Updated April 21, 2021: the functionality has been confirmed by Tim Cook, see details at the end of the article
ToUNITED STATES, the Apple Card still seems to have a bright future ahead of it. And for good reason, the famous credit card offered by Cupertino to its users across the Atlantic should be entitled to an additional functionality shortly. His name?Family, reminiscent of the eponymous option of iCloud or the Watchwhich already allows you to share your connected watch with your children.
You guessed it, this will involve being able to share your payment method with a family member. Internally, the setting would be calledMadisonand would continue to be developed discreetly before a potential release for the final version ofiOS 14.5.The software is in fact only available to developers at the moment.
Some conditions
As one might expect given its publisher's arguments in favor of security, Apple Card Family will still have certain limitations. For example, it would be necessary to haveat least thirteen years oldto be eligible. In any case, this is what the leak at the origin of this information suggests, itself taken from the source code of iOS 14.5 (thank you9to5Mac).
In the meantime, mobile users can always turn to other solutions such as that of Revolut Junior, which is a prepaid card that works very differently from the Apple Card, but for which the authorized age range goes from seven to ten -seven years. Particularly in France, where the Apple Card is still waiting.
Updated April 21, 2021
On April 20, Apple presented new products and services during a spring keynote called “Spring Loaded”. To find out everything about announcements,find our full summary. During the event, Tim Cook announced the upcoming arrival of the Apple Card's family sharing functionality, as initially announced in this article.
USA first
As we mentioned, Apple Card family sharing will initially only be available to our American cousins. In fact, the Apple bank card is not yet available in France to date, so you will have to be patient to take advantage of it in France.
In the United States, the CEO of Apple announced the launch of Apple Card family sharing for the month of May.
Two adult co-users and children
The card can be shared between two adult users without limits, which will have the effect of increasing the limit of their credits for example, but also to merge their credit scores and thus, depending on the case, benefit from better credit rates .
The CB can also be used by minors over 13 years old. In this case, one of the two main users will be able to apply withdrawal limitations and control spending. This seems practical to offer your child the possibility of making purchases without fear of seeing their account emptied in a single day.
A maximum of the Apple Card can be shared between 5 users.
Remember that the mapoffers many advantages, including rewards on Apple products of up to 3%.
All that remains is to wait for the Apple Card to arrive here...
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