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The Offer
Discover has partnered with Google to offer virtual card numbers, “A virtual card number replaces your actual Discover Card number when checking out online from the Google Chrome browser or Android apps, where available.”
Our Verdict
Easy $10 savings since this can be used anywhere. I’m not sure if the offer is targeted or available for everyone.
Hat tip to bazingy-benedictus
Got new offer by email today:
Want $20 extra for shopping with a virtual card number?
Your card is already saved in your Google Account. Turn on a virtual card number in your Google Chrome browser, then spend $200 or more with your virtual card number by 7/31/2025 to earn $20 cash back.
Earn $20 cash back when you spend $200+ with a virtual card number on Google Chrome, now to 7/31/2025.
1. Offer valid now through 7/31/2025. Earn $20 Cashback Bonus when you spend at least $200 on new purchases made using your Discover Card with a virtual card number. Virtual card numbers can be created and used in Google Chrome browser on desktop or mobile devices, and Android apps, where available. Virtual card number eligible purchases include those made online in Google Chrome browser, or in Android apps, where available, only when virtual card or virtual card number is selected. Virtual card numbers may not be accepted by all merchants. Tapping your mobile device in-store for Google Pay purchases is a different form of payment than virtual cards or virtual card numbers and are not eligible purchases. No activation required. Offer is non-transferable and limited to one offer per Discover account, whether the offer is received from Discover or Google. Purchases must be made with merchants in the U.S. To qualify for $20 Cashback Bonus, the purchase transaction date must be before or on the last day of the offer or promotion. For online purchases, the transaction date from the merchant may be the date when the item ships. Rewards are paid out based on the transaction date provided by the merchant. Discover does not determine the transaction date. Some merchants may provide a transaction date that may be different than the day the purchase was initiated. Rewards are added to your Cashback Bonus account within two billing periods of the end of the promotion. You will no longer be eligible for this offer if you switch to a Discover it Miles Card. Certain third-party payment accounts and virtual card number transactions may not earn $20 Cashback Bonus if the technology does not provide sufficient transaction details. Discover does not determine the transaction details it receives for purchases. Listed merchants are in no way sponsoring or affiliated with this program. Learn more at Discover.com/credit-cards/digital-wallets/google-pay/google-vcn. See Cashback Bonus Terms and Conditions for more information about your rewards.
2. Virtual card numbers can be created and used in Google Chrome browser on desktop or mobile devices, and Android apps, where available. Tapping your mobile device in-store for Google Pay purchases is a different form of payment than virtual cards or virtual card numbers. When paying online, look for virtual card or virtual card number to determine that you are using that form of payment. Virtual card numbers may not be accepted by all merchants.
ok this is easy to set up on an iphone once you know the steps, which took me a sec to figure out. chrome on desktop is prob the same.
download chrome app, log into your google account
in your google account (I just did this in a browser), add your discover card to your wallet. turn on the virtual wallet option
in the chrome app, go to settings > payment methods > toggle “Save and Fill Payments” to on
now, it will give you an option to autofill your virtual number in any online cc form. do NOT select google pay to pay – this is what was confusing me. i finally figured out it’ll just auto fill the virtual number in any cc form. some websites don’t seem to work properly (giftcards.com) but others worked seamlessly. i used it on best buy and already got my gift cards!
hope this helps others!
I got the email about virtual card number in chrome but no mention of the $10
Used it on an Amazon order for over $100 to take advantage of the %5 quarterly bonus too.
Hey
FRD
Using google chrome, sign into your google account and go to your Google Wallet payment methods – https://wallet.google.com/wallet/paymentmethods
If you add your Discover card, it will give you the option to use a Virtual card. Right now if I click my card it has a toggle button next to “Virtual card to pay online”
After your virtual card is set up in your wallet, any time you start typing in CC numbers to pay for something (in my case amazon) it will list your virtual card with all the other cards you have saved. Click on that and it will give you all the card details that you can type in if it does not autofill. Then just use that info to pay like normal.
Thanks FRD. For some reason I don’t have a toggle button.
Try this then. Go to chrome://settings/payments. If your card is listed there, click the three dots, and you should have an option to turn on the Virtual Card if it is eligible. If that option is not listed, your card might not be eligible for a virtual card.
I think I am going to figure this out. Now I at least get to choose a virtual card, but when I choose it the message is virtual card not available now. I am getting close. Thanks again.
FRD
I sympathize. They don’t make it easy to add. Some of my cards (AMEX) prompted me to add the virtual during payment on a website, but discover hasn’t done that for me, so I had to google a way to do it manually.
I didn’t get a “not available now” message, but if you are then likely your card is not eligible (mine is a discover IT for reference), or you can try again later and maybe it will go through. You could also contact Discover customer service I suppose.
Did anybody get this to work? What site did you use it on?
Received the $10 offer in email and used it to make an advance payment on water bill.
just received offer
Is this only for one purchase or can you have several purchases to add up to the $100? Thanks.
I got an email about this. But there was no spend offer attached
I have not tried it yet.