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 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 ...

Google's virtual card feature is a safer way to make payments, both in-app and online. When you use this feature, a unique virtual card number replaces your physical card number. This way, when you ...

Let's be real. Sometimes, suspicious online websites have the best deals or the items we need. When you feel hesitant about entering your card information, you could use a virtual card -- not to be ...

When you make a purchase online, by mail or over the phone, you may wonder whether your credit card information is secure.

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 ...

My Capital One VentureOne Rewards card is my ticket to safer and more convenient online shopping, thanks to its virtual cards feature. Raina He is a contributor to CNET Money. She previously worked as ...