With financial crime on the rise, it's important to know which payment methods you should use and which you should avoid.

All mainstream credit card numbers obey a mathematical trick designed to catch the most common typos. It’s called the Luhn ...

Now that you've got a new virtual card number for your Apple Cash, your iPhone's Safari app can autofill your card information if you make a purchase on your phone.

When you use autofill to enter a credit card, Safari draws from its local data store: If you enter the verification code (most frequently labeled a CVV or CVC) in Safari’s autofill settings ...

The new Apple Cash virtual card number feature is available as part of iOS 17.4, which is rolling out now to everyone. As always, remember that Apple Cash is only available in the United States.