It is the account where one receives the salary or pension, the account from which one makes any sort of payments and the account from where we withdraw money at ATMs. But what is so specific about this type of account and what made it so popular?

In order to minimize potential miss-uses of the credit cards by non-owners, in France, the contactless payments are limited at 50€ / transaction and to a certain number of transactions per day. Beyond this number the owner will be required to use the card by introducing the PIN number.

The virtual credit card is meant to secure further your online transactions. For instance, if you have an account with a commercial bank it may very well be linked to a credit or debit card. This card has your name on it, a unique identification number of 16 digits, an expiration date and potentially a security number of 3 digits, all what you need to provide each time you make an online payment.