SEC Revamps Online Academy to Boost Financial Literacy Across the Philippines

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled an upgraded version of its online learning platform, SEC Academy, on Wednesday to help Filipinos make informed financial decisions. 

SEC Academy Relaunch

According to the Commission, the upgraded platform, accessible at academy.sec.gov.ph, offers free courses on personal finance, entrepreneurship, responsible investing, and identifying investment scams and other predatory schemes. 

SEC Chairperson Francis Lim emphasized that financial education should be accessible to all Filipinos. 

“That is why we are also relaunching the SEC Academy. Because financial education should not be for the few, but for everyone who dreams of a better life.”

Francis Lim, Chairperson, SEC

The relaunch coincided with the opening of Investor Protection Week (IPW) 2025, themed InvestEd Tayo sa Kinabukasang Sigurado. The launch event at SEC Headquarters in Makati City was attended by students, young professionals, and uniformed personnel. 

Lim said the theme emphasizes that true security comes from discipline and integrity.

“Our theme, ‘Invested Tayo sa Kinabukasang Sigurado,’ reminds us that true security is built over time, with awareness, discipline, and integrity. Tayong mga Pilipino, we’re naturally invested people—sa pamilya, sa pangarap, sa kinabukasan. Now, we must also invest in knowledge—dahil ‘yan lang ang investment na hindi mananakaw sa atin.”

Francis Lim, Chairperson, SEC

SEC Academy

The SEC Academy is designed to enhance financial literacy among Filipinos. 

SEC Academy key functions and features:

• The SEC Academy offers free educational courses that teach users about personal finance, investing, and business.
• The platform’s content is developed and delivered by experts, including SEC policymakers, industry practitioners, and regulators.
• It also features a scam prevention module to help users identify and avoid investment scams and other predatory schemes.
• For aspiring entrepreneurs, the platform provides lessons on starting and running a business, supporting financial self-reliance.
• The SEC uses the Academy to promote financial literacy advocacy, aiming to integrate financial education into the high school curriculum.
• Designed for a wide audience, the platform is accessible to all, from students to retirees, ensuring financial knowledge reaches as many Filipinos as possible.

The website stressed that SEC Academy is open to all, from students to retirees, and supports the Commission’s efforts to integrate financial literacy into the high school curriculum.

Recent SEC News

Recently, the SEC hosted a crypto awareness session and industry roundtable during Fintech Forward 2025 to educate students on digital finance and strengthen dialogue with the local fintech and crypto sectors.

• The event covered cryptocurrency basics, regulatory issues, AI applications in finance, and fraud prevention, underscoring the SEC’s push for financial literacy and responsible innovation.

In October, the Commission shared that it is preparing to roll out VERITAS, a blockchain-based authentication system that will secure corporate filings through immutable, cryptographically verified digital signatures. 

• The platform aims to modernize document processing, strengthen data integrity, and provide a sovereign alternative amid ongoing national debates on government blockchain adoption.

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