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Number, date (though I never bothered to check if it's actually checked, besides stupid frontend shenanigans when I couldn't enter it because it had a whole whooping month ahead of the current date) and CVC.

As soon as I learned what BANK NAME is acceptable name I used it almost everywhere.

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I’ve never heard of this. Are you saying I could enter “MyLocal Bank” as the payer name instead of my own when transacting online with a credit card? This seems like the kind of fact that should be essential privacy knowledge if true!

Well, try it. But don't blame if some over zealous merchant would deny you without refund despite receiving you money.

This might not work super well if your package is crossing border either. Sure it's your billing address and not your shipping address, but sometimes they are all the same.

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