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Greenlight Debit Card

At Guardian, we believe that fostering financial literacy from a young age empowers the next generation to build a strong financial future. Guardian has partnered with Greenlight, the all-in-one money management tool designed to support families in raising financially smart kids, all at no cost to Guardian members. Greenlight offers a tailored digital banking solution for youth, featuring debit card access, customizable spending controls, and essential financial tools such as chores and allowance management, financial literacy resources, and guidance on healthy financial habits, all under parental supervision.

Greenlight Debit Card and App dashboard on phone view.

Greenlight is the debit card for kids and teens, managed by parents.

Greenlight Logo

Features for Parents

Phone with Greenlight's dashboard, which has pop-up messages with Features for parents, such as Managing Chores, Automating allowances and instant transfers, tracking spending, Spending limits, and Real-time notifications.

Benefits for Kids

Phone with Greenlight's dashboard with pop-up messages with Benefits for Kids, Debit card access, the ability to set saving goals, a chores checklist, engaging financial literacy games, and the promotion of healthy financial habits.

Greenlight's app and debit card equips parents with a convenient and accessible way to teach their children financial responsibility through hands-on applications. Within the app, parents can assign and customize chores, automate allowance payments, pre-set spending limits at chosen stores, and transfer money to their children instantly while receiving real-time notifications of all activity on their child's account. Children can also gain more financial confidence through Greenlight Level Up, an interactive game experience offering bite-sized lessons and educational challenges for all things money management.

5 Categories of Greenlight

Spend

Greenlight's spend dashboard

Save

Greenlight's save dashboard

Give

Greenlight's give dashboard

Earn

Greenlight's earn dashboard

Learn

Greenlight's learn dashboard

Get Started with Greenlight:

Number 1

Complete Your Registration

Guardian members receive FREE access to this exclusive member perk. Register here.

Number 2

Download the Greenlight App

Kids and parents log in to the same Greenlight app but have two different experiences.

Number 3

Teach Healthy Financial Habits

Get started by customizing chores and allowance, sending funds, setting savings goals and much more.

Number 4

Your Cards Will Arrive in 7-10 Business Days

Open your Greenlight App, activate your card, and enjoy youth banking made simple.

Take advantage of this exclusive member perk today!

Get Started

*Guardian Credit Union members are eligible for the Greenlight SELECT plan at no cost when they connect their Guardian Credit Union account as the Greenlight funding source for the entirety of the promotion. Subject to minimum balance requirements and identity verification. Upgrades will result in additional fees. Upon termination of promotion, customers will be responsible for associated monthly fees. See terms for details. Offer ends 10/24/2025. Offer subject to change and partner participation.