We have implemented initiatives to introduce state-of-art fintech and other financing technologies to the next generation through financial education for high-school and university students.
The state of specific initiatives is as follows.
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Support for Career Education for Elementary and Junior High School Students
As part of our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we have decided to co-sponsor the career education material “Oshigoto Nenkan” published by the Asahi Shimbun Company and the Asahi Gakusei Shimbun Company starting from 2023.
Our company's page in this educational material is titled “Can a smartphone replace a bank?”. It introduces the major banking transactions available on smartphones, online banking services, security, and other information. Additionally, it includes a teaching plan for financial and economic education using our pages as an example of how to use this teaching material.
Our objective is to provide elementary and junior high school students, as well as many other readers, with an opportunity to deepen their interest in online banking and to enhance their understanding of how to manage household finances and asset formation using the Internet. -
Ongoing Efforts in Financial and Economic Education for High School Students
As part of our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we develop and provide teaching materials for financial and economic education for high school students. We offer these materials and teaching plans completely free of charge to teachers, thereby reducing their burden when introducing new teaching materials and creating opportunities to conduct original financial and economic education classes.
Since the start of 2019, we have provided these materials to over 28,000 students. This year marks the fifth consecutive year that we have offered this program to high schools across the country. -
Hosted a National High School Students’ Financial and Economic Quiz Championship
As part of our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are organizing an online competition that is positioned as a regional event of the “National High School Students' Finance and Economics Quiz Championship”.
This competition is a quiz event that aims to make learning about finance and economics fun for high school students across Japan. We have been involved in managing this tournament since its 7th edition in 2012.
Our objective is to provide high school students with opportunities to learn about finance and economics in an engaging and enjoyable way.Fiscal Year Number of Teams
(Number of Participants)FY2012 25 teams (50 students) FY2013 27 teams (54 students) FY2014 55 teams (110 students) FY2015 19 teams (38 students) FY2016 24 teams (48 students) FY2017 34 teams (68 students) FY2018 29 teams (58 students) FY2019 69 teams (138 students) FY2020 173 teams (346 students) FY2021 99 teams (198 students) FY2022 45 teams (90 students) FY2023 77 teams (154 students) -
Endowed Courses and Internships for University Students
Every year, we organize endowed courses and internships for university students under the theme of Fintech.Fiscal Year Enrollees in University Endowed Courses FY2016 25 FY2017 25 FY2018 21 FY2019 11 FY2020 36 FY2021 41