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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by Moru on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:39AM (#14358840)
In Sweden we have at least one bank that has e-cards where you can set up a new card for each transaction. You decide how long it is valid in months and for how much total and recieve a unique card number and ccv. I have been using this at least 15 years for payments online. You set it up, make the payment and then immediately close the card again if you want to be extra safe.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by zapt02 on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:57PM (#14360347)
Unfortunately my bank (Nordea) removed this excellent feature and instead refer to having Visa 3D Secure verification, which basically only works in Sweden and is voluntary for the entity charging the credit card. Now I have to pay for two cards just to be able to do this.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by sync on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:50AM (#14359631)
Final is doing a take on this as well for the US: https://getfinal.com/
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by comex on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:24PM (#14361920)
There's also Privacy:

https://privacy.com

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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by RangerScience on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:54PM (#14360310)
I like the look of Final, but $50/year seem pretty pricey for a credit card. Why's it worth it?
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by brianpgordon on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:29PM (#14360659)
Bank of America has this in the US.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by OkGoDoIt on Friday May 19, 2017 @02:27AM (#14373408)
Or at least they used to. I used to use it all the time on my Bank of America credit card but haven't used it in a few years. I just tried to use it last week and it seems like the option has disappeared. Maybe it's just bad web design, but I can't find it anywhere now.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by brianpgordon on Friday May 19, 2017 @05:11PM (#14379393)
Go to your credit card summary page and scroll down. There's a box on the bottom right titled ShopSafe.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by zerf on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:42PM (#14360807)
For those interested in this concept in other countries, check out the SudoPay app which lets you spin up and spin down virtual cards just like this.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by jtriangle on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:51PM (#14360906)
And before you get your hopes up, it's IOS only =(
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by GavinMcG on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:56AM (#14359709)
Citibank does this as well, at least with my credit card.
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by smnrchrds on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:40PM (#14361502)
Does anyone offer this service in Canada?
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by gondo on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:20AM (#14359296)
what is the bank name if i may ask?
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Re:A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to ... by rhblake on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:40AM (#14359511)
Swedbank has provided this service for many years (https://www.swedbank.se/privat/kort-och-betalningar/kort/log...). You could also use one of the many independent sparbanker affiliated with Swedbank (they use Swedbank's platform).
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