With Talk Money Week 2025 underway, Northamptonshire-based credit union, Commsave, is celebrating the success of its financial education programme in supporting brighter financial futures.

Talk Money Week, a national campaign run by the Money and Pensions Service, encourages people to have more open conversations about their finances. This year’s theme, ‘Start the conversation’, emphasises that talking about money openly and with confidence is the first step towards financial resilience.

Matt Goulding, CEO of Commsave Credit Union, said: “Talk Money Week’s theme resonates deeply with our mission. We believe that financial education isn’t a one-off – it’s a journey. Starting conversations about money early, providing accessible tools, and supporting people through different life stages builds confidence and long-term financial wellbeing.”

Commsave’s ‘Money Matters’ initiative, developed in partnership with Northampton Town FC Community Trust, is a free educational resource for schools. Aimed at children aged 7-16, the programme covers essential topics including earning, budgeting, banking and saving, helping young people develop healthy financial habits from childhood. Launched earlier this year at Moulton Primary School and Manor School in Rushden, ‘Money Matters’ has already reached hundreds of primary and secondary school children across Northamptonshire.

The credit union’s app ‘Commsave Educates’ also demonstrates the appetite for learning with money with a record number of users on the platform. The app – which maintains a user rating of over 98% across its lessons – offers money management tips, tools and lessons to develop financial confidence and literacy. Recent statistics show that of the nearly 6,000 lessons undertaken to date, the two most popular learning paths are ‘Building Wealth’ and ‘Stress Less About Money’.

Matt says: “Financial confidence starts with conversation and access to the right tools. Our Commsave Educates app shows that when people have clear, practical guidance available to them, they engage with it – whether they’re looking to build wealth, manage stress, or simply understand money better.”

Building on this success, Commsave is currently developing expanded resources for 16-21 year olds transitioning into work and further education. They have already begun engaging with this older age group through sessions with Moulton College apprentices and are scheduled to work with sixth-form students at Northampton Academy in early 2026. These pilot sessions will help shape the new resource to ensure it addresses the real-world financial challenges young people face.

Matt adds: “This Talk Money Week, we’re proud to demonstrate that Commsave isn’t just supporting individual financial decisions; we’re helping build a more financially confident generation.”

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For more information:

Money Matters resources: https://www.ntfccommunity.co.uk/commsave-money-matters

Download Commsave Educates: Search ‘Commsave Educates’ in any app store

Talk Money Week 2025: https://www.maps.org.uk/talk-money-week/

Commsave Credit Union: https://www.commsave.co.uk