Easy to open bank for teens??

[whattodo2019]

My teens have been using GoHenry cards for the past few years but for various reasons they need to open bank accounts.

Which banks offer easy to open accounts for teens? I tried last summer during lockdown and it was a minefield simply getting an appointment...So I gave up!

How old? I ended up opening a high at one for DS because his passport had lapsed (obviously de doesnt drive or pay utility bills), so I could only get one for him at our ban (as we vouched for him).

What age are they?
I opened my dcs accounts online with Santander

All my dd's have accounts with Lloyds bank, very easy process to set up and they all have contactless cards

How old are they? Starling is pretty good. Everything is with your phone no appointments. They have a youth account for 16-17. They also have a product for younger kids called starling kite.

14 end of July and 16 beginning of September.
Neither have passports in date!

I don't think any will be much easier/harder than the rest - you need the same ID wherever you go.

Nat west was easy online once we got the passport sorted

Santander mini. I dint think monzo or starling does under 16 year olds.

@colincarrot

Nat west was easy online once we got the passport sorted

Just tried but One parent needs to have a NatWest account

Santander is an online application

I'd go with Starling. I swapped my kids from GoHenry to Starling Kite accounts recently (same idea but cheaper than GoHenry)

I had to open my own Starling account and it took no time at all. Highly recommended.

DS just got one at Natwest but we have ours there too. DD has Halifax shit kids account

Easiest is probably who the parents bank with.
Dc2&3 have a santander account which was easy to open on line. Didn't need a passport.
Dc1 who was 16 opened a Halifax account in person last year 'because its opening hours fitted in with college'.

Monzo was easy for DS think he may have needed passport though

Nationwide has been great for my son
I think he opened it age 12 ish

I think of the account is yours and he is to have access you can get away with Pugh the child’s passport (birth certificate needed) but if they want it in their own name then you do need a passport (although as I said, we did this for DS since we’ve had the account for over 30 years!)

Nationwide here too, did it when my son was 13.

Mine have NatWest, it was straightforward because I had an account

Barclays.

@ whattodo2019 I don't have a Natwest account and we've just opened one with them. I had to provide my ID and DD birth certificate. No previous history with them and her card arrived last week.

I've just opened one for my dd with NatWest. I bank with them which has taken a lot of the hassle out of it. But she's got an app, internet banking and a debit card. It's pretty much a normal bank account.

RBS for my 11 Yr old, was very straightforward.

Another vote for Santader, really quick and simple online. Efficient service, card received promptly and app easy to use.

Our own bank was a nightmare and we gave up with them in the end.

Mine both have nationwide accounts. Really easy to use app plus a card.

I got them a Nationwide Flex one account each.
It pays a tiny bit of interest and has no fees on overseas transactions. They can also keep it until they are 23 with the same benefits which would be good for travelling later on.
I don't think the parent needs to have an account with Nationwide just has to sign the forms etc.