Teaching your kids about money doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth.
Veridian Credit Union just made it a whole lot easier by partnering with Greenlight Financial Technology to bring their top-rated financial tools straight to Veridian members—completely free.
Here’s the deal: Veridian members can now tap into Greenlight’s full toolkit right inside the Veridian app. We’re talking chore tracking, allowance automation, transaction monitoring—basically everything you need to turn “Mom, can I have twenty bucks?” into an actual teachable moment. Kids get their own Greenlight debit card for real-world practice, while parents keep the oversight (because let’s be honest, nobody needs a surprise $200 Roblox charge).
The cherry on top? Greenlight Level Up, an in-app game that teaches kids the fundamentals of earning, saving, giving, and spending without feeling like homework. Think financial literacy meets actually engaging content—a rare combo.
Why This Matters
“This partnership is about giving families access to easy-to-use tools that help kids build financial confidence,” explains Mark Koppedryer, Veridian’s Chief Experience Officer. “Financial success should be within reach for everyone, and creating healthy financial habits early can set the stage for lifelong financial well-being. By giving families tools to learn and practice together, we can help prepare the next generation for a successful financial future.”
The stats back up why this kind of tool matters. Recent research shows that early financial education doesn’t just dump knowledge into kids’ brains—it actually builds confidence and sets them up for long-term financial security. Yet only 39 states require personal finance courses in schools, and teens average a pretty mediocre 67% on the National Financial Literacy Test. Translation: there’s a serious gap between what kids need to know and what they’re actually learning.
Even more telling? A 2026 Greenlight survey found that parents rank personal finance as the toughest life skill to teach their kids. Most wish they had better tools and resources to help. (Spoiler alert: now they do.)
Making Financial Ed Accessible
“We’re excited to partner with another leading credit union like Veridian Credit Union to help more families build healthy financial futures,” said Matt Wolf, Greenlight’s Chief Commercial Officer. “By embedding the Greenlight solution directly into Veridian’s mobile application experience, Veridian members can easily engage with award-winning features that can help them raise financially savvy kids and teens.”
Bottom line: if you’re a Veridian member looking for a practical way to teach your kids about money without the awkward lectures, this partnership just handed you the playbook. No extra cost, no separate app to download, just straightforward tools that make financial literacy less theoretical and more hands-on.