What is a virtual card?

There is always a concern that your credit card details for paying online may get to the wrong hands or gets retained, or leaked out.

The virtual card number that is created by your browser will be sent to the online transaction instead of your real card details.. The real card details will remain on your computer but the virtual details will be transmitted to the online transactions. This is available in the Edge browser. It is also called the Wallet or Edge Wallet.

Follow this link for setting it up in the Edge browser:

How to set up your Edge Wallet (thewindowsclub.com)

You need to do this on Chrome:

1. Open **Chrome**.

2. Navigate to `chrome://settings/payments`.

3. Make sure to turn on:

   - **Save and fill payment methods**.

   - **Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved**.

4. Find the card you added to your Google Account.

5. Click **More**, then select **Turn on virtual card**¹.

 This enhances security and shields you against fraud. Remember that the virtual card number, expiration date, and CVC may differ from your physical card¹. 

Besides Internet browsers some financial companies also adopt this method to shield against fraud.