Virtual credit card numbers can keep your card account safe when you shop online or over the phone. However, only some credit card issuers offer this feature.

A virtual card number is linked to your credit card account, and is a unique set of 16 numbers, CVV and expiration date that’s instantly generated for one-time use.

The Citi Virtual Account Number portal is an example of how quick and easy it can be to set up a virtual card. First, you’ll be asked to choose which type of Citi credit card account for which ...

If you ever worry about typing in 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 ...

Only two card issuers provide virtual credit card numbers, but they can be helpful for consumers who want to avoid phishing scams and have ease of mind while shopping on the internet.

For the sake of simplicity, the best virtual credit cards let you generate a virtual card number directly from your online credit card account without downloading pesky extensions or additional apps.

I might have a work VAN and a home VAN, for example. My wife and I might decide to have three VANs: one that maps to our joint account and one each to map to ask individual savings accounts.

It seems Paypal is once again flirting with virtual cards with a new product called ‘Paypal Key’. This product may foreshadow new point of sale ambitions for the digital payments company.

By David Birch, a director of the secure electronic transactions consultancy, Consult Hyperion. He is an internationally-recognised expert in digital identity and digital money.