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PayPal Launches Virtual Debit Card

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-idea-bad-testbed dept.

IpSo_ writes "You can now use PayPal via a Virtual Debit Card when making online purchases anywhere MasterCard is accepted. Basically it generates a virtual card number each time you make a transaction online so you don't have to use your personal debit or credit card number. Will people be more comfortable making online purchases with this, or will it flop because its too much of an inconvenience?"

3 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. Discover have been generating numbers for years... by mdaitc · · Score: 5, Informative
    Discover Card have been generating numbers for years...

    there's the stanadlone App, or the web-based version - the numbers are one-time use, and can be used anywhere - on or off the net.

    why is the rest of the world not keeping up?

  2. "Article" is a pop-up window by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    The editors really don't look at this stuff, do they?

    The link goes to the contents of a pop-up window displaying a FAQ that's intended for the BETA USERS of this service.

    "Launched" isn't the word that should be used for the current state.

  3. Re:This is a GREAT idea. by ShaunC · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can't use your PayPal account directly to subscribe to (or receive funds for) adult websites, but your PayPal debit card is just a regular Mastercard, as far as purchases go.

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