CNBC Select analyzed popular credit cards that offer virtual numbers and picked the best options for various categories.

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Some card details on this page may ...

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Using a credit card for purchases online is much safer than using a debit card. But even then, you have to be vigilant and keep credit card protection in mind. The new chip credit cards do help ...

Apple Cash may soon offer a "virtual card number" in the iOS 17.4 beta that can be used to shop online where Apple Pay isn't available, according to a Reddit post spotted by 9to5Mac. The new feature ...

Your credit card number isn’t just a random string of numbers. It identifies the credit card issuer, financial institution and your account. It also validates your card for security purposes. Many or ...

The location of your credit card's CVV, or security code, varies based on what credit card you have. The three- or four-digit CVV number makes fraud more difficult, since it acts as a form of ...

Tokenization replaces your sensitive card data with a jumble of letters and numbers that are useless to a hacker. It's the credit card holder's nightmare: Hackers break into a merchant's computer ...

Figuring out which credit card to apply for when using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security number can be challenging because many credit card issuers ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Toby Walters is a financial writer, investor, and lifelong learner. He has a passion for ...

Have you ever wondered what all the numbers mean on the front – and on the back – of your credit card? For a set of numbers millions of people encounter close-up on a daily basis, many of us have ...