Online shopping has made life easier — but also riskier. With data breaches and unauthorized charges on the rise, many consumers are rethinking how they pay. One increasingly popular option for safer ...

In the interests of privacy and security, the less information you give out about yourself, the better. You can hide your email addresses, you can hide your cell number, and as we’ll show you in this ...

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 ...

A virtual credit card is a digital version of a credit card that uses a disposable number that's different from what's on the physical card. This feature adds an extra layer of protection in online ...

Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. A virtual credit card is a randomly generated card number you can use when shopping online or over the ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Approximately 48% of US adults have signed up for a subscription service’s free trial and forgotten to cancel it, according to a new CNET survey. Consistently making this mistake can add up to ...

Black Friday is fast approaching, one of the busiest periods for holiday shopping, and cybercriminals are finding new ways to target online shoppers. Security researchers at EclecticIQ discovered a ...

Buying stuff online can be a risky proposition. Sure, the big vendors do their best to make you feel safe, but what if you have to give up your credit card digits to a vendor you don't know? As it ...

Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and loyalty programs, budgeting, and all things personal finance. In addition to writing for publications like Bankrate, CreditCards ...