The Ministry of Finance (Chile) reported that its Advisory Commission for Financial Inclusion (CAPIF) has, for the first time, compiled a systematised register of financial education programmes and initiatives in Chile, intended to serve as a core input for updating the National Strategy for Financial Education (ENEF). The mapping covered a wide range of actors, including public sector entities, banks, insurance and reinsurance companies, trade associations, fintechs, non-governmental organisations, cooperatives, microfinance providers, compensation funds, educational establishments and others. The survey gathered information on programme owners, target groups (including women, young people, older adults, entrepreneurs, rural populations, migrants, indigenous peoples and vulnerable groups), and thematic areas (such as saving, credit, insurance, consumer rights, pension education, tax education and financial digitisation), as well as delivery methodologies and channels, geographic coverage, partnerships, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and outreach channels. CAPIF’s headline findings indicate that more than half of responding entities have their own programme with initiatives, around a quarter run isolated initiatives, and just over 10% report having no programmes or initiatives; more than a third of programmes have national reach, nearly 15% are concentrated in the Metropolitan Region, followed by Biobío, Maule, Ñuble and Valparaíso. CAPIF’s technical secretariat is processing the results and drafting a report for presentation at the next meeting of CAPIF authorities, with diffusion and an official presentation expected during Financial Education Month in October.

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