Disable Autofill Payment Methods in Chrome

This guide explains how to turn the “Save and fill payment methods” feature on or off in the Google Chrome browser. Keeping your payment details private is a great way to improve your online security.

Why: You might want to stop Chrome from saving your credit card numbers to keep your financial data off your computer, especially if you share a device.

What happens when done: Chrome will stop asking to save your new card information, and it will no longer suggest your saved cards when you shop online.

Google Chrome is a web browser from Google. It uses the same core technology as Microsoft Edge, which makes them work in very similar ways.

Enable/Disable Saving Credit Card Payment Methods in Chrome

You can manage your saved cards directly through your browser settings.

1. Open Google Chrome browser.
2. Type chrome://settings/payments into the address bar and press Enter to go there directly.
3. Alternatively, click the three dots in the top right corner and select Settings.
4. Select Autofill and passwords from the left menu.
5. Click on Payment methods.

Toggle the switch next to Save and fill payment methods to turn it off or on.

Note: You should also visit payments.google.com to view and manage any cards that are synced to your Google account across all your devices.

Enable / Disable save and fill payment methods in Chrome using the Registry

Advanced users can use the Windows Registry Editor to manage this setting. Note: This method is intended for managed work or school environments. It may not persist or work as expected on personal, non-domain-joined accounts.

First, open the Windows Registry. Remember to back up your registry before making any changes, or create a System Restore point as a safety measure.

Go to this path:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome

If you do not see the Google or Chrome folders, right-click the Policies folder, select New > Key, and name them accordingly.

1. Right-click in the Chrome folder.
2. Select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
3. Name it AutofillCreditCardEnabled.
4. Double-click it and set the “Value data” to 0 to disable saving cards.
5. Set it to 1 to enable it.

You may need to restart your computer for these changes to take effect. To restore normal control, simply delete the AutofillCreditCardEnabled entry.

Reference:

Chrome Enterprise Policy