Freeze a card at two in the morning
Stop a card working in about four seconds, and turn it back on when it reappears in a coat pocket.
The old answer to a missing card was to call the bank, cancel it, and wait a week — whether or not it turned up in a coat pocket next morning.
Key points
- Freeze a card in about four seconds, at any hour
- Turn it back on when the card turns up in a coat pocket
- Explain why the energy autopay goes out anyway
What to remember
- Every bank puts this switch on the card’s own screen.
- Freezing stops the card and nothing else.
Try this
Find the freeze switch in your own banking app tonight, under Cards. Knowing where it is, in the dark, is the exercise.
Practice: Freeze a card at two in the morning. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.