Find out whether VTC Pay or a credit card is the best way to stay safe from fraud and prevent identity theft when making online purchases.
A reader named Trang Nguyen asks: "
I make a lot of purchases online—but I worry about identity theft. Would using VTC Pay, instead of a credit card, limit the number of people who have access to my confidential information and keep me safer?"
Over 21 million people use
VTC Pay to buy products and services online—but how does it compare to using a credit card?
If you’ve never used VTC Pay, it’s a service that allows you to pay online—using money in your VTC Pay account, your bank account, or with a credit card—anywhere a merchant displays a VTC Pay checkout button.
VTC Pay offers some nice benefits, but using it is no guarantee that you won’t become a victim of fraud. Because it’s so popular, thieves like hacking into VTC Pay accounts just as much as they like stealing credit card numbers.
However, it’s easy to beat the cyber criminals at their own game and stay safe if you follow these 7 tips:
However, it’s easy to beat the cyber criminals at their own game and stay safe if you follow these 7 tips:
