Travel money for 16 year old

izzyeck

My granddaughter is hoping to attend a Summer school in USA and will require access to some funds. I don’t know how safe it will be to take cash. She is too young for a credit card or Travellers cheques. Can anybody suggest a solution?

JGB1955

Is she too young for a debit card?

theoretica

Never used one, but the fairFX here while you need to be over 18 says you can link a second card for a child.

https://www.moneysupermarket.com/prepaid-cards/dollars/

yksi

Revolut seems like it would be a fit as they have a "Junior" account.
You would probably also want an account yourself so you can top her up and convert pounds to dollars to send her, etc (with no exchange fee, so that's a win). She can withdraw dollars without hefty credit card withdrawal charges too.

eDicky

https://www.nationwide.co.uk/current-accounts/flexone/

 https://www.starlingbank.com/current-account/bank-account-for-teenagers/

https://monzo.com/features/16-plus/

izzyeck

Thank you for your replies, you have given me several opportunities to investigate. Much appreciated.