Sadly it's not how these platform operates, they provide the card for security deposit usually. That's why I've used Agoda every time I could (works well in As

Sadly it's not how these platform operates, they provide the card for security deposit usually. That's why I've used Agoda every time I could (works well in Asia, spotty elsewhere), because they allow paypal payment. Hotel will still want your card for the deposit but you can just provide it on the first day. This way you don't have to fight with a place that did overbooking or similar and still has your card on file.