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Virtual card essentials

How a virtual card works at an online checkout, what its number, expiry and code are for, and where its limits are.

Illustration for "What a virtual card is, and how it differs from the card in your wallet"

Virtual card essentials · Main guide · 6 min

What a virtual card is, and how it differs from the card in your wallet

A virtual card is a card number, the expiry date and a security code that exist only as data. Here is what that changes, and what it does not.
Illustration for "The life of a virtual card, from order to last payment"

Virtual card essentials · 5 min

The life of a virtual card, from order to last payment

A virtual card has a beginning, a working life and an end. Following one card through each stage shows what happens, who does what, and what you decide.