SafeSpend protects an older or vulnerable relative from repeat and impulse online spending — someone living with dementia, recovering from a stroke, or simply being worn down by subscription traps. It sees what is being bought, not just how much, and checks with you before the payment can go through.
SafeSpend is free. Nothing to change about their bank, their card or the shops they already use, and nothing for them to hand over.
Set up SafeSpendThree steps to set it up, then what happens when someone buys something. About a minute.
Every family is different, so the checks combine however you need:
Ordering the same item again and again is one of the most common and most distressing patterns families see. SafeSpend catches the repeat at item level and quietly checks with a trusted person first.
Judgement and short-term memory can change for a while after a stroke, an injury, or a spell in hospital. Turn the checks up while things are difficult, and ease them back as someone recovers.
Older people are a standing target for subscriptions dressed up as a one-off price. SafeSpend reads the checkout rather than the bank statement, so a recurring charge is caught before the first payment, not after the third.
SafeSpend is free to use, and we'd like to hear how it goes — what it catches, what it misses, what you wish it did. Partners and carers' organisations, we'd love to hear from you too.
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