Debit card for a 14 yr old

bronzie

My brother is always asking me to buy things for him on the internet and he's aksed if I can look into getting him a debit card so he can get his own stuff. I think it will be a good way of teaching him about money, bank accounts etc I wondered if anyone had any recommendations or anything I need to consider, he's 14 (15 in March).

tigerlily43

I got my 15 year old twins Natwest Adapt accounts which come with a visa debit card - opened in branch with ID and no hassle

tigerlily

flea72

just looked into this myself, and lloyds have the best rates at the mo, 2.5%, most other places are offering around 0.5%

hth F

Lokolo

Lloyds Under 19s
HSBC 13-18 MyAccount thing

Most bank accounts have a teenager account with a debit card.

samwsmith1

HSBC MyAccount comes with a ViSA Debit card & Internet Banking .
www.hsbc.co.uk/under18s

ses6jwg

flea72 wrote: »

just looked into this myself, and lloyds have the best rates at the mo, 2.5%, most other places are offering around 0.5%

hth F

Santander 3% up to £500 on 11-15 account if credited each month with any amount.

If the kiddies parents/ guardians have their main current account/ mortgage/ investments with Santander that is boosted to 5%.

Visa Debit card, online banking.

*awaits torrent of Santander abuse*

to open visit any branch with either their passport or your DL/ passport and a copy of their birth cert/ NHS medical card

diable

I use a credit card on the net not debit cards as its like using cash.

Olipro

diable wrote: »

I use a credit card on the net not debit cards as its like using cash.

that only applies to Maestro, Visa and Mastercard cards can be charged back in the same way as a credit card.

gt94sss2

Lokolo wrote: »

Most bank accounts have a teenager account with a debit card.

Ditto - though you may want to check that they also offer internet banking as well - from memory all do apart from Natwest who won't let you use internet banking if you are under 16 for their own odd reasons..

Regards
Sunil

Al1x

isn't using a debit card online less secure than a credit card?

noh

Al1x wrote: »

isn't using a debit card online less secure than a credit card?

Yes but you need to be 18 to be eligible to apply for a credit card. The OPs brother is 14.