Starling Bank’s new virtual cards are what every bank needs
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#66MNV)
Starling Bank's virtual debit cards. | Image: Starling Bank UK-based Starling Bank is introducing new virtual debit cards this week that will help customers manage spending, saving, and even security free of charge. These new virtual cards will be linked to a main Starling bank account and use your balance, but they'll have a unique card number, CVV, and expiry date. That makes them perfect for bundling together payments and tracking how much you're spending, or using separate cards for security purposes.
Not a day seems to go by without a security breach somewhere, and the worst ones can expose your card numbers and details. While Starling Bank has introduced its virtual cards primarily for tracking spending, you could also use them to assign a virtual card to different utility providers or even...