Financial literacy, awareness and knowledge in state education will take centre stage during the financial awareness week, ‘Pénz7’ (2–6 March 2026), as nearly 200,000 pupils will receive training on these topics during this period. In this paper, we present how the subject matter of Pénz7 has changed and evolved over the past 12 years, identify the factors that played a role in this, and looking ahead, outlined the anticipated impact of artificial intelligence (AI). We also publish timely brief summaries of this year’s Pénz7 syllabi.