Ability to set a number for the Apple Cash virtual card
iOS 17.4, which is currently available to beta testers, includes significant changes for Apple Cash users.
Apple Cash users can now set up a virtual card number that can be used for purchases when Apple Pay online is not available.
Apple Cash — it's a prepaid Apple debit card that users could previously use exclusively with Apple Pay, with no card number provided. Money on your Apple Cash card can also be sent to friends and family, transferred to a bank, or added to your Apple Card balance.
In iOS 17.4, Apple is giving Apple Cash customers a new way to spend their balance even if Apple Pay isn't available. New pop-up message in «Wallet» reads:
Setting the virtual card number. Keep your card details secure with a new security code for every transaction. Easily access this card number in Safari and use it for online purchases where Apple Pay is not available.
Once you choose to set up your virtual Apple Cash card number, you can view that card number, create new card numbers and security codes, and more. This is essentially the same functionality that has been available on the Apple Card since its launch, but now on the Apple Cash debit card.
iOS 17.4 is expected to be released to all users in early March.