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We’ve teamed up with Greenlight to bring you a family Greenlight account (a $57 annual value). It’s complimentary with a new or existing U.S. Bank checking account.
With a Greenlight debit card and the Greenlight app, kids gain valuable real-life experience managing their own money. They can:
Kids can even personalize their debit card with a photo or artwork for a fee.
Teach the value of earning.
Create chore lists for each kid in the Greenlight app. You can pay up when they’re all done or in increments as they complete tasks.
It’s for them, but you’re in charge.
The Greenlight app is loaded with features to help you stay fully involved in your kids’ financial lives. You can also monitor their Greenlight account balances and recent transactions in the U.S. Bank Mobile App.
Transfer money to kids’ cards instantly.
Transfer anytime from the U.S Bank Mobile App. Automate allowance payments, too.
Stay in control.
Decide exactly where and how much your kids can spend. Even set ATM withdrawal limits.
Get real-time notifications.
Stay aware with alerts whenever they make a purchase with Greenlight.
Turn cards on and off.
If a Greenlight card is lost or stolen, freeze it anytime for peace of mind.
Track transactions and balances.
Review and discuss their transaction history together.
Monitor transfers from others.
Saving is easier when kids have something to save for. Set specific targets in the Greenlight app and achieve them together.
Greenlight Level Up™ (in the Greenlight app) is a financial literacy game for kids with bite-size educational challenges and rewards that keep them coming back. With Level Up’s best-in-class curriculum, your kids can meet or exceed K-12 national standards for personal financial education – and have fun doing it.
Strive toward savings goals.
Saving is easier when kids have something to save for. Set specific targets in the Greenlight app and achieve them together.
Strive toward savings goals.
Saving is easier when kids have something to save for. Set specific targets in the Greenlight app and achieve them together.
Strive toward savings goals.
Saving is easier when kids have something to save for. Set specific targets in the Greenlight app and achieve them together.
If you have a Bank Smartly® Checking account or any other eligible U.S. Bank checking account,1 you’re already eligible for a complimentary Greenlight account and debit card. Sign up today.
Greenlight is on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids and empower families to navigate life together.
With a debit card for kids and teens, money lessons, safety and protection features and more, Greenlight is the app that has your family’s back.
U.S. Bank and Greenlight have partnered to bring complimentary Greenlight services to U.S. Bank checking clients.
The Greenlight debit card benefit from U.S. Bank is available for kids and teens 6 through 17 years of age and their families. It’s complimentary for all of our clients who hold an eligible U.S. Bank checking account.1
If you enroll independently with Greenlight using an external checking account, yes. But with an eligible U.S. Bank checking account,1 your Greenlight account (a $4.75 monthly value) is complimentary.
Yes! You can enroll in Greenlight and get debit cards for as many as 5 kids.
First, you’ll need an eligible U.S. Bank checking account.1 If you don’t have one yet, apply today for a U.S. Bank Smartly® Checking account. Once you’re approved, you can enroll in Greenlight from the U.S. Bank Mobile App or online banking.
Yes. You’ll just need to update the funding source for your Greenlight account to a qualifying U.S. Bank checking account in the U.S. Bank Mobile App or online banking. To do so:
In online banking:
In the U.S. Bank Mobile App:
Your Greenlight parent account is FDIC-insured up to $250,000 and comes with Mastercard’s Zero Liability Protection. Greenlight blocks unsafe spending categories, sends real-time transaction notifications, lets parents turn cards off at any time, and gives parents flexible ATM and spending controls.
It’s easy in the U.S. Bank Mobile App. Just look for your child’s Greenlight account on your account dashboard and select it. On the account information screen, choose Send money. Then, select or enter the amount you wish to transfer to their card, choose the U.S. Bank account you want to draw the money from, and hit Send. That’s all there is to it. You’ll receive confirmation that the money has been transferred and you’ll see your child’s updated balance reflected on your account dashboard. (Note that while the funds will be available to your child right away, the balance in your checking account may not update for as long as 24 hours after the transfer.)
Because the Greenlight card is a debit card, not a credit card, your kids can’t spend more money than they have. If they try, the transaction will simply be declined.
The Greenlight app gives you lots of options, including:
Greenlight also automatically blocks unsafe spending categories.
The Greenlight MasterCard is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by MasterCard International. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 (total per parent account) by the FDIC, plus you have the assurance of MasterCard’s Zero Liability Protection in case of unauthorized purchases.
Of course. If the need arises for any reason, you can instantly freeze any Greenlight debit card using the Greenlight app.
Yes! Your child (or you) can add their Greenlight card to Apple Pay or Google Pay for tap-to-pay and online purchases.
No, Greenlight doesn’t support money movement with Zelle®. Instead, you can instantly fund your child’s Greenlight debit card via a transfer from your linked U.S. Bank checking account in the U.S. Bank Mobile App.
