The National Bank of Ukraine, together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Korn Ferry, has presented a scoring self assessment model for financial institutions that signed the Charter on Financial Inclusion and Reintegration of Veterans. The tool is designed to help firms assess how ready they are to work with veterans both as employers and as providers of financial services, with results intended to identify market needs, key issues and areas for further policy development. The model covers three areas: human resources policy and practice, financial products, and financial services. It follows a maturity model with different benchmarks for small, medium and large institutions, and scores each measure from 0 to 100 based on documents, internal policies and examples of implemented initiatives. Seventy nine signatories have joined the Charter, comprising 42 banks, 36 insurance companies and the National Association of Insurers of Ukraine, and they have until 12 June 2026 to complete the self assessment. Participants also discussed the Financial Inclusion Development Strategy that the National Bank of Ukraine is preparing with market participants and international organizations and plans to finalize by the end of 2026. Support for military personnel, veterans and their families is expected to be one of the strategy's key goals, alongside further work on sharing best practices, inclusion standards across the sector, and tools to monitor progress.

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