realXeducation Recognised for Innovation in Financial Inclusion, Education and AI-Powered Skills Development
Digit Labs is proud to announce that its flagship platform, realXeducation, has been recognised as a global winner at the Money Awareness & Inclusion Awards (MAIAs) 2026, one of the world’s leading awards programmes dedicated to advancing financial inclusion, financial capability, and economic empowerment. The MAIAs celebrate organisations and initiatives that are helping people better understand money and participate more effectively in the financial system.
This prestigious international recognition reflects the growing impact of realXeducation’s mission: to bridge the gap between education, employability, and real-world opportunity through technology-driven innovation. The award highlights Digit Labs’ commitment to creating measurable social impact by connecting learners, educators, businesses, and communities through a trusted and verifiable ecosystem.
Transforming Education Through Verification, Trust and Opportunity
realXeducation was developed to address a fundamental challenge facing education and workforce development globally: how to ensure that skills, participation, and learning outcomes can be evidenced, validated, and recognised beyond traditional qualifications.
By combining artificial intelligence, structured learning pathways, and verifiable achievement records, realXeducation enables learners to gain practical experience while providing educators, employers, and training providers with greater confidence in the outcomes being achieved.
The platform is built around a simple but powerful principle:
Recognise Skills. Build Trust. Unlock Opportunity.
This approach aligns strongly with the broader objectives of financial inclusion and economic participation, ensuring that individuals are not only educated but are equipped with demonstrable capabilities that improve their access to employment, entrepreneurship, and lifelong learning opportunities.
A Milestone Year for Digit Labs
The award comes during a period of significant momentum for Digit Labs and the wider realXeducation ecosystem.
Recently, Digit Labs announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of East London to explore collaboration around education innovation, employability, skills development, and future workforce readiness. The partnership represents an important step towards creating scalable models for experiential learning and verifiable achievement across higher education.
As a university recognised for its careers-first approach and commitment to employability outcomes, the collaboration reflects a shared vision of connecting education more directly to real-world impact and opportunity.
Supporting Global Financial Inclusion
The Money Awareness & Inclusion Awards were established to identify and celebrate organisations making meaningful contributions towards improving financial literacy, financial capability, and inclusion worldwide. The awards attract entries from across the globe and are judged by an international panel of experts spanning education, finance, research, technology, and public policy.
For Digit Labs, this recognition validates the belief that education, technology, and financial inclusion are deeply interconnected. Improving economic outcomes requires more than access to financial products; it requires trusted pathways for learning, skills development, and participation in the modern economy.
Looking Ahead
This award represents not the conclusion of a journey, but the beginning of a much larger vision.
Digit Labs continues to develop realXeducation as part of a broader ecosystem designed to empower individuals, support organisations, and create measurable social impact through innovation. Future developments will focus on expanding educational opportunities, strengthening employer engagement, supporting entrepreneurship, and creating trusted mechanisms for recognising skills and achievement across borders.
We would like to thank our team, partners, educational institutions, business collaborators, and community members who have contributed to this achievement.
Together, we are building a future where learning is verifiable, opportunity is accessible, and impact is measurable.
Recognise Skills. Build Trust. Unlock Opportunity.
For more information:
realXeducation: https://app.realxeducation.io/
Presentation: https://indd.adobe.com/view/ddde6779-adea-412f-970e-840d065aaea7
Digit Labs: https://digitlabs.io
University of East London collaboration announcement:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-annie-yim-fun-loo-mba-ceng-miet-831a4014_maiaawards-uel-financialinclusion-share-7471633749315653632-uZ8J/
MAIA Awards:
https://www.maiawards.org/
