Online payment platforms often ask for phone verification when opening a new account, and again for certain security prompts later (a login from an unrecognized device, enabling two-factor authentication). Freelancers and sellers running a separate business account, or anyone testing a checkout integration, often want that number to be independent of their personal line.
Steps
Rent a number for the payment platform you're signing up with — an instant rental is enough for the initial verification code.
Enter the number (with country code) in the platform's phone-verification step, during signup or when prompted for a security check.
It texts a verification code, usually within seconds.
Enter the code from your rental's status page to finish.
Worth knowing for a business account
If this number is for an ongoing business account rather than a one-off signup, a monthly rental keeps it reserved so the platform can text the same number again for future security checks, instead of the number becoming unreachable right after the first code.
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