Wikifin.be has been nominated for the 2025 Wablieft prize. The prize is handed out by Wablieft each year to honour organizations, projects or individuals that use clear Dutch language to make information accessible to everyone.
Wablieft is the Centrum voor Duidelijke Taal (centre for clear language). The organization is dedicated to making information comprehensible to everyone via a newspaper written in clear language and by providing textual advice, books and the annual Wablieft prize for clear communication.
Via Wikifin, its financial education programme, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) provides independent, reliable and practical information about money matters, without any commercial interest.
With the launch of Wikifin.be in 2013, the FSMA sought explicitly not only to offer content that is as accessible as possible, but also to pay special attention to language usage, so that the information is clear and easy for everyone to understand. In addition to providing information, Wikifin.be also offers a wide range of practical tools. The website has had great success, with 6 million visitors per year. 30 per cent of adult Belgians are familiar with Wikifin.
In addition to the Wikifin.be website, Wikifin also develops educational materials for use in schools, and it offers a unique and interactive experience for high school students at the Wikifin Lab, the centre for financial education in Brussels.
'We are very honoured by this nomination, which is not the result of a self-submitted application, but rather the choice of the Wablieft team and a jury. It is a fine recognition of our work over many years to make financial information clear and accessible. Money matters can be complex, but by using clear language, we seek to help everyone make the right choices. This nomination further increases our motivation to continue working on information that is truly useful for citizens,' according to Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the FSMA .
The winner of the 2025 Wablieft prize will be announced on 2 December. The other two nominees are Michaël Sels and Sensoa. Last year, the prize went to the consumer programme WinWin on Radio 2.