Our approach

Learn - Money Quests

Our mission

Accelerate the financial capability of young people by providing the tools and knowledge to harness the power and potential of money.  

Kit app and prepaid cards

Our vision

Future generations of financially confident, capable and resilient citizens thriving in the new world of money.

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Designed with intent

The core app functionality in Kit has been designed based on an independent review of research evidence about digital tools. Features like just-in-time 'nudges' and goal visualisation drive positive financial behaviours to build healthy financial habits in your child from an early age.

Friends of Kit

EY
x15ventures
Shaype
The Behavioural Insights Team
Kidaware
Happy Families
EY
x15ventures
Shaype
The Behavioural Insights Team
Kidaware
Happy Families

Kit | Built by CommBank

Kit is built by x15ventures, which is wholly owned by CommBank. We are an early-stage venture, which means we’re endlessly improving and experimenting to deliver the best experience for young people and their carers in Australia. Kit financial products are issued by our partner Hay Limited (AFSL 515459). Refer to Important Legal Information for more detail.

Kit | Built by CommBank

Meet the Kit team

Yish, Managing Director

Yish
Managing Director

Neil, Chief Technology Officer

Neil
Chief Technology Officer

Annie, Senior Engineer

Annie
Senior Engineer

wendy

Wendy
Learning Designer

Jun, Product Designer

Jun
Product Designer

Beck, Head of Product

Beck
Head of Product

Andie, Marketing Manager

Andie
Senior Marketing Manager

sarah

Sarah
Operations Manager

Jenny, UI Designer

Jenny
UI Designer

Elsie, Engineer

Elsie
Engineer

Anastasia, Software Engineer

Anastasia
Software Engineer

Paul, Senior Software Engineer

Paul
Senior Software Engineer

Jobin, Specialist Engineer

Jobin
Specialist Engineer

Nathan, Graduate Engineer

Nathan
Graduate Engineer

Mela, Lead UX Designer

Mela
Lead UX Designer

Hannah

Hannah
Marketing Coordinator

Nam, Senior Engineer

Nam
Senior Engineer

Darren, Chief Risk Officer

Darren
Chief Risk Officer

jesse

Jesse
Game Director

Pawel

Pawel
Software Engineer

Danielle

Danielle
Software Engineer 

Arjun

Arjun
Software Engineer 

sean

Sean
Senior Software Engineer

Dayna

Dayna
Assistant Product Manager

Laura

Laura
Marketing Manager

Aaron

Aaron
Senior Data Engineer

Mark

Mark
Lead Designer

Advisory Panel

We have developed Kit with advice from an Advisory Panel that brings experience across financial capability, youth mental health and wellbeing, and digital services for children and families. They advise us on how to ensure Kit is developmentally appropriate and ethically designed.

Monica Wegner

EGM, Everyday Banking, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Banking and payments, digital delivery

Robyn Mildon

Executive Director, Centre for Evidence & Implementation

Evaluation and implementation science across health, education and human services

Dr. Emily Heath

Financial Capability Specialist, PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, Author of ‘10 Principles: How do we really build financial capability’

Financial capability, behavioural design

Jonathan Nicholas

Managing Director, The Wellbeing Outfit and former CEO of ReachOut Australia

Youth mental health, digital services, entrepreneurship

Professor Mary-Anne Williams

Michael J Crouch Chair for Innovation at UNSW. PhD Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and innovation

Heather Finlayson

COO Home@Scope

Services for children and families from diverse backgrounds

Carmel Guerra OAM

CEO, Centre for Multicultural Youth

Culturally and linguistically diverse youth

Book

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