Pilot to help young people access bank accounts launches in Larkhall Academy

Pilot to help young people access bank accounts launches in Larkhall Academy

Sandy Begbie, chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, said: “Access to a bank account and the confidence to manage money are the basic building blocks of opportunity."

New pilot launched to improve young people's access to bank accounts and financial education

Scottish Financial Enterprise – in partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland, Financial Inclusion for Scotland and the Money and Pensions Service – has today launched a new pilot programme, with support of the FCA, aimed at improving young people’s access to bank accounts and strengthening financial literacy in schools across Scotland. In a UK first, the initiative will bring together major banks to help young people build confidence in managing m…