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Suggestions for a replacement for PayPal (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I have never liked PayPal and I am still forced to use them. Did you knew the longest password you can use us 20 characters?

(I'm located within the European Union) Anyhow, I want something more private, but still quite convenient to use and have something in between my bank details and the site I'm shopping on. Years some companies make virtual temporary cards.

I remember I tried getting privacy.com back in the day but couldn't as it was for Americans and Canadians at the time.

Suggestions? :P

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[–] 8 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Monero is the absolute best privacy you're going to get for online payments, although it's not accepted in a lot of places.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I knew about this. I simply wanted something that already is accepted in most places, but also isn't PayPal but can still create virtual cards for payment. Even if they were to be leaked, no harm done because they're virtual and probably only had the exact amount of money it needed to complete a purchase (once). So it has 0 at the time of a leak or is probably removed.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Many online banks and money services can do this. I have an account with one whose main purpose is transferring money to my home country to pay my student loans and for money while traveling, but they also offer these digital visa cards. Wouldn't consider it "private" in any serious way but it's probably less bad than paypal.

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