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UNI debit card FAQ
With your new UNI debit card, you have access to over 1,800 ATMs in the ACCULINK network across Canada.
To use the Acculink network locator, visit the Canadian Credit Union Association website. Note: The locator is primarily in English https://ccua.com/about-credit-unions/find-a-credit-union.
Did you know that cards with a (5) five-digit PIN are not accepted at certain ATMs abroad?
Contact the Client Contact Centre at 1-888-359-1357 or visit one of the UNI branches.
As part of the transition, UNI is migrating the accounts and profiles of all members and clients to the new financial and transactional platform. As a result, you received a new debit card and a new PIN in the mail to be able to make transactions after 10 p.m. on July 6, 2023.
You will be able to activate your new card with your new PIN as of 10 p.m. on July 6. To do so, you will need to make an initial Interac transaction at a merchant’s or go to an ATM and enter the (4) four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) you received in the mail. Note that after this first transaction, you will be able to use your debit card online and complete your contactless transactions. If you wish, you can change the PIN as of Monday, July 10.
Your old debit card was automatically renewed. The one you received is therefore a replacement for that card.
If you received a new debit card (white or blue), it is linked to your UNI accounts. You are able to activate your new card with your new PIN. To do so, you need to make an initial Interac transaction at a merchant’s or go to an ATM and enter the (4) four-digit PIN you received in the mail. Note that after this first transaction, you will be able to use it online and complete your contactless transactions. If you wish, you can change this PIN.
School Caisse
UNI is transitioning to new financial and transactional tools and, as with all its members and clients, a new debit card has been issued for each child with a School Caisse account. More information to come.
Features
- • For children aged 12 and over who have a debit card, the withdrawal limit is the same as with their old debit card.
- • For children aged 12 and under who have a debit card, the withdrawal limit is the same as with their old debit card.
- • For children aged 12 and under are not able to make withdrawals with their new UNI debit card .
Yes, this account is now named Youth Startup account.
Here are the characteristics the account :
- • No minimum deposit
- • Higher interest rate compared to a regular account
- • Interest calculated daily and paid monthly
- • Responsibility for the account entrusted to the child
- • No administration fees
- • Deposit at a branch or by direct deposit
- • Withdrawals made at a UNI branch only:
- • for those 12 years and over
- • for those 12 years and under with parental or guardian authorization
- • Transaction tracking
- • No cheques
- • Introducing your child to the value of money and the importance of managing it
- • Helping your child meet its commitments and be diligent
- • Teaching your child the value of the goods and services around us
- • Instilling in your child basic notions of saving and cooperation
- • Helping your child realize the importance of setting a savings goal
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