Financial education and its relationship with banking regulation and supervision consideration for the design of financial education policies and programs

(Report in Spanish)

This report establishes relevant information on the different approaches and initiatives of Financial Education (FE) in Latin America and the Caribbean and provides an overview on the relationship between FE with banking regulation and supervision issues. Also, the document seeks to support Regulatory and Supervisory Authorities (RSA) in the identification and analysis of their own FE activities and exercises, following the best international practices.

Based on the review of the information collected and the experience identified in other jurisdictions, enriched with the advice ASBA and the German Sparkassenstiftung, the document includes recommendations that could guide RSA and the financial institutions in the region when designing financial education programs and policies, their implementation and evaluation.