seventy one wrote: We shall have to wait and see if it can be disregarded, as you put it.
The comments can be disregarded precisely because it is necessary to wait and see what cards will be included if and when Apple Pay launches in India. In the meantime, the comments are both speculation and, unfortunately, inaccurate.
seventy one wrote: Debit cards are not acceptable in India. The only acceptable cards are shown when you edit your payment details.
Apple Pay has neither been launched nor announced in India, so there are no acceptable or unacceptable cards, nor is there any way to edit payment details for it. You may have been referring instead to:
- iTunes Store in India: which does accept certain debit cards from certain local banks.
- India generally: where debit cards account for more cards in issue and more transactions than credit cards.
seventy one wrote: A Visa sign does not mean Visa Debit anywhere unless it specifically says so.
This is incorrect. In many countries (presently including India), merchants accept all categories of Visa cards whilst displaying only the standard Visa symbol / brand mark. In some other countries (presently including the US), merchants may have different policies for different card categories. In the US, displaying only the standard Visa symbol / brand mark should indicate that the merchant accepts all Visa cards. Signage for specific card types should only be shown when limited acceptance policies apply.
seventy one wrote: Check with your bank if they have an arrangement for Apple Pay
This is not necessary. Apple Pay has not launched in India, so it is not presently possible to set it up or add cards from any banks there.
