Can I use a VPN for online banking?
Absolutely, but this can mean different things in different contexts. If you’re traveling outside of your home country and need to access your bank account, you can use a VPN to connect to a server in your country first. This way, your login attempt won’t be flagged as possible fraud (which can happen if your bank detects a foreign IP address). Alternatively, you might be located in your home country and using a VPN for global websites. If you want to access your local bank account without turning off the VPN — or setting off any alarms — you’ll need to use a VPN with a split tunneling feature. This will allow you to use your local network to access your bank, without deactivating the VPN for your other traffic.