Why We Do Not Share PINs
Understand why a PIN must be kept private — and what to do when someone asks for it.
In this lesson
Why We Do Not Share PINs is part of Understanding a Bank Account. This preview shows how accounts-statements connects to everyday family decisions such as earning, saving, spending choices, goals, approvals, or parent-guided money conversations inside Progress Penguin.
Think about this money choice
Tunde watches his dad type a PIN at the ATM. He wants to learn the number. Should his dad share it?
How it works
A PIN is a private number that proves you are the owner of an account or card. Sharing it — even with a friend — gives that person the ability to take your money without your permission.
Try a real-life example
Real-life money moment: Tunde tells his best friend his ATM PIN so the friend can buy something for him. The friend uses the PIN twice more without asking. — A PIN shared is a PIN lost. Once someone else knows it, you cannot control what they do with it.
Activity preview
Move the money slider
Use what you learned to complete this short challenge.
Try one real money action
Open Tasks and submit proof for one task, or open Requests and make a deposit request. Parent approval can happen later.
Quiz preview
Why should you never share your PIN with anyone?
A stranger at an ATM offers to help and asks for your PIN. You should: