To a large extent, Northern Bank’s main business focus is providing customers and communities with financial products.
Our success depends on how well we can apply our considerable professional knowledge and expertise. It also makes sense for us to support a theme and challenge in our community that is linked directly to the nature of our business.
For over 7 years Northern Bank has prioritised financial capability and numeracy as an essential skill. This focus on financial literacy is now the focus for Danske Bank Group, our parent company.
In particular, we wish to show our commitment to sharing our knowledge by raising the level of financial literacy in the communities where we work. Targeted at children, adolescents, students and young families, the Financial Literacy Programme aims to prepare the ground for a healthy financial start to adult life, and encourages financial confidence.
“With input from with a number of local organisations, we will use the programme to help children and adolescents in particular become more confident in managing their own personal finances,” says Gerry Mallon, Chief Executive Officer. “We are also developing products and advisory services targeted at people who have particular financial challenges and who will benefit from support and guidance. By doing so, we hope to establish a better understanding of the need for confident and informed financial awareness and planning.”