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If you ever worry about handing over your credit card number when you're shopping online, there's a security option you might not know about: virtual credit cards. The introduction of chip credit ...

Even when online retailers strive to keep customer information safe, data breaches happen. Hackers and thieves are constantly working to gain access to your sensitive data, including credit card ...

If your credit card number gets compromised, you could find a big surprise on your next bill. But by paying with a virtual credit card, you vastly reduce the possibility of bogus charges. When the IBM ...

A virtual credit card is a unique, temporary card number that's linked to an existing credit card account. It functions like a regular credit card for online or phone purchases but doesn't have a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. He recaps the top stories from the credit card and payment industries. A virtual credit card is a tool which can help consumers ...

A temporary credit card number that is used to make online purchases one time only or for a limited amount of time. Virtual credit cards such as Bank of America's ShopSafe and Citibank's Virtual ...

Virtual credit cards link a temporary number to your existing account. With a virtual credit card, you can shop digitally without exposing your actual card number. Many or all of the products on this ...

Mastercard has introduced a new API to ease embedding payments into B-to-B platforms as well as a new clearing controls capability that give more control over virtual card transactions, the company ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The Mastercard virtual payment solution, linked to Cellulant’s payment ...