Our approach

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Our Mission

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

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Our Vision

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

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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, Senior Product Manager

Beck
Senior Product Manager

Andie, Marketing Manager

Andie
Marketing Manager

Jenny, UI Designer

Jenny
UI Designer

Nathan, Senior Product Designer

Nathan
Senior Product Designer

Anastasia, Software Engineer

Anastasia
Software Engineer

Paul, Senior Software Engineer

Paul
Senior Software Engineer

Jobin, Specialist Engineer

Jobin
Specialist Engineer

sarah

Sarah
Operations Manager

Claire, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer

Claire
Chief Brand & Marketing Officer

Jaime, UX Designer

Jaime
UX Designer

Elsie, Engineer

Elsie
Engineer

kristin

Kristin
Customer Insight & Analytics Manager

Pawel, Engineer

Pawel
Engineer

Nathan, Graduate Engineer

Nathan
Graduate Engineer

Mela, Lead UX Designer

Mela
Lead UX Designer

Nam, Senior Engineer

Nam
Senior Engineer

Darren, Chief Risk Officer

Darren
Chief Risk Officer

Carly, Growth Marketing Manager

Carly
Growth Marketing Manager

jesse

Jesse
Game Director

Hannah

Hannah
Marketing Coordinator

Stanley

Stanley
Graduate - Product Manager

Andrea, Senior Software Engineer

Andrea
Senior Software Engineer

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.

Kate Crous

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

Featured

Independence and Responsibility: 10 Great Chores for 10-Year-Old Kids

Independence and Responsibility: 10 Great Chores for 10-Year-Old Kids

November 10, 2023
8 Age-appropriate Chores for Energetic 8-Year-Olds

8 Age-appropriate Chores for Energetic 8-Year-Olds

November 3, 2023
9 Best Chores for 9-Year-Old Kids

9 Best Chores for 9-Year-Old Kids

October 26, 2023
Introducing Kit Money Quests: How AI and gamification could help, shows research from Kit

Introducing Kit Money Quests: How AI and gamification could help, shows research from Kit

October 9, 2023
Money talks: Financial words parents and carers should teach their kids

Money talks: Financial words parents and carers should teach their kids

June 29, 2023
Two cents from Yish Koh

Two cents from Yish Koh

June 19, 2023
Kit, built by CommBank proves pocket money apps can help build financial capability in kids as young as six

Kit, built by CommBank proves pocket money apps can help build financial capability in kids as young as six

April 26, 2023
Container deposit schemes: Let them return it to earn it

Container deposit schemes: Let them return it to earn it

April 21, 2023
Decorate an Easter egg and find out your money personality

Decorate an Easter egg and find out your money personality

April 5, 2023
How to teach your kids the difference between needs and wants

How to teach your kids the difference between needs and wants

March 24, 2023
Kit Answers: How long does a transfer to my kid’s Kit Account take?

Kit Answers: How long does a transfer to my kid’s Kit Account take?

March 2, 2023
Teach your kids how to comparison shop for back to school

Teach your kids how to comparison shop for back to school

January 27, 2023
Six great ways to teach kids about money

Six great ways to teach kids about money

January 11, 2023
Top 10 Common Chores to add to your kid’s Kit App (and some uncommon ones too)

Top 10 Common Chores to add to your kid’s Kit App (and some uncommon ones too)

January 4, 2023
How to stop your kids from spending money on games

How to stop your kids from spending money on games

December 18, 2022
How to talk to kids about Santa’s budget

How to talk to kids about Santa’s budget

December 1, 2022
Tough money questions your kids love to ask

Tough money questions your kids love to ask

November 16, 2022
How to talk to kids about online scams

How to talk to kids about online scams

November 14, 2022
How to talk to kids about inflation, the cost of living and pocket money.

How to talk to kids about inflation, the cost of living and pocket money.

November 1, 2022
New Money! King Coins – How to explain the change to your kids

New Money! King Coins – How to explain the change to your kids

October 28, 2022