marketplace

Selling through freelance platforms or marketplaces creates a whole category of spending that goes out before any income comes in — platform fees, seller subscriptions, listing and promotion costs. Most people run these through the same card as everything else, then lose an evening later...

Buying from an unfamiliar marketplace or smaller storefront creates two separate worries that people usually treat as one: whether the payment will clear, and whether handing over full card details to a one-time seller is wise. A dedicated virtual card addresses both. It removes the legacy...