{"id":7303,"date":"2020-12-15T11:58:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/?p=7303"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:05:05","slug":"spain-fails-in-finances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/en\/spain-fails-in-finances","title":{"rendered":"Spain fails in financial education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the first Monday of October, <\/span><b>World Financial Education Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is celebrated, an event organized since 2015 by the Bank of Spain and the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) under the objectives of the OECD. The day aims to raise awareness among citizens of the importance of being financially well informed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, how informed are the Spanish about it? The latest estimate of a well-known online comparator, based on data from the INE, shows that 25% of the spanish population has no knowledge of financial products. That is, <\/span><b>more than 7 million Spaniards have no knowledge of finance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are confused by terms such as T.A.E, Euribor, Risk premium, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">And specifically, almost 50% of young people between 18 and 24 years have admitted that they don\u2019t know the conditions or commissions of their financial products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitsa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we consider important to promote this financial education, but we also believe in an easier life, without fine prints and without ties. Therefore, we position ourselves as <\/span><b>the alternative to traditional financial institutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">Why pay to save your own money in your bank? Why pay exaggerate\u00a0commissions to get your money at ATMs, and especially when traveling abroad?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/en\/credit-debit-card-and-prepaid-differences\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">differences between credit, debit and prepaid cards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cross into the universe of <\/span><b>rechargeable cards without bank accounts.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\">Bitsa prepaid card<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"thin-font\">Card without bank account for those looking for a life without unnecessary worries<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No catches, no gimmicks. Bitsa <\/span><b>prepaid card<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows you to manage your money in a convenient and simple way from the App. Recharge money instantly and enjoy how, when and where you want.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You currently have several ways to <\/span><b>recharge the Bitsa prepaid card<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\"> From another card<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\"> With vouchers that can be buy, with cash, in hundreds of shops or ATMs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\"> By transfer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\"> Even with cryptocurrencies!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">Are you one of those who thinks that saving money in the bank is safer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">We regret to inform you that you are wrong. If one day your bank declares bankruptcy, the EU regulations stipulate Deposit Guarantee Schemes by which you would recover up to a defined limit of your money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what would happen if you have your money in Bitsa? Well, exactly the same! <\/span><b>We are also part of the European Deposit Guarantee Schemes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The money in your Bitsa account is deposited in one of the 5 <\/span><b>Electronic Money Entities recognized by the Bank of Spain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Your money is deposited in an Electronic Money Entity and not in a bank, so we cannot do business with it, nor lend it to other clients, as banks do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, to the <\/span><b>Bitsa prepaid card<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you pay <\/span><b>\u20ac 0 maintenance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, creating an account is free, you can also get a <\/span><b>free virtual card<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the physical card has a unique cost of \u20ac 19.95) and you have <\/span><b>no maximum balance limit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if you need to <\/span><b>get money abroad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? If you are in the SEPA zone (Single European Market \u00e1rea) the limit is \u20ac 1,500 per day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">Agree! It is important to pass in financial education, but it is not necessary to complicate our life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t keep wondering<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/en\/reasons-to-trust-in-bitsa\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why Bitsa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and join the Bitser Revolution now.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B24EzCQjYvC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Ver esta publicaci\u00f3n en Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B24EzCQjYvC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Thanks to you we have already reached 10,000 active users! Would you recommend #Bitsa to a friend to reach 50,000? <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida de  BITSA (@bitsacard) el <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-26T13:31:01+00:00\">26 Sep, 2019 a las 6:31 PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On the first Monday of October, World Financial Education Day is celebrated, an event organized since 2015 by the Bank of Spain and the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) under the objectives of the OECD. 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