Get told about every charge
Find out within a minute when your card is used.
Your bank can send you a message the moment your card is used, for any amount at all.
It is the fastest way to learn about a charge you did not make, usually inside a minute.
Key points
- Your bank can tell you about every charge as it is made
- A limit of zero is what catches the small test charge
What to remember
- A limit of zero is the setting that catches a stolen card.
- Set the limit to zero. The small charge is the warning.
Try this
Open your bank’s app tonight, find Alerts, and set card alerts to every amount.
Practice: Get told about every charge. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.