Parent/Teen Benefits - Empower your children with financial control and security
Intacard is not a credit card. It is a prepaid card that enables parents to load money onto the card online and monitor spending, so you can work with your children to review their spending habits. It offers greater security than carrying cash, and is welcome everywhere the cards corresponding logo is found (Cirrus Maestro cards do not show a logo). Cards are perfect for items such as schoolbooks, travel tickets, online purchases and life's little emergencies.
Benefits to parents
- Financial education - A great tool to help teens learn budgeting through managing the prepaid amount on the card
- Parental control - Track purchases and spending limits online and address financial responsibility with your children
- Safer than cash - If the card is lost or stolen you can quickly suspend the card online and cards are pin protected
- Peace of mind - In the event of an emergency, as back up whilst travelling, or for everyday errands
- Easier than ATM runs - A convenient alternative to going to the ATM every time your teen needs money
Benefits to teens
- Independence - Start making your own responsible purchases without carrying cash and relying on parents to use their own cards
- Flexibility - Cards can be used almost anywhere, and debit MasterCard and debit Visa Cards are great for online
- Financial Learning - Learn about financial responsibility and managing your own budget
- Security - The card is pin protected and signed, and online account information is password protected
- Gift - Get given cash on birthdays from family or friends straight to you card, it's faster and safer than a cheque or cash