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 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 Cash 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 declined*

  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. Try the purchase again.

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

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