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I can't add a card as a payment method in App Store

Please help me I cannot download any apps because it keeps asking me for a verification for my billing address. I try to update my card but it does not let me add it keeps saying card declined.



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Posted on Feb 26, 2022 1:31 PM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2022 1:34 PM

A “payment declined” or “card declined" message means that the issuer of the credit or debit card you have on file in your iTunes account rejected a charge or account confirmation. It is not an Apple problem; Apple is just passing through the message from your issuer. There are a number of reasons the charge or verification might be declined:

  • Insufficient balance or account in arrears
  • Account suspended for suspected fraud (not necessarily by you)
  • Error in card number
  • Wrong expiration date
  • Wrong security (CVV) code
  • Address in your iTunes account does not match exactly the billing address for the card
  • The card was not issued in the country of the iTunes store
  • You are connected through a VPN provider that does not terminate in the country of the iTunes store you are connected to.


Here is additional information from Apple→If your payment method is declined in the App Store or iTunes Store - Apple Support

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Feb 26, 2022 1:34 PM in response to jaybian

A “payment declined” or “card declined" message means that the issuer of the credit or debit card you have on file in your iTunes account rejected a charge or account confirmation. It is not an Apple problem; Apple is just passing through the message from your issuer. There are a number of reasons the charge or verification might be declined:

  • Insufficient balance or account in arrears
  • Account suspended for suspected fraud (not necessarily by you)
  • Error in card number
  • Wrong expiration date
  • Wrong security (CVV) code
  • Address in your iTunes account does not match exactly the billing address for the card
  • The card was not issued in the country of the iTunes store
  • You are connected through a VPN provider that does not terminate in the country of the iTunes store you are connected to.


Here is additional information from Apple→If your payment method is declined in the App Store or iTunes Store - Apple Support

I can't add a card as a payment method in App Store

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