Is Apple Cash’s virtual debit card moving networks?
According to a report Friday (April 22) by Mac Rumors, updated images on the Apple website indicate that the card appears to be switching from Discover to Visa.
Apple Cash (formerly Apple Pay Cash) has operated via a partnership with Green Dot Bank on the Discover network — which, as the report notes, is much smaller than Visa or Mastercard — since its launch.
In the past few days, several Apple Cash virtual card images on the Apple website have been replaced with photos showing a Visa debit logo.
Mac Rumors says that while it’s not clear whether Apple will begin moving Discover-based Apple Cash accounts to the Visa network right away. However, the report says its testing shows that new Apple Cash accounts are being created with Visa.
It says that if you have a Discover Apple Cash account, deactivating Apple Cash in Settings on your device and then reactivating it will create a new Apple Cash Device Account Number on the Visa network.
Read more: Discover Launches Customer Data Privacy Tool
Earlier this week, Discover launched Online Privacy Protection, a free benefit for customers to help clean their information from websites that compile and sell user data.
The company says the benefit is for Discover’s credit card and banking customers alike and is available only through its mobile app.
Discover said the tool routinely scans 10 different popular people-search websites and helps scrub personal information of customers — things such as names, addresses, ages, and phone numbers. These sites compile, publish, and consumers’ information up for sale, and make it available for anyone to purchase from public-facing websites.
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