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I used to have a credit card from a company (FIA, I believe) that offered this exact feature. You'd go to their website and request a one-time-use (or perhaps
by hamburglar 13y ago
I used to have a credit card from a company (FIA, I believe) that offered this exact feature. You'd go to their website and request a one-time-use (or perhaps it was a very short time limit) credit card number and specify a purchase limit for it. It was a great feature. A bit cumbersome to use a lot, but it worked.
- colinbartlett 13y agoPeople tend to use these for purchase they deem are high-risk such as from an unknown or shady looking merchant. The problem we are seeing is that it's often the big, legitimate merchants that are targets (ha) of high-tech theft. The kind of merchant for which you'd never think to use a one time use card.