The Central Bank of the Philippines hosted the 2025 Youth Financial Inclusion (YFI) Congress in Manila, featuring a student hackathon focused on digital solutions for financial inclusion and financial health and the launch of the first cohort of YFI Ambassadors. At the YFI Hackathon held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Head Office on 02 April 2025, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila won first place for “AniKansya,” a proposed digital platform aimed at helping Filipino farmers access financial products and services. Other awardees included “PURSE” for persons with disabilities (2nd), “SMS Fraud Checker” to detect scam texts (3rd), “MigoPay” for offline-capable payments for fisherfolk (4th), and “TeknOffline” for near-field communication e-wallet transactions in low-connectivity areas (5th). Separately, the first YFI Ambassadors from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao were introduced, with action plans covering campus digital payments promotion, financial literacy seminars, and student-focused budgeting and savings apps, as part of the YFI Initiative aligned with the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion 2022–2028.
Central Bank of the Philippines 2025-04-07
Central Bank of the Philippines stages Youth Financial Inclusion Congress, awarding a student hackathon and launching a first cohort of YFI Ambassadors
The Central Bank of the Philippines hosted the 2025 Youth Financial Inclusion Congress in Manila, featuring a student hackathon and the launch of YFI Ambassadors. Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila won the hackathon with "AniKansya," a digital platform for farmers. The YFI Ambassadors will promote digital payments, financial literacy, and budgeting apps as part of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion 2022–2028.