I mean there are plenty of legitimate reasons. If you want to give your child financial autonomy so that it can learn to budget, I think an online bank account may be a good idea.
But I don’t get the OPs point though, many banks offer adult-managed accounts until majority that only need an ID, not a face scan.
What about onlinebanks? Also a hard no?
Why will a kid need to open an online bank account?
I mean there are plenty of legitimate reasons. If you want to give your child financial autonomy so that it can learn to budget, I think an online bank account may be a good idea.
But I don’t get the OPs point though, many banks offer adult-managed accounts until majority that only need an ID, not a face scan.
I feel like you don’t understand the meaning of the word “ever.”
Have an adult handle the account. Simple as. They set it up and manage the account to ensure their kids privacy to as much of a degree as they can.
Don’t know how this works in UK - In Poland there are other ways of signing into/registering in banking.