Why i cant add my cards on apple pay

why i cant add my cards on my apple pay

Posted on Aug 5, 2023 06:36 AM

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Aug 5, 2023 06:49 AM in response to lechel144

See the following Apple articles:

Set up Apple Pay -> Set up Apple Pay - Apple Support

 

👉 Countries and regions that support Apple Pay

Countries and regions that support Apple Pay - Apple Support (EG)


If you can't add a card to Apple Wallet to use with Apple Pay

If you can't add a card to Apple Wallet to use with Apple Pay - Apple Support

  • Apple does not approve or decline cards for use with Apple Pay. If your card was declined, contact your bank or card issuer.



Aug 5, 2023 06:57 AM in response to lechel144

The two biggest reasons cards can't be added to Apple Wallet are:


  1. The card isn't eligible to be used on Apple Wallet
  2. You live in a country which is different from where the card is issued


If for example you live in the US, but your card is issued for example in France, it cannot be added to Apple Wallet in the US. Conversely, if you live in France and your card was issued in the US, it cannot be added to Apple Wallet in France.

Aug 5, 2023 07:18 AM in response to lechel144

KiltedTim is 100% correct. And in your case, you're not going to be able to add your cards to Apple Wallet, so there is nothing you can do if you have cards from the Philippines, but you live in the Middle East.


Changing the store you use won't help you. The phone knows where you are. So get yourself a credit card issued in the country you live.

Aug 5, 2023 08:10 AM in response to lechel144

Just to clarify,


To add cards to Wallet, the phone needs to be set to a country where Apple Pay is supported in Settings ➡️ General ➡️ Language & Region ➡️ Region, and you need a card from a country where Apple Pay is supported that is also supported by its issuer for Apple Pay.


The Philippines does not yet support Apple Pay. So no cards from there can be added to the Wallet App.

You could probably add a card from some countries in the Middle East where Apple Pay is supported


Your physical location and your Apple ID’s region have nothing to do with Apple Pay.




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