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What is buy now, pay later?
The option to buy an item you need now, without having to pay the full amount until later can come in handy. But how exactly do buy now, pay later (‘BNPL’) methods work? How it…
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How to read a bank statement
A bank statement shows the details of activity in a bank account over a set period of time. This is typically one month. Bank statements are generally issued as electronic account statements (aka ‘e-statements’). Alternatively,…
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How to introduce the concept of savings to young kids
Young kids may understand what money is but might not fully understand the value of the dollar or riyal. In a world that is becoming less reliant on physical money and turning to contactless forms…
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How does Vision 2030 factor in with our mission?
Saudi Arabia’s campaign to further develop the nation by 2030 is one that we fully support. One initiative the government has been heralding is the development of the Financial Sector. FataFeat as a fintech squarely…
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The Financial Literacy and Education Initiatives of the Arab Region
A report conducted in 2016 by the Arab Monetary Fund and German Cooperation looked at past campaigns and initiatives that aimed to promote financial inclusion and financial literacy in the region. Although the focus of…
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Why should my family care about financial literacy?
Understanding how to budget, save, invest, and maximize your earnings are skills that will always aid you in life. Most of us learn (good and bad) money habits from our parents. How parents treat their…
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What are interest rates?
We’ll start by breaking down simple concepts that you will see all the time when it comes to money management. First up are interest rates. Interest rates are the percentage of X amount the money…
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How to converse with your teen about finances
We know so many of us wished that school had provided us with the knowledge to be better prepared as adults in maybe a lot of ways, one of which was when it came to…
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Why saving money earlier is important
We at FataFeat truly believe that the saying, “no time like the present” will always be accurate when it comes to thinking about your finances. Too many of us only think of our financial responsibilities…
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Why is it important for teens to learn about financial literacy?
At a certain age, we become less interested in spending time with our families and want to spend more time with our friends. Now we are not saying any of that is bad – we’ve…