In an era of economic crisis, it is more than ever necessary to make young people aware of the value of money and to familiarize them with payment instruments in an appropriate manner so that they can dispose of their money responsibly. For this purpose the ATM Consortium has created a video that offers parents the best advice to give to their child on the responsible use of payment cards.
When a parent decides to give his child the classic "pocket money" the best choice, rather than tie it to cash, could be to open a current account designed for young people, associated with a debit card or a prepaid card. These are Cards with immediate debit on the account which allow instant control of expenses. First, just find out if they use the Bancomat (for withdrawals) and PagoBancomat (for payment) circuits, managed by the Bancomat Consortium, which are the most widespread and secure in Italy.
The video shows that the benefits of use the Card instead of the classic cash there are many: young people can immediately learn to control spending trends and not waste their savings, taking responsibility, furthermore they don't risk losing money because if they lose their card they can block it by immediately calling the telephone number indicated by their bank.
Il video lesson created by the Consortium illustrates how to teach children the procedure to follow to pay in complete safety. First you need to choose the debit circuit. It is advisable to choose the PagoBancomat circuit because it is more widespread and secure. Then make sure to enter the PIN without being observed by prying eyes, always collect the transaction receipt and check it carefully before leaving the shop and finally check the balance before and after the transactions, or alternatively activate the sms system alert that notifies you of the amount spent at each transaction.
safeguard security the boy, the Consortium suggests also explaining how to withdraw money from the ATM: it is a good idea to check before withdrawing that the ATM has not been tampered with and that there are no devices unrelated to the outlets, cover the PIN code when typing it in, do not let yourself be distracted from strangers and remember to withdraw the Card within the seconds indicated by the display.
Finally, the young person must understand the importance of keeping your PIN safe: you must never keep it close to your card, you must not share it with anyone, nor store it on your mobile phone.
"In addition to representing an important educational moment, teaching the value of money also covers a fundamental stage in the development of a social responsability since it means forming adults who in the future will be able to give the right value not only to money, but also to work and purchases. The video developed by the Bancomat Consortium was conceived precisely as a support for this important task of every parent” explains Sergio Moggia, director of the Consortium.
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