Financial Literacy Initiatives
Financial literacy
03/11/2021
PBZnalci – prize quiz for high school students
PBZnalci financial literacy quiz
40 classes and more than 500 students participated in the PBZnalci financial literacy quiz
We are pleased that this year a large number of schools and students from as many as 20 cities in Croatia participated in the PBZnalci quiz.
We thank all schools, students and their mentors for their participation and hope that they had a great time while gaining new knowledge about finances. In addition to congratulations to the best PBZnalci who won the first three places, we also congratulate all other participants on their great success. You can find a link to the overall results of the quiz at the link.
PBZnalci, an educational and rewarding entertainment quiz based on the concept of a pub quiz for high school students, was prepared by Privredna banka Zagreb in cooperation with the Šibenik Quiz Association and was held online on March 20. The quiz was prepared with the aim of supporting young people in improving their knowledge of finances, and additionally, a quiz of this format encourages mutual cooperation and teamwork through which the entire class can actively participate in providing answers. Positive feedback from mentors encourages us to develop various activities that will contribute to a high level of youth involvement in the field of financial literacy.
The PBZnalci quiz is one of a series of activities with which Privredna banka Zagreb marked this year's European and World Money Week. If you need additional information, we are at your disposal. Contact us at csr@pbz.hr.
"Kahoot!" International Prize Quiz "Money Master Challenge"
An initiative for primary schools
"Money Master Challenge" is an initiative intended for 7th and 8th grade students, and the subject of the quiz is interesting things related to money and savings. It is an initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo implemented by Privredna banka Zagreb in cooperation with the Museum of Savings in Turin, as part of a project to improve the financial literacy of young people, on the occasion of marking the European and World Money Week
Competition description
The competition will be conducted on the "Kahoot!" platform in two phases (qualification and final stage):
- the first phase of the competition is a quiz between registered schools in Croatia, which will be held on 15.10.,
- the class that wins becomes the national champion and enters the second round of the international competition that will be held on 31.10. The exact time of the quiz will be announced to the registered schools after receiving applications.
The winning class at the national level will receive appropriate gifts.
Aplication process
Each class/teacher should send an application to the address csr@pbz.hr by October 4th and provide the following information:
- Name of the school
- Class
- Name and contact (e-mail) of the teacher
- Number of students participating in the quiz
- City
After registration, each class/teacher will receive by e-mail instructions on creating alphanumeric codes for each individual student and/or team, as well as a link and instructions for joining the online event.
What is required for participation?
- A device connected to the Internet (mobile phone, laptop, computer, tablet) for each participant and/or team
- Good internet connection
- A screen connected to a computer to monitor events online
To protect privacy, students will participate in the game using an alphanumeric code that teachers can associate with an individual student
KAHOOT! – method of application
Participants will connect their device to www.kahoot.it and wait for the PIN that will be sent to them by the quiz leader (PBZ representative)
After entering the PIN, participants will be asked to enter a nickname that should correspond to an alphanumeric code that will be forwarded to the schools by PBZ representatives during the registration phase
Kahoot will automatically define a score based on the accuracy and speed of the answers
The class that wins the qualifiers as well as the international competition will be awarded.
Quiz results
Class 8.c from Jurja Dobrila Elementary School from Rovinj won 2nd place at the international Kahoot quiz
As part of the international "Kahoot!" award quiz "Money Master Challenge", an initiative that Privredna banka Zagreb implements in cooperation with the parent bank Intesa Sanpaolo, schools from eight member countries of Intesa Sanpaolo participated in the final competition held on March 20, and students from the 8th grade from Elementary School "Jurja Dobrila" from Rovinj won an excellent second place! We congratulate the students from Rovinj as well as all the other competitors who participated in this initiative.
Namely, on February 29, the first, national phase of the competition was held in which as many as 240 students from 21 classes from schools all over Croatia participated, and the 8th grade students from Jurja Dobrila Elementary School from Rovinj won, who thus qualified for the international competition. The topic of the quiz was interesting things related to money and savings, and the competition was fun, tense and uncertain until the very end.
The Kahoot quiz is an Intesa Sanpaolo initiative implemented by Privredna banka Zagreb as part of a project to improve the financial literacy of young people, on the occasion of celebrating the European and World Money Week.
The school from Trogir won 1st place at the international award competition of Intesa Sanpaolo as part of the SAVE initiative
Class 4.D from "Ivan Lucić" Secondary School from Trogir won first place at the SAVA international award competition, which aims to bring the topics of sustainability and circular economy closer to young people! This international initiative of ecological sustainability is implemented by Privredna banka Zagreb in cooperation with the Savings Museum in Turin.
The initiative is intended for upper secondary school classes. With the support of mentors, students are invited to map the unresolved problems of their city in an ecological and social sense and to propose solutions and ideas for solving them. We are extremely glad that this year as many as 305 students (21st grade) from the cities of Split, Trogir, Zagreb, Velika Gorica, Novska, Nova Gradiška, Ivanić Grad, Varaždin, Dalja, Petrinja, Hrvatska Kostajnica and Ogulin joined the initiative.
In Croatia, the work of the students of the Ivan Lucić Secondary School from Trogir won, and in addition, their work also won first place in an international competition where the works of students from as many as 7 member countries of Intesa Sanpaolo were presented. We are glad that the successes of Croatian students continue year after year, since last year students from Petrinja won second place in this international competition.
We are proud of our students' achievements, and for additional questions, please contact csr@pbz.hr.
Financial literacy week
From March 17 to 21, 2025, we participated in the Financial Literacy Week at the Faculty of Economics through workshops and other interesting content. During the Financial Literacy Week at the Faculty of Economics, we were visited by numerous students who, through conversations with PBZ representatives, had the opportunity to learn more about the bank's initiatives and innovations in the field of financial literacy. This year, we also presented the PBZnalce web application to students, through which they can access a financial literacy quiz for which students have shown particular interest. Students accessed the PBZnalce quiz via a QR code and had the opportunity to improve their knowledge of finances through the quiz in a fun and educational way, and more than 200 students took part in the quiz. Participation in this event is a continuation of numerous activities that the Bank carries out in the field of financial literacy.
Educational brochure "Household budget and savings"
If you have started earning or receiving a scholarship, do you know which account to open and what is the difference between a current and giro account? The brochure "Household budget and savings" will give you answers to these and many other questions. At the same time, it shows basic steps and financial concepts related to the household budget and savings in a simple way.
Contest "Zanimanja budućnosti"
As part of the international initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo and the Savings Museum in Turin - The Art of Saving, Privredna banka Zagreb continues with numerous activities for primary schools on the occasion of World Savings Day, which is celebrated on October 31.
On our YouTube channel, teachers, professors and class teachers can watch the video workshop for lower grades "The price of our dreams", and for upper grade students there is a webinar "What do I need to know about the digital world?". Classes can also participate in the prize competition "Occupations of the future", and creatively present their vision of future occupations and win various prizes.
Results of the concourse
23 schools and as many as 439 students participated in the competition, and they presented their visions of future occupations in a creative way. A handful of cheerful children's works were received, and the three best works were selected in the category of lower and upper grades of primary schools.
Contest winners
Pobjednički radovi od 1. do 4. razreda osnovne škole
- OŠ Remete, 2a razred, Zagreb
- OŠ Blaž Tadijanović, 4b razred, Slavonski Brod
- OŠ Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, 4a razred, Ogulin
Winning works from 1st to 4th grade of elementary school
- OŠ Bogumila Tonija, 6f razred, Samobor
- OŠ Bartula Kašića, 6b razred, Zadar
- OŠ Ivana Gorana Kovačića, 5c razred, Sv. Juraj na Bregu
Childrens perspective
"When I grow up, I want to be an explorer who will discover all the wonders of the universe. I will be the first man to reach the black hole."
"I will be an inventor in the future. I will invent smart dogs and smart cars and robots. Robots will do everything for you, and dogs will be good and quiet."
"In 27 years, I want to be a hairdresser and I hope that my wish will come true. I want to have my own hairdressing salon where everyone can get their hair done. The salon will be called Naomis Beauty Star. There will be a robot in my salon and when someone comes, they will imagine a hairstyle and the robot will do it."
"My job will be a space scientist. "
The art of saving
As part of the international initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo and the Savings Museum in Turin "The Art of Saving", which was launched in 2017, Privredna banka Zagreb launched an initiative in which it conducts educational workshops with the aim of increasing the financial literacy of school-aged children.
The workshops are led by a team of 50 volunteer employees of PBZ, who have so far held 210 workshops for children in more than 50 primary and secondary schools in twenty cities ahead of the celebration of International Savings Day and European Money Week.
Workshops called "Children and savings" and "You decide" are held for primary schools, and from 2018, workshops called "Financial advisor" are also held in secondary schools.
In addition, as part of the financial literacy project for primary and secondary school students, the education "Safety on the Internet" and a round table on the topic of digital banking were organized.
