Many adults say they weren’t taught about money at school so they want to give their kids the skills they didn’t learn until adulthood, and Greenlight offers just that. It’s a prepaid debit card with parent-set spending limits and transaction tracking that educates kids on money management.

Financial literacy is an important precursor for good financial health in adult life, but money remains a difficult subject to broach for many families. Fintech start-up Goalsetter is aiming to tackle this problem, providing an engaging and educational money-saving platform for young people.

A growing number of fintech firms are harnessing gamification to engage users and help them take an active role in their investments – but what are the risks of using this strategy? Canvas8 spoke to Christoph Hüller to understand the implications of financial gamification on consumers.