Michael Gilmore, founder of the MAIAs, said:“We received 150 high-quality entries from all over the world for these inaugural awards, and so for Next Gen Investors to reach this finalist stage is an impressive achievement. Our judging panel includes academics, influencers, fin- tech entrepreneurs, and journalists, all of whom care deeply that financial literacy spreads faster across the world, to reduce inequalities and encourage advancement. The finalists they have selected are some of the best financial literacy projects in the world.”