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Award-winning online financial education that demystifies the world of finance for your students. Giving them the essential money skills and confidence to thrive during their studies and beyond. All while supporting your organisation’s wider student wellbeing, retention and attainment goals.

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Give your students the essential money skills and confidence to thrive during their studies and beyond

Online financial education for everyone.

Financial education on 80+ topics

Learning content for your students on over 80+ financial topics. From budgeting, debt and student finance to more advanced subjects like risk management, sustainable investing, cryptocurrency, tax and pensions.

Learning to suit every student

We’ve got something for everyone, no matter where they are on their personal finance journey. From those with little financial knowledge to students with specific challenges and aspirational money goals.

Information for your prospective students and their families

Not just for your enrolled students. There’s also learning content for your prospective students and their parents/guardians. To give you a competitive edge at open days and better prepare your future students for the real cost of uni life.

Resources in a range of formats

Everybody learns in a different way. That’s why we provide financial education in a range of formats, including videos, written articles and interactive tools.

App that puts learning into practice

The Blackbullion app helps your students put their financial skills and the learning on our platform into practice – supporting them to make their money last until the end of term. The very first personal finance app made specifically for students!

Interactive education and self-assessments

To ensure that students reflect on, evaluate and retain what they’ve learned, quick quiz questions are integrated into our financial education. Along with a summative assessment at the end of each topic.

“I wish I had this when I was at university…”

We’re on a mission to demystify the world of finance for your students and equip them with the money skills and confidence they need to thrive during their studies and beyond. Our financial education will support them with:

Budgeting

The foundations of personal finance: how to create a budget and stick to it.

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Debt

Everything from interest rates to compound interest, credit scores to ‘good’ debt and ‘bad’ debt – including Buy Now Pay Later facilities. Plus different methods of paying back debt.

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Savings, trading & investing

Simple saving tricks, as well as in-depth info on all types of trading and investing – including sustainable investing.

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Student finance

Guidance of the real cost of student life, as well as info on how the student finance system works and varies across the UK.

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Tax, pensions & mortgages

Tax, pensions and mortgages including credit scores: how it all works, things to be aware of and steps to take as early as possible.

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Scalable financial wellbeing strategy on and off campus

Just-in-time learning

  • Prepare pre-arrivals
  • Financial “reality check”
  • Improve money skills at pinch points
  • Reduce repeat applicants for hardship funds

Measuring engagement and impact

  • In-platform analytics
  • Termly reports and benchmarking
  • Trackable engagement
  • Learning gain

Engage pastoral networks

  • Peer-to-peer networks
  • Halls of residences and accommodation providers
  • Personal tutors
  • Students’ Union

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1 million

students globally have access to the Blackbullion platform

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95%

of students would recommend Blackbullion to a friend

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92%

of students feel more confident with their money after using Blackbullion

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57%

of students who have considered dropping out, claim using Blackbullion made them less likely to

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£45m

saved collectively by Blackbullion users last year

“I found the Blackbullion platform very helpful. It’s great to have something that explains finance because it’s a big thing when it comes to overall uni experience and wellbeing and it’s not something you learn anywhere else.”

Student The University of Law

“I feel like I understand more jargon around the economy now and how it’s reported in the news. Blackbullion has elevated my knowledge and makes me feel accomplished. It definitely exceeded my expectations.”

Student Liverpool John Moores University

Improve student outcomes and financial wellbeing

Support student wellbeing

57% of students who have considered dropping out, claim using Blackbullion made them less likely to

Alleviate financial distractions

48% of students told us they are more able to focus on their studies as a result of learning on Blackbullion

Improve the student experience

92% of students feel more confident with their money after using Blackbullion

UWE Bristol

Applying an institution-wide approach to financial education

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Liverpool John Moores University

Net gains: successful implementation of financial education content from day one

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Sheffield Hallam University

Cross-departmental collaboration aiming to improve student success

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University of Suffolk

Streamlining funding applications with the Blackbullion Funds Management System

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UWE Bristol logo

Applying an institution-wide approach to financial education

Read story
Liverpool John Moores University logo

Net gains: successful implementation of financial education content from day one

Read story
Sheffield Hallam University logo

Cross-departmental collaboration aiming to improve student success

Read story
University of Suffolk logo

Streamlining funding applications with the Blackbullion Funds Management System

Read story
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“We didn’t have time to do proactive advice work. Proactive work is so important as it is linked to mental health. Now we can reach out to students we can see a pattern with, and we can make a huge difference to their university experience.”

James Forshaw Senior Funding Officer Liverpool John Moores University
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“We are pleased with how our student community at Goldsmiths has responded to our approach to utilising Blackbullion as a tool to improve their money skills. Blackbullion has helped us make great progress with engaging students in student money education.”

Pewist Osman Former Head of Student Support Goldsmiths, University of London

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