Financial markets have become increasingly intertwined with social media, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms, creating new opportunities for participation, but also new risks for manipulation and misinformation. From AI-generated investment advice and crypto hype cycles to meme stocks, gamified trading apps, and financial influencers, online environments are reshaping how people make financial decisions, often blurring the line between education, entertainment, and persuasion.
Join us on 23 September 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST, for this Wednesday Webinar, exploring how financial manipulation operates in today’s digital ecosystem and the tactics used to influence investment behaviour. Speakers will unpack AI-generated financial content, crypto speculation, meme stock phenomena, the gamification of investing through platform design, and influencer marketing disguised as financial education. The session will also examine the psychology behind financial scams, the techniques fraudsters use to exploit trust and emotions, and the challenges of preventing and investigating online financial crime.
Featuring expert insights from Iryna Mihus (Scientific Center of Innovative Research, Ukraine), Benedetta Riciputi (Ofcom, UK), Maarja Punak (Estonian Police and Border Guard Board), and Liesbeth Dewyn (Febelfin, Belgium).
This session is aimed at media literacy educators, teachers, researchers, financial literacy educators, consumer protection organisations, journalists, policymakers, communication professionals, youth workers, civil society organisations, and anyone interested in the growing influence of misinformation in digital financial environments.
