Use your virtual card number for Apple Cash

Use your Apple Cash virtual card number to make secure purchases online where Apple Pay isn't yet available.

How your virtual card number works

Virtual card numbers are a way to keep your payment card information even more secure. For fraud protection, your 3-digit security code changes frequently with usage and over time. You can use your virtual card number online wherever Visa is accepted.

You can set up Safari AutoFill on your iPhone and iPad to easily access your virtual card number and use it to make purchases where Apple Pay isn't available. And you can request a new virtual card number if you suspect fraudulent activity.

How to view your Apple Cash virtual card number, expiration date, and security code

On iPhone

  1. Open Wallet, then tap your Apple Cash1 card.

  2. Tap the More button No alt supplied for Image, then tap Card Number.

  3. Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.

Under Virtual Card Number, you'll see your virtual card number, the expiration date, and the security code.

On iPad

  1. Open Settings, tap Wallet & Apple Pay, then tap your Apple Cash card.

  2. Tap Card Information.

  3. Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.

Under Virtual Card Number, you'll see your virtual card number, the expiration date, and the security code.

Pay with your Apple Cash virtual card number

On your iPhone or iPad

When you're ready to check out, Safari autofills your Apple Cash virtual card number as a payment method.

On your computer

When you check out, manually enter your Apple Cash virtual card number.

If you don't see your virtual card number

Make sure that your device is on iOS 17.4 or iPadOS 17.4 or later.

If you need to update, follow the steps in Update your iPhone or iPad.

On iPhone

  1. Open the Wallet app, then tap your Apple Cash card.

  2. Tap the More button No alt supplied for Image, then tap Card Number.

  3. Tap Set Up Virtual Card Number, then tap Continue.

  4. Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.

  5. Tap Done.

On iPad

  1. Tap Settings, then scroll down and tap Wallet & Apple Pay.

  2. Tap your Apple Cash card.

  3. Tap Card Information.

  4. Tap Set Up Virtual Card number.

  5. Tap Continue, then authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.

  6. Tap Done.

If your virtual card number purchase is declined2

  1. Review your virtual card information, then re-enter the card number, expiration date, and CVV on the merchant’s website.

    • If you make two separate purchases, the security code will be different for the second purchase.

  2. Check if the merchant accepts Visa. You can use your virtual card number only if the merchant accepts Visa.

  3. Try the purchase again.

  1. Apple Cash services are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Apple Payments Services LLC, a subsidiary of Apple Inc., is a service provider of Green Dot Bank for Apple Cash accounts. Neither Apple Inc. nor Apple Payments Services LLC is a bank. Learn more about the Terms and Conditions . Only available in the U.S. on eligible devices. To send and receive money with an Apple Cash account, you must be 18 and a U.S. resident. If you’re under 18, your family organizer can set up Apple Cash for you as part of their Apple Cash Family account, but you may not be able to access features that require a supported payment card. Security checks may require more time to make funds available. Apple Cash Family accounts can only send or receive up to $2000 within a rolling seven-day period. Tap to Cash transactions can only be used to sendor receive up to $2000 within a rolling seven-day period. Other limits apply, see Terms and Conditions for details. To access and use all Apple Cash features, you must have an eligible device with Wallet that has the latest version of iOS.

  2. Apple Cash doesn't support some merchant categories, such as cash-like transactions. See the Apple Cash Terms and Conditions.

Apple Pay is a service provided by certain Apple affiliates, as designated by the Apple Pay privacy notice. Neither Apple Inc. nor its affiliates are a bank. Any card used in Apple Pay is offered by the card issuer.

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