launching September 2026
The money experience built for kids.
Most kids will handle money every day of their lives. Too few are ever shown how. Sunshine+Kittens changes that — real earning, saving, and spending in a cinematic world that makes financial literacy something kids come back to.
Sunshine+Kittens in a nutshell
A money app. A debit card. A universe that changes everything.
Sunshine+Kittens gives every child aged 6–12 a real money account — a Mastercard debit card, a place to earn, save and spend — wrapped inside a cinematic universe that teaches financial literacy through the language kids already speak.
More Minecraft than maths club. More life-changing than either.
The gap
53%
of children aged 7–17 in the UK receive no meaningful financial education at home or at school.
Source: Money and Pensions Service, 2023
Parliament's verdict
Even with financial education on the national curriculum since 2014, Parliament found that 4 in 10 pupils still receive none at all.
The minimum needed to build genuine financial literacy?
30 hours a year. Most children get less.
Not a gap.
Neglect.
Introducing the Kitten Space Academy
A universe where money makes sense.
The moment the app opens, children are inside the Kitten Space Academy — characters, missions, galaxies. No form-filling. No dull onboarding. Real financial decisions. Real rewards. Understanding builds before they even realise it's happening.
Cinematic, joyful, and genuinely life-changing.
The opportunity
The UK has 8 million children aged 6–12 years old.
Every one of them needs a money account. Every one of them deserves to understand it. There is no product that combines a real money experience with the kind of immersive, curriculum-led learning that makes financial literacy stick.
Until now.
Trust starts early
Institutional backing before we’ve even launched…
In partnership with Mastercard®, because some things really are priceless.
Featuring in BBC Worldwide's Fintech for Good. We've got our own episode.
Backed by a leading UK tier 1 bank with over 19 million customers.
What early beta tester say
…but the parents convinced us we were right!
"Why wasn’t this around when I was young? My kids love it – and so do I."
— Parent with son aged 9, London
"…she explained compound interest to me last week and she's only eight!"
— Parent with daughter aged 8, Cardiff
“Love the approach, simply inspiring! The engagement is extraordinary. This is what a financial curriculum should look like."
— Parent with daughter aged 8, Devon
“Why didn’t I come up with this idea? It’s ingenious and he loves it, especially the design your own kitten. Wow! "
— Parent with son aged 9, London
Reserve your child an early seat with the KSA.
Join the pioneers
We're opening the airlock to a small group of families before our official UK wide launch in September 2026. Sign up now, get access to the adventure before everyone else and we’ll also throw you your first three months on us.
Don’t underestimate the power of the Kitten Space Academy!
By joining the Kitten Space Academy, you’re giving us permission to use your details to contact you about early access and updates. We promise to keep your data safe — we guard it more carefully than a kitten guards a sunny spot. Read our Privacy Policy here. Remember 'curiosity didn’t kill the cat - it launched their journey!
Much more than just another pocket money app!