What's the difference between single and multi-use virtual cards?

Q: What's the difference between single and multi-use virtual cards?

<html><head></head><body><h2>Single and multi-use cards</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Card type </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Use </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Expiry </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Explanation </td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Single use </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> For 1 successful authorization only </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> After 1 use, it gets permanently blocked </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> If the authorization is declined, the card won’t be blocked. However, if the authorization is canceled, or the transaction refunded, the card will be blocked. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Multi-use </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Multiple authorizations </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> Expires after a period of time defined by the issuer </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </body></html>

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What&#x27;s the difference between single and multi-use virtual cards?

Accepted Answer

Single and multi-use cards

Card type	Use	Expiry	Explanation
Single use	For 1 successful authorization only	After 1 use, it gets permanently blocked	If the authorization is declined, the card won’t be blocked. However, if the authorization is canceled, or the transaction refunded, the card will be blocked.
Multi-use	Multiple authorizations	Expires after a period of time defined by the issuer

What's the difference between single and multi-use virtual cards?

Single and multi-use cards

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