Visa debit card personal info to merchant

User32988

When I purchase online from overseas using my visa debit card (HSBC), the merchant is asking about my full name, date of birth, phone number in addition to card number, cvv and billing address.
Please suggest if I can give these details? Is it safe?.

DCFC79

User32988 wrote: »

When I purchase online from overseas using my visa debit card (HSBC), the merchant is asking about my full name, date of birth, phone number in addition to card number, cvv and billing address.
Please suggest if I can give these details? Is it safe?.

What's the website ?

If your not confident then don't follow through with the purchase.

Dobbibill

What company are you purchasing from?

Why would they ask you a DOB, unless it was an age restricted purchase?

I would be cautious.

Maybe more details would give you a more tailored response.

diamonds

Is this not Mastercode or Verified by Visa at the checkout process you refer to ?

grumbler

User32988 wrote: »

When I purchase online from overseas using my visa debit card (HSBC), the merchant is asking about my full name,

How can they make sure that you are paying with a card on your name without asking?

date of birth, phone number in addition to card number, cvv and billing address.

Phone number isn't a secret. Name and billing address are information that they can see and use for verification. Most likely the same for the DOB and the phone number.

Please suggest if I can give these details? Is it safe?.

I don't see any problems.

User32988

They may use my card details to make some transactions, and then use my date of birth and phone number in case if any verification required from visa/bank. Is it possible?

Nebulous2

Have you researched the company? Do they have good reviews? If they are much cheaper than anyone else, why is that?

The only thing there that doesn't appear standard to me is date of birth.

grumbler

Yes, merchants definitely can see information linked to the card number (or check if the information they have is coorrect?). I am pretty sure about the name and the address at least.

boo_star

grumbler wrote: »

Yes, merchants definitely can see information linked to the card number (or check if the information they have is coorrect?). I am pretty sure about the name and the address at least.

DOB and Telephone can't be checked.

I can understand asking for a telephone number (landline) but DOB is unnecessary.

If you're not comfortable just give a fake one (that you can remember)

They won't be able to verify it.

Edit: They can't "see" the information either. They CAN submit it and see if it passes muster, but they won't ever see the "right" answer.