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Crediting Monitors Draws Controversy

Does your 11 year-old child need access to an individual bank debit card, complete with a Visa logo and accepted everywhere? Parents in the United Kingdom are answering that question with a resounding “no” now that some of the major banking chains are sending bank cards to children under 16. Traditionally the banks only began to target minors 16 and older, but the TSB Lloyds bank contends that the new bank cards are safe for the gamblers, the bank keeps tabs on the accounts and does not allow online casino gambling – and besides, everyone else is doing it.

This was the essence of TSB Lloyds response to the latest media coverage on the issuing of Visa bank cards to minors as young as 11. The bank noted that it restricts the use of the card at questionable sites like adult sex sites, online casino gambling, and other questionable transactions. But what really is cause for alarm is the fact that Lloyds alleges that the bank is only keeping up with its competitors by targeting the minors with bank accounts.

Besides protection from land and online casino gambling, the card can be blocked by parents. And although underage bank card holders are not required to tell their parents, the bank contends that it does request that minors inform their parents that they have he Visa authorized bank card. One anonymous and unhappy parent though is angered that children are able to buy cheap cigarettes and fake IDs with the bank cards – there are no policies and restrictions in place to prevent this abuse of the bank cards.

Right now though, a big concern centers on limiting a minor’s access to internet purchases and online casino gambling sites – a bank card in the hands of a minor that is usable beyond an ATM could cause long-term problems now that the minors have unprecedented access to monies and the freedom to keep the card a secret from parents.