Using a debit card could leave you liable for any losses due to theft, whereas with a credit card the bank is stuck with any unauthorized charges it allows.
Citi and probably other banks let you define a "virtual" credit card number for a particular merchant and restrict charges to that number. https://www.citibank.com/us/cards/gen-content/messages/van/ On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Alan Litchfield <alan at alphabyte.co.nz> wrote: > The only counter measure I can think of in this instanceis to get a debit > card and put say $500 onto it. Use it for nothing else except for paying > these types of subscriptions and top it up only when subscriptions are due.
