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Manage money and safety — together.

Manage money and safety — together.

Greenlight’s #1 family finance and safety app is free* for Northern Trust families.

See what's included

Greenlight has a plan for everyone

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For younger kids

  • 2% on savings**

  • Debit card for up to 5 kids

  • In-app chores and allowances

  • Direct deposit

  • Financial literacy games

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For kids and teens

  • 5% on savings**

  • Investing tools for kids

  • Identity, theft, device, and purchase protection

  • SOS alerts, crash detection, and real-time driving reports††

  • Family location sharing with live place alerts††

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With Greenlight and Northern Trust, managing safety and money is easy.

Send money quickly and safely to your kid's card—parents approve requests and transfers through the app, kids spend and save smarter.

Reviews from real families.

High-quality app. The games teach my kids what they need to know about money and how it all works.

Annamarie, parent
Money management fan

The app is extremely easy to use and very straightforward. My kids can see how their savings and investments grow over time.

Joseph Y, parent of 3
Saving and investing fan
Father approving son's investment of $10 in AAPL stock

Great money management tool for my kids to learn fiscal responsibility. Wish I had pulled the trigger sooner!

Melody B, parent of 3
Money management fan

Greenlight taught the difference between a want and a need.

Jen K, parent
Money management fan
Making a contactless purchase and earning 1% cash back

It really makes my kids feel good to be able to buy things with the money they earned. I can also see where they are at all times.

Amy S, parent of 2
Earning & safety fan

We love that we can control what my child spends, and that we can easily add chores so she can go play.

Sandy T, parent
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Smart money and safety habits to last a lifetime. Courtesy of Northern Trust.

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