Apple Pay just got released in Egypt from a few days ago, and when I tried to add my NBE Prepaid Meeza Card on my iPhone X, it gave me a “Card Cannot be added”. When I tried to add the same card to my iPhone 14 Pro Max, it worked. Anyone know the solution?
iPhone X, iOS 16
To the best of by knowledge, Meeza is not a supported network. Many (most?) prepaid cards do not support Apple Pay. To the best of my knowledge, only debit cards (not prepaid debit cards) from a few banks are currently supported.
Please contact Apple Support in Egypt for further assistance.
Egypt
I wonder if Apple Pay in Egypt requires a newer version than iOS 16.x.x
These are the banks officially supporting Apple Pay.
Egypt
There really is no more information than that. You’ll need to work with Apple Support in Egypt to resolve the issue.
Egypt
0800 000 0888
Please make sure your device is updated to iOS 18.2, released yesterday. Here are the basics.
Does your financial institution support Apple Pay?
Confirm your region is set correctly.
Change the language and region on iPhone - Apple Support
Change your Apple ID country or region
Do you use a VPN?
Have you called the bank to verify they support Apple Pay? What payment network is it on, Visa, Mastercard, or what exactly?
Yep, I have called Apple Pay and the bank and they said that it should work. It is a Prepaid Card from National Bank of Egypt. The payment network is Meeza.
When I change my Apple ID Country, it says I have to cancel my Apple Music Subscription. I don’t want to cancel it so is there any other option?
Apple Pay just got supported in Egypt by a few banks including NBE, and the prepaid Meeza card. And as I said earlier, I tried adding it on another iPhone and it worked.
This could be due to the card not being supported by apple wallet.
What model was the iPhone you added the card to?
iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The phone im trying to add the card to is iPhone X.
It is supported by Apple Pay. I said that it works on my other iPhone.
Card Cannot Be Added On Apple Pay
