Protect: secure your bank cards
Use the bank card manager in Yandex Browser for Mobile to view, change, and delete your card data.
Save a bank card
When you enter your bank card details in Yandex Browser for the first time, the browser asks whether you want to save this information and use it for autofilling online payment forms in the future.
To save bank card data manually:
- Tap
in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
- Select .
- If you have already created a master password, please enter it to access your data storage.
- In the bottom-right corner, tap
.
- Enter the card number, expiration date, and the owner's last and first name (if any).
- Tap Save.
You can also link your card to your Yandex account.
Storing cards in Yandex Browser vs Yandex server
Properties | Yandex account | Yandex Browser |
---|---|---|
Where can I pay? |
| In any online store or online payment service. |
How is my data protected? | Your data is protected by the PCI DSS standard developed by VISA and MasterCard. | AES-256-GCM encryption is applied with a key used for password encryption. For better protection, create a master password. A key protected with a master password is almost impossible to decipher. |
Can any online stores or other online payment recipients access my card data? | No. | They can access the card data, just like when you enter your card details manually. |
Properties | Yandex account | Yandex Browser |
---|---|---|
Where can I pay? |
| In any online store or online payment service. |
How is my data protected? | Your data is protected by the PCI DSS standard developed by VISA and MasterCard. | AES-256-GCM encryption is applied with a key used for password encryption. For better protection, create a master password. A key protected with a master password is almost impossible to decipher. |
Can any online stores or other online payment recipients access my card data? | No. | They can access the card data, just like when you enter your card details manually. |
View card data
- Tap
in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
- Select .
- If you have already created a master password, please enter it to access your data storage.
- Tap the image of the desired card.
Change bank card data
- Tap
in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
- Select .
- If you have already created a master password, please enter it to access your data storage.
- Tap the image of the desired card.
- Tap Edit.
- Change the card number, expiration date, or first and last name of the card owner.
- Tap Save.
Delete a bank card
- Tap
in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
- Select .
- If you have already created a master password, please enter it to access your data storage.
- Tap the image of the desired card.
- Tap Delete card.
- Confirm deletion.
Synchronizing cards
For security reasons, card data is only synchronized if you're using the master password. Card data is securely protected during synchronization.
Card syncing will be disabled if syncing is fully disabled. To disable only password and card syncing:
- Tap
in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Syncing.
- Clear the Passwords option.
Disable the card manager
- Tap
in the browser (if you don't see this button, press the menu button on your smartphone).
- Tap .
- Disable the Bank card manager option.
The browser will no longer suggest bank card details in payment forms or offer to save cards. Previously entered card data will remain encrypted on your smartphone to become available as soon as you enable the bank card manager again.
To do this, enable the Bank card manager option in the settings.