How to Lock Your Credit Card

Last Article Update 05.01.2026

Sometimes life happens: Your credit card gets stolen, or you lose it in a moment of distraction. Either way, you want to make sure nobody can access or misuse your financial information. You can do that by immediately locking your debit card with George - in the app or web browser.

 

This article explains how to lock your credit card. To see how to lock your debit card (BankCard), please click here.

If there’s no emergency and you simply want to deactivate certain card features, that’s also easy with George.

 

Card damaged? Or need a new card sooner - for example, if you're travelling close to the expiry date? You can also reorder your card. This will automatically lock your old card.

Author: Stephanie Schüller