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How to get a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number

Miles March 7, 2020 Citi 13 Comments

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How to get a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number

Virtual credit card numbers are random credit numbers you can use online that are associated with a real credit card.  So this means, instead of using your real Citi Prestige, you can create a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number that is linked to that card, but doesn’t reveal the real card number. It’s a great way to protect your real credit card number and is specific to one online merchant. Interested? This is how do you get a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number?

Who can get Virtual Account Numbers?

Citi Virtual Credit Card Number

Why would you want one?Citi Virtual Credit Card Number

How can you get one?

  • One option is going here

Citi Virtual Credit Card Number

Then you can generate numbers one of two ways, once you register the card

I use a Mac so the downloaded program didn’t work, but the web-based auto generator is super easy. You’ll want to make sure you allow Flash to be run.

You’ll be asked to generate…

You’ll be prompted to select an account

Citi Virtual Credit Card Number

And Voila…Your Citi Virtual Credit Card Account Number

You now have a virtual account number that you can use that will bill your existing card and help protect yourself.
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13 Comments

  1. Dave deWolfe Reply
    July 4, 2020 at 9:06 am

    My Citibank virtual account numbers feature disappeared from my credit card about a year ago (July 2019) without any notification. It apparently has something to do with Adobe Flash maintenance being discontinued. The virtual account numbers featured specifying an expiration date and dollar limits. The latter feature was great in that you could specify the amount of the online purchase, which precluded vendors from charging more than they were supposed to (guess what? some of them do!). For some reason Citibank does not provide a list of which of their cards now offer the virtual account feature. If anyone finds such a list, please let me know.
    I am now using Capital One virtual account numbers which does not allow the user to specify dollar limits or expiration dates. While it is actually easier to use than Citibank, not being able to specify dollar limits is a serious disadvantage, Your entire line of credit is at risk.

  2. John Reply
    May 6, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    Great Article! Do you know how many possible cards we can make at a time? Example: once I generate one card, can I only use that one virtual card, and can I make 3 or 6 more virtual cards? thank you for your hep

    • Miles Reply
      May 6, 2018 at 7:10 pm

      John – thanks! I don’t know…lemme know if you try and I’ll update the article

  3. EdW Reply
    April 26, 2018 at 9:27 am

    Citi’s online virtual account number tool uses Adobe Flash. That’s a show-stopping fail for me – Flash is insecure and buggy and I refuse to run it.

    • MPH Reply
      March 7, 2020 at 4:17 pm

      I heard on another forum that this feature is going away soon?

      • Miles Reply
        March 7, 2020 at 5:07 pm

        Oh, could be? I know it’s currently still working – could you send me a link?

        • Joe Reply
          July 4, 2020 at 10:08 am

          I was hoping Citi would update to move past flash, but they don’t seem to care.

          https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/10/21124247/flash-support-history-of-web-1-0-flashpoint-bluemaxima

  4. AO Reply
    May 22, 2017 at 5:20 pm

    My ability to access VAN seems to have disappeared, presumably discontinued for my card, with no notice. Was handy for not exposing full credit to certain vendors that might improperly bill or have complaints against them for continuing to bill upon service cancellation.

    One of my numbers wouldn’t work, and that’s the only way I found out. So maybe don’t rely too heavily on this sort of thing, especially for auto-billing.

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