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YOUR MONEY ABROAD. Learning Objectives. Keeping your money safe Can your bank contact you Parental access to your banking whilst you are away Account details left with family International contact telephone numbers for your bank. Keeping your money safe.
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Learning Objectives • Keeping your money safe • Can your bank contact you • Parental access to your banking whilst you are away • Account details left with family • International contact telephone numbers for your bank
Keeping your money safe • Limit cash holdings, split money between wallets & purses and keep money out of view • Currency cards • Debit cards kept separate and notify your bank of your travel • Credit card as emergency back up card and options as authorised user on your parents credit card account. • Transferwise: www.transferwise.com
Can your bank contact you? • Update your bank with your mobile phone number and email address. • Update you mailing address to your parents/family address whilst you’re away • Family home telephone number added to your records. • Online banking access for yourself overseas on secure access.
Parental access to your accounts whilst you are away. • ‘Third Party Authority’ to allow a parent to have access to your bank account whilst you are away • Could overcome problems on the account without you having to resolve any issues from overseas • Confirm with your bank how this can be established - normally both you and a parent call at branch with Identification (debit card, passport and proof of address) and establish authority within a matter of days.
Your account details left with your family • In case you need money paid into your account whilst you are away simply leave securely with your family your Sort Code and Bank Account number. • Your latest bank statement will normally give all these details.
Emergency contacts for your bank. • Keep contact details for you bank separate from your bank cards in case you lose one of them. • Please check with your own bank.