Why can’t I make use of my verve card

Payment methods should be issued in the same country as what the Apple ID account is set to. Mismatched countries will be rejected. Could that be it?

these are approved Payment methods

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Please do not post more than once. This is not Apple support and it is not instant chat.

A verve card is one of those cards to rebuild your financial profile - initial limit is $1,000.

https://www.vervecardinfo.com/about.html