Can children within the same family send or request money from each other?

Yes! Children within the same Greenlight family can send and request money from each other directly in the app.

Send money flow — A child can send money to a sibling from their balances, like Spend Anywhere.

Request money flow — A child can request money from a sibling using any of their balances, such as Spend Anywhere, ATM, or a Savings Goal. The child receiving the request can only approve it using their Spend Anywhere balance. They cannot change the source account — the transaction must be approved or declined as is.

How can I control money movement between my children?

Money movement between children within the same family is enabled by default. If you'd like to turn it off for a specific child, here's how:

1. Open your Greenlight app and navigate to your child's dashboard
2. Tap "Profile" in the top right corner
3. Scroll to the bottom of their settings and toggle off "Transfer between siblings"

Keep in mind this setting is applied at the individual child level. Turning it off for one child means that child won't be able to send or request money from their siblings — but the other children can still transfer between each other unless you disable the setting for them as well.

How can my child send money to or request money from their siblings?

On your mobile device? Tap the link below to jump straight to your Spending tile in your app, then follow these steps: greenlightme://spend

To send money to a sibling:

1. Log in to your Greenlight app
2. Tap "Move money" from your Home dashboard
3. Select the account you want to send money from in the "From" field
4. Select your sibling's name in the "To" field
5. Select or enter the amount you'd like to send
6. Add a note — this is required for transfers between siblings
7. Tap "Move"

To request money from a sibling:

1. Log in to your Greenlight app
2. Tap "Request money" from your Home dashboard
3. Select your sibling's name in the "From" field
4. Select or enter the amount you'd like to request
5. Add a note — this is required for transfers between siblings
6. Tap "Request"

Why can't my child send money to their siblings from Savings?

By default, children cannot send money from their Savings balances to siblings. Whether this is allowed depends on the "Transfer out of Savings" setting for each child.

If you'd like to enable this, navigate to your child's settings and toggle on "Transfer out of Savings." Once enabled, they'll be able to send money from their Savings to their siblings. Learn more about the "Transfer out of Savings" setting here.