Financial Services

Today’s podcast episode of The Banking & Payments Show discusses why financial literacy is so important in younger generations (Gen Z and Gen Alpha), not only for individuals but also for financial institutions and society. In ‘Headlines,’ we examine Gen Z’s low functional knowledge of personal finances and then shift gears for the ‘In Argument’s Sake’ segment to debate whether improving financial literacy among young people is outdated. Listen to the conversation as host, Rob Rubin, welcomes our analyst Maria Elm and Sumit Arora, Global Head of Consulting at Persistent Systems, to the podcast.

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