- BMO is the first financial institution to bring Zogo's interactive financial education experience to Canada
- New, gamified learning experience offers practical lessons, quizzes and rewards to help young adults build the knowledge and confidence to make informed financial decisions
- Together with BMO's recently announced strategic partnership with MoneyPrep, which gives teachers free access to curriculum-aligned financial literacy lessons and classroom tools for elementary students, Zogo expands BMO's financial literacy support across key stages of learning – from the classroom to early adulthood
- Initiatives advance BMO's commitment to helping the next generation build financial knowledge and confidence to achieve real financial progress
TORONTO, Oct. 8, 2026 /CNW/ -- BMO today announced the launch of Zogo in Canada, a new, gamified financial literacy learning experience designed to help eligible students ages 18 to 24 build their financial knowledge, establish a strong financial foundation and navigate financial decisions throughout their lives with confidence.
Available through the Zogo mobile app, BMO clients can access financial education modules covering topics such as budgeting, saving, credit and everyday money management, helping users build practical financial knowledge through engaging, self-directed learning. Users can complete lessons and quizzes, earn points and redeem rewards while building practical knowledge and skills they can apply to their financial lives. As the first financial institution to bring Zogo's financial education experience to Canada, BMO is advancing its leadership in making financial literacy more accessible, engaging and relevant, helping young Canadians make informed financial decisions and achieve real financial progress.
"Building financial knowledge and confidence early can help establish the foundation for lifelong financial well-being and real financial progress," said Sumit Sarkar, Head, Everyday Banking Products, BMO. "With Zogo, BMO is making financial education more engaging, accessible and relevant for young Canadians, empowering them to navigate important financial decisions at every stage of life."
"Bringing this experience to Canada alongside BMO makes this partnership especially meaningful for us," said Ben Brooks, President of Zogo. "BMO's commitment to helping the next generation make financial progress is evident in the care its team has put into this launch. Together, we're making financial education more accessible, engaging and rewarding for Canadian students, with practical skills they can carry well beyond the classroom."
The partnership advances BMO's longstanding commitment to practical financial education, helping the next generation build financial knowledge and confidence through trusted content that is interactive, accessible and relevant to how they learn today. This announcement follows BMO's exclusive strategic partnership with MoneyPrep to provide teachers across Canada with free access to curriculum-aligned financial literacy lessons and classroom tools.
BMO is committed to supporting Canadians at every stage of their financial journey with resources designed to deepen understanding, support informed choices and help them achieve real financial progress. BMO also offers digital tools and resources that help clients learn about personal finance and work toward their goals, including:
- BMO SmartProgress: A free, online financial education platform featuring interactive content, videos and tools covering topics such as budgeting, credit management, homeownership and investing.
- BMO My Financial Progress: Available through BMO's Mobile Banking app and Online Banking, this innovative, digital goal planning platform helps clients create personalized and adaptive long-term plans, gain comprehensive insights into their finances and access personalized strategies to help them reach their goals.
- BMO Insights: Clients get help saving more, monitoring spending and account values and spotting unusual activity with 25 BMO Insights that provide clients free, quick and personalized views of their daily spending to help them make informed decisions.
- BMO Credit Coach: To help clients better understand, monitor and build their credit history, Credit Coach's intuitive platform helps clients manage their credit health with real-time alerts, personalized guidance and a dynamic credit score simulator. Available through BMO's Mobile Banking app and Online Banking, clients can track credit utilization trends, learn about score factors and explore how financial decisions such as taking out a car loan, opening a new credit card or consistently paying bills on time would affect their score
To learn more about how BMO can help clients make financial progress, visit www.bmo.com/main/personal.
About BMO Financial Group
BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of $1.5 trillion as of July 31, 2026. Serving clients for more than 200 years, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking products and services across Canada, the United States, and select markets globally. BMO is innovating for business value, by deploying and integrating human, digital and artificial intelligence to personalize client experiences, augment teams, and automate its business responsibly. Driven by its purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, BMO is committed to driving positive change in the world, and making progress for a thriving economy, sustainable future, and stronger communities.
SOURCE BMO Financial Group
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