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Re:E-commerce will evolve next month as Amazon loses the 1-C... by criley2 on Friday August 18, 2017 @11:12AM (#15046872)
You mean like a temporary credit card number valid for a small period of time or valid for a specific vendor?

We have those (at least in America), and have for many years. Services like "ShopSafe".

They also create many hassles and headaches. Can make returns difficult, validation difficult (please show the card used, what, it's a virtual card?), and the rigor may not be great (reoccurring charges on "invalidated" numbers, etc).

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Re:E-commerce will evolve next month as Amazon loses the 1-C... by clan on Friday August 18, 2017 @11:53AM (#15047267)
Yes - exactly. And with a specified amount so I am safeguarded from anu surprises.

I have never seen a service like that - so (I think) it is mainly on your side of the pond.

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Re:E-commerce will evolve next month as Amazon loses the 1-C... by kalleboo on Saturday August 19, 2017 @04:27AM (#15052332)
My Swedish bank also supports it so it's not unheard of in Europe either
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Re:E-commerce will evolve next month as Amazon loses the 1-C... by slvrspoon on Saturday August 19, 2017 @08:01AM (#15052913)
online virtual credit card #'s with specific values have pro's and con's for sure. we processes $millions of these for e-commerce: https://www.abine.com/maskme/features/cards/ #disclaimer i work at abine.
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