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What Is a Digital Wallet?

Understand services that store payment credentials for use on phones, computers, and supported checkouts.

Quick Answer

A digital wallet can represent payment cards using secured device/account credentials so you can pay without manually entering the card each time.

Step by Step

  1. Use the merchant, marketplace, carrier, bank, or card issuer's official website/app rather than a link in an unexpected email or text.
  2. A digital wallet can represent payment cards using secured device/account credentials so you can pay without manually entering the card each time.
  3. Save receipts, order numbers, tracking details, cancellation notices, and relevant communications.
  4. For unresolved billing or delivery problems, follow the official merchant/payment-provider escalation process and observe any applicable deadlines.

If That Doesn't Work

  • Pending authorizations, merchant billing names, refund timing, and dispute rights vary by merchant, financial institution, payment network, and transaction type.
  • Never send passwords, one-time verification codes, full card credentials, or remote computer access to someone who contacts you unexpectedly about an order or payment.