SIM swaps: why app codes beat text-message codes
If someone moves your number to their SIM, every text code goes to them. Why app-based codes avoid that risk.
Read the guide : SIM swaps: why app codes beat text-message codesLIB Guides
Guides for paying online with a prepaid card.
Plain-language help on crypto checkouts, ad accounts, subscriptions, bookings, declined payments and keeping an account safe — written by the team that reviews the orders.
Fixing an address mismatch decline in three tries or fewer
Billing address checks compare a few characters. Enter the right ones and most mismatch declines disappear.
Read the guide : Fixing an address mismatch decline in three tries or fewerA weekly spending ceiling with small prepaid cards
One modest card a week turns online spending into a fixed allowance. How to set it up and keep it honest.
Read the guide : A weekly spending ceiling with small prepaid cardsReading a card face: holder, thru date, network and billing address
Every field on a virtual card has a job at checkout. Here is what each one is for and where people usually go wrong.
Read the guide : Reading a card face: holder, thru date, network and billing addressPaying with ETH: gas fees and how to avoid a short payment
Gas comes out of your wallet, not the payment, but mistakes still lead to underpaid orders. How to send ETH cleanly.
Read the guide : Paying with ETH: gas fees and how to avoid a short paymentLinkedIn ads on a prepaid card: billing in practice
LinkedIn bills high-cost clicks in steady chunks. What to expect when a prepaid card pays for B2B campaigns.
Read the guide : LinkedIn ads on a prepaid card: billing in practiceRunning a VPS on a prepaid card: billing cycles and credits
Hourly billing, account credit and monthly invoices: how server providers charge, and how a prepaid card fits in.
Read the guide : Running a VPS on a prepaid card: billing cycles and creditsConcert and event tickets online: fast checkout without overspending
Ticket queues reward speed, and fees reward patience. Prepare a card in advance and you get both.
Read the guide : Concert and event tickets online: fast checkout without overspendingSpot a fake checkout page before you type a card number
Copycat payment pages look convincing. A short list of checks catches most of them before any data leaves your hands.
Read the guide : Spot a fake checkout page before you type a card numberTotal = balance + top-up charge + issue fee
Your card is one short checkout away.
Open an account, switch on two-factor sign-in and order the balance you need. You only ever pay for a card you order.