a generational one.