When will Apple Cash be available in Australia? I've set up two apple watches for my kids (10 & 12) and i'd like them to have access to a card/cash on them. If Apple Cash isn't coming to Australia what is an alternative way for them to pay via their watch? Thank you :)
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Hi shelleyharland
Welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.
Re: When will Apple Cash be available in Australia?
We are all Apple users, like yourself, in this community, so we do not know what Apple intends.
(Also some countries, financial institutions, governments, etc. may not wish to participate in Apple's financial products / possibilities.)
Apple Cash seems to be mainly for sending / receiving money with trusted friends or relatives,
To set up Apple Cash:
Currently, one needs to be at least 18 years old and live in the United States.
US families with younger kids can also participate.
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Re: "kids (10 & 12) and i'd like them to have access to a card/cash"
The youngest that one can use Apple Pay is 13 years old (date of birth in their Apple ID) although kids in some countries do have credit / debit cards available from their financial institutions earlier than that.
Apple Pay requires a debit/ credit card / can be set up on a Watch / and can be used to pay merchants etc. for purchases.
Learn where to use Apple Pay - Apple Support
Teenagers would need a credit / debit card from a supported card issuer:
Apple Pay participating banks and card issuers in Asia-Pacific – Apple Support
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Seems there are various companies (like Spriggy) in Australia, that can issue cards for kids, that can be managed through a parents wallet. (Don't know how reliable these companies are, or whether their products can be used on watches.)
Seems to be a way for parents who don't mind paying a fee, to manage pocket money digitally, until the kids are old enough to have, and manage, their own accounts.
All the best :-)
Hi shelleyharland
Welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.
Re: When will Apple Cash be available in Australia?
We are all Apple users, like yourself, in this community, so we do not know what Apple intends.
(Also some countries, financial institutions, governments, etc. may not wish to participate in Apple's financial products / possibilities.)
Apple Cash seems to be mainly for sending / receiving money with trusted friends or relatives,
To set up Apple Cash:
Currently, one needs to be at least 18 years old and live in the United States.
US families with younger kids can also participate.
__________________________________________________________________
Re: "kids (10 & 12) and i'd like them to have access to a card/cash"
The youngest that one can use Apple Pay is 13 years old (date of birth in their Apple ID) although kids in some countries do have credit / debit cards available from their financial institutions earlier than that.
Apple Pay requires a debit/ credit card / can be set up on a Watch / and can be used to pay merchants etc. for purchases.
Learn where to use Apple Pay - Apple Support
Teenagers would need a credit / debit card from a supported card issuer:
Apple Pay participating banks and card issuers in Asia-Pacific – Apple Support
____________________________________________________________________
Seems there are various companies (like Spriggy) in Australia, that can issue cards for kids, that can be managed through a parents wallet. (Don't know how reliable these companies are, or whether their products can be used on watches.)
Seems to be a way for parents who don't mind paying a fee, to manage pocket money digitally, until the kids are old enough to have, and manage, their own accounts.
All the best :-)
You are most welcome, and thank you kindly for replying, shelleyharland.
Seems using Apple Cash as a family would only allow kids under 18 to make purchases and send and receive money in Messages app with Apple Pay (currently United States only).
When they are 13, they will be able to use Apple Pay themselves, anyway.
It may add meaning to becoming a "teenager" to gain that freedom.
Guess the kids will get a whole lot out of having their watches anyway.
Seems it is only two years ago that Apple released news of" Family set-up" for
Australia for the Watch.
Family Setup on Apple Watch is coming to Australia - Apple
The article detailed lots of the 2020 advantages.
Re: "I guess I just have to wait until Apple Cash is in Australia?"
So, yes. Guess we wait and see if Apple extends Apple Cash to any other countries.
Cheers :-)
Thank you so much for the detailed response. We do have spriggy and it's already in my wallet - the problem I have is we aren;t in the US so we don't have apple cash. Apple cash seems to be the only thing you can add to a childs apple watch if they are under 13 - which they are. I wanted to add their spriggy cards to the watch but can't add any cards from the wallet because of their age. I'm stuck... One of the main reasons I got them the watch was so they can be in touch with me and also use it to get on and off the bus etc. I guess I just have to wait until Apple Cash is in Australia?
When will Apple Cash be available in Australia please
