Hana Financial Group said on March 27 it will run its "on-site senior digital financial education" programme at senior leisure welfare facilities nationwide, including elderly welfare centres and senior classrooms.

The programme is Hana Financial Group's inclusive finance initiative designed to improve access for older people who are not familiar with the digital financial environment and to support safe management of retirement assets.

Last year it held 35 sessions at 20 institutions in the Seoul metropolitan area, providing about 2,500 seniors with opportunities to improve their understanding and ability to use digital finance. This year it will expand the programme to 80 institutions nationwide. A teaching team comprising 1 lecturer and 2 assistant instructors for hands-on practice will visit sites to provide training focused on practical exercises.

The curriculum consists of "retirement asset management education" and "digital financial education".

The retirement asset management course covers ways to use existing assets such as reverse mortgages, guidance on preferential financial products for older people, online financial diagnosis and practice comparing financial products, and types of financial fraud and how to prevent and respond to it.

The digital financial education course offers training reflecting the latest digital environment, including practice sending transfers, checking balances and paying utility bills using the "Hana OneQ" mobile banking app, using apps for everyday convenience, and how to use generative AI. The group also plans to strengthen fraud prevention capabilities through practice setting smartphone security options.

An official from Hana Financial's ESG Planning Team said, "This senior digital financial education is part of putting inclusive finance into practice to support seniors' safe financial lives by expanding financial access and preventing financial fraud." The official added, "We will continue to expand tailored education to resolve digital exclusion and strengthen financial capabilities."