why does my iPhone ask me if I want to "add money" when I try and pay with my Apple Card.

I just signed up for the Apple Card and was approved but when I went to use it at super market my apple wallet Apple Pay asked if I wanted to add money to Apple Pay??????/

Why doesn't it just work like a regular credit card?

Do I have to add money every time I want to use it?

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Mar 17, 2022 5:45 PM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2022 6:29 PM

That sounds like you may have been attempting to pay with Apple Cash instead of with the Apple Card. It is possible to add money to Apple Cash and to use it to make a purchase using Apple Pay.

The following has instructions on how to set or change the default card for Apple Pay: Change or remove the payment cards that you use with Apple Pay - Apple Support


And the following has instructions on how to change from the default to another card for an individual transaction: Make purchases using Apple Pay - Apple Support


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Mar 17, 2022 6:29 PM in response to mdl1234

That sounds like you may have been attempting to pay with Apple Cash instead of with the Apple Card. It is possible to add money to Apple Cash and to use it to make a purchase using Apple Pay.

The following has instructions on how to set or change the default card for Apple Pay: Change or remove the payment cards that you use with Apple Pay - Apple Support


And the following has instructions on how to change from the default to another card for an individual transaction: Make purchases using Apple Pay - Apple Support


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