Q: How do I add a budget?

<ol> <li>From the home page, click on Add a budget</li> <li>Select a name for the budget, you can use anything you like!</li> <li>Choose the duration- do you want to monitor this amount per week, per month or per year?</li> <li>Select the category or merchant that you want this budget to be in charge of</li> <li>Enter the maximum amount you want to spend for this budget</li> <li>Click confirm and you can start monitoring how much you’ve spent.</li> <li>We’ll notify you when you get close to the budget or exceed it!</li> </ol>

Q: Spare's security

Security Our first priority is your data security. Spare uses SSL 256-bit encryption, the same security standard that banks use. You can rest assured that all your personal information is safe and fully encrypted. All connections are made through secure, open banking channels provided directly from your bank. Privacy When you agree on giving access to your bank accounts for Spare, it means that Spare can use your data without the ability to store any of your login credentials or change anything in your accounts. If you have questions or concerns, please get in touch with hello@tryspare.com || We never receive to your banking login details, || We never access your banking login details || We never receive funds you use to make payments || We use bank level 256-bit encryption to connect the service to our servers

Question 1

How do I connect my AlSalam Bank account

Accepted Answer

A couple of things to know when you are linking your AlSalam Bank Account in Bahrain:

What is the CIF? CIF is the Customer ID, which is the trailing digits of the IBAN Number post the last 6 digits: BH34ALSA00 132473 100100

How do I enter my phone number The format of the phone number is 973 followed by your Bahraini mobile number

Question 2

How do I connect another account?

Accepted Answer

From the More page, click on 'My accounts'.

click on the '+' icon in the top right corner to add another account.

You can then select the bank you'd like to add and continue the consent and connection process with your bank provider.

Question 3

Where can I get the app?

Accepted Answer

Spare is currently available on iOS and Android.

Spare on iOS Spare on Android

Question 4

How do I add a budget?

Accepted Answer

From the home page, click on Add a budget
Select a name for the budget, you can use anything you like!
Choose the duration- do you want to monitor this amount per week, per month or per year?
Select the category or merchant that you want this budget to be in charge of
Enter the maximum amount you want to spend for this budget
Click confirm and you can start monitoring how much you’ve spent.
We’ll notify you when you get close to the budget or exceed it!

Question 5

I can't find my bank

Accepted Answer

To use Spare, you need to connect a checking, savings or credit card account.

If you'd like to see your bank added to Spare, ping us on the live chat or email us your suggestion.

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for updates of new integrations.

Question 6

Spare's security

Accepted Answer

Security Our first priority is your data security. Spare uses SSL 256-bit encryption, the same security standard that banks use. You can rest assured that all your personal information is safe and fully encrypted. All connections are made through secure, open banking channels provided directly from your bank.

Privacy When you agree on giving access to your bank accounts for Spare, it means that Spare can use your data without the ability to store any of your login credentials or change anything in your accounts.

If you have questions or concerns, please get in touch with hello@tryspare.com

|| We never receive to your banking login details,
|| We never access your banking login details || We never receive funds you use to make payments || We use bank level 256-bit encryption to connect the service to our servers

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