Parents: load funds onto the card
Add funds anytime—online, over the phone, or with automatic transfers from your checking or credit card account.
Add funds anytime—online, over the phone, or with automatic transfers from your checking or credit card account.
Online or in stores, teens can use their Buxx cards everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted, worldwide.
Monitor purchases, check your account balance and reload your card online.
Parental controls and financial education tools are a Visa requirement for U.S. Visa Buxx card issuers targeting teens under the age of 18.
Available to this financial institution's current customers only
Visa Buxx is a prepaid, reloadable Visa card created especially for teens. Visa Buxx makes it easy for parents to teach teens how to create a budget, manage money, and shop wisely. The card can be used everywhere that accepts Visa debit cards - that's millions of locations worldwide. Parents enroll their teen in the program and can also monitor their teen’s spending; parents set the spending limits by the prepaid amount loaded on the card.
The prepaid Visa Buxx card looks similar to a Visa credit card; both have the Visa trademark and hologram. And merchants accept it just like any other Visa debit card. But Visa Buxx cardholders don't have a credit line; teens are allowed access only to the prepaid amount of money that's on the card. And just as with a debit card, the money is automatically deducted from the account.
The Visa Buxx prepaid card helps put an end to last-minute ATM trips and constant requests for money. With easy loading options--online, telephone, and automatic--combined with parental controls like spending limits, the Visa Buxx card makes it easy for you to provide your teen with spending money while teaching them financial responsibility.
Visa Buxx enables you to monitor spending, and it's safer than cash, because Visa protects you and your teen if the card is ever lost or stolen. Also, it gives your teen the freedom to use it everywhere that accepts Visa debit cards. Visa Buxx is perfect for schoolbooks, supplies, music, food, and travel, and it's great for peace of mind in case of emergencies.
When cash is lost, it's gone forever. But if a Visa Buxx card or card number is ever lost or stolen, you're protected with Visa's Zero Liability policy*. Your teen's card will be replaced and the balance will be transferred to the new card. The replacement card usually arrives in five to ten business days. Financial institutions that offer Visa Buxx may have their own guidelines on how they fulfill the replacement card. Be sure to check your terms and conditions when you apply.
* Visa's Zero Liability policy does not apply to certain commercial card and anonymous prepaid card transactions or transactions not processed by Visa. Cardholders must use care in protecting their card and notify their issuing financial institution immediately of any unauthorized use and for additional details.