Making money better

The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards – the MAIAs – celebrate the increasingly important work being done to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system

The MAIA Winners 2026

Following a month of intense judging and tough decision making, the Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards is proud to announce the winners of the fifth annual MAIAs.

Said the MAIAs co-founder Michael Gilmore, “We’ve seen amazing growth since just last year, let alone our first ever awards in 2022. Total entries were up 12% on last year, but the improving quality meant we had 29% more finalists than last year, making selection of winners harder than ever.”

Please visit ‘Winners 2026‘ to view the complete list of award recipients.

Individuals

From teachers buying books with their own funds to help their class learn about money or influencers reaching new audiences

Non-profits

It could be a school scheme or community program, we want to find which voluntary groups are spreading the word best

Corporate

We're looking for fin-tech start-ups disrupting the system all the way to the big institutions using their scale to change the world

The MAIAs | Making Money Better

The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards – the MAIAs – celebrate the increasingly important work being done to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system.

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