Apple card family is aimed at couples and families. You can now be a co-owner of Apple card with another adult, and can give children or others access to spend. You can view and monitor everyone's transactions in one place. It was released together with iOS 14.6 in may 2021.
How does the Apple card family work?
The feature enables two people to be co-owners of a Apple card and grant access to that card to other people in the family sharing group. Then, a family with two parents and three children could have both parents as co-owners who allow the children to have access to their card to make payments.
Goldman Sachs has partnered with Apple on the feature and makes all decisions regarding eligibility and credit as the issuing bank of Apple Card. That means that it will be the company that decides if it obtains an increase in the requested credit limit..
The Apple family of cards is designed to help families build credit together by merging and managing their credit lines as a group.. According to the vice president of Apple Pay, Jennifer Bailey, one of the reasons the company implemented this feature is greater transparency when it comes to credit:
“There has been a lack of transparency and consumer understanding in the way credit scores are calculated when there are two users of the same credit card., since the main account holder receives the benefit of building a solid credit history while the other does not ", Bailey said. , adding that this feature enables users “build your credit history together equally”.
IOS users can add up to five people to their group by sharing their Apple Card with them using Apple Wallet.. You have to have 13 years or more to be in the group and 18 years or more to be a co-owner.
The minor members of 18 years are listed as “Members” and there can only be two co-owners. Everyone who opts for credit reports will have their history reported to the major credit reporting agencies, what will generate credit. Co-owners are responsible for payments, even if one of them does not pay.
Co-owners can view purchase history and limit purchases from other group members. Group members get the benefit of a combined credit limit.
In other words, the “Owners” are similar to those with traditional joint accounts (who share financial responsibility), while the “Members” are similar to authorized users (who can buy things but are not responsible for the card).
Payments are tracked on your iPhone and listed on a single monthly bill. The expense of each user is shown separately, as well as the total amount of the expense for that month and the total amount of the account statement. You can change the display to see the expense amounts per day, month or year.
Apple says there will be "absolutely no fees" associated with the card, even though late payments will result in additional interest added to your bill.
What users can do
User privileges with Apple Card Family vary depending on whether you are a co-owner or a member. Account co-owners can do things like:
- add or remove group members
- see the activity of the members and co-owners
- receive notifications about the expenses of the members
- determine spending limits and locks
Group members can:
- view your transactions and account information
- opt for credit reports if they are older than 18
- spend up to the credit limit on the account, but it can be restricted according to what the co-owners establish
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Everything you need configurar Apple Card Family is an iPhone or iPad compatible with the latest Apple operating system and an Apple Card account with Family Sharing enabled. You can apply for an Apple card directly from your iPhone or on the web. Once you've done that, you can invite up to five other people to your group, and one of them can be a co-owner as long as it is older than 18 years.
As of May 2021, Apple Card Family and Apple Card are only available in the US. UU.
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