You can create a new card from your web or mobile browser, mobile app, or browser extension.
Website
Click the blue New Card button on your homepage.
To create a Merchant Card, click Create Card. You can then optionally nickname your card and set a logo for it.
This does not lock the card to the merchant. Privacy Cards will lock to a merchant once they’re used for a purchase. Nicknames and and logos can be changed at a later time.
Merchant Cards
- Lock to the first merchant they’re used with and will be declined at any other merchants
- Can be used as many times as you’d like with the same merchant
- Good for subscriptions, recurring transactions, and merchants you frequently shop with
To create a Single-Use Card, click Spend Limit and click the Single-Use button. Then click on Set Spend Limit.
Single-Use Cards
- Automatically close after the first transaction is authorized
- Cannot be used again after one transaction
- Good for merchants you don’t plan on shopping with again
Category Cards
- If you are on a paid Privacy plan, you will see the ability to create a Category Card on web
- These cards lock to a set of merchants that fit within a predefined spending category
- Control your budget by setting limits across categories
Mobile app
Click the purple "+" button on the bottom right corner of the app.
From here, you can choose between creating Merchant-Locked Cards, Single-Use Cards, Shared Cards, or Category-Locked Cards, depending on which subscription plan you are on.
Browser extension
Click the purple "New Card" button at the top of the extension window.
From here, you can choose between creating Merchant-Locked Cards, Single-Use Cards, or Category-Locked Cards, depending on which subscription plan you are on.
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Please reach out to us at support@privacy.com and we’ll help you out