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7-10digital-safety

Secure payment methods

Discover secure payment methods and why it matters for your financial safety and decisions.

In this lesson

Secure payment methods is part of Safe Online Shopping. This preview shows how digital-safety connects to everyday family decisions such as earning, saving, spending choices, goals, approvals, or parent-guided money conversations inside Progress Penguin.

Today’s money mission

A seller says "just send the money to my personal account." A trusted site offers card or escrow.

What you need to know

Bank transfer to traceable account. Avoid cash to strangers.

Real-life example

Real-life money moment: Think about a time when secure payment methods affected a money decision.

Progress Penguin connection

In Progress Penguin, complete or review one practical action connected to “Secure payment methods.” Use this lesson objective: Understand secure payment methods and apply it to real money decisions. Record what you checked, the evidence you used, and your next step.

Activity preview

Try the money challenge

Match each key term from this lesson to its definition. The trickiest pair connects to: Bank transfer to traceable account. Avoid cash to strangers. If a match feels wrong, reread the guided explanation and try again.

Quiz preview

A safer online payment is:

Cash sent in person to a stranger
Bank transfer to a traceable account
Sharing card photo
Mailing a money order

You are buying from an unknown Jiji seller. They ask for payment to a personal bank account. What is safer?

Send to their OPay wallet — faster and safer
Pay half now, half on delivery
Transfer to their account — Jiji guarantees all transactions
Pay by cash on delivery, or use Jiji's built-in escrow service if available