TThe debit I have been using for my apple account is now always being declined. I tried other cards but the same thing. Please help.
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.3.2
The iTunes stores in many countries do not accept debit cards as a valid form of payment. It may be your country has changed policy.
Carolyn Samit wrote:
Payment methods you can use in the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store - Apple Support
That document used to be a lot more informative and would actually list the valid payment forms for each country. Do you know if a Visa debit card is accepted somewhere if it states that? Just displaying "Visa" when it means credit card only can be misleading.
Amma4611: It helps to state in which country you live when asking questions about the iTunes Store as each country has its own rules.
Like others have asked, knowing your country would help, but here is something that may help.
They have to have the VISA logo on them to be used as forms of payments. You cannot just use a regular debit card as its for making payments at a physical store.
You can also open a PayPal account and link your bank account to that and then use PayPal as a form of payment. This would help you make your purchases and you wouldn't have any problems.
Hope this helps.
I don't think so, my friends using apple products aren't having this issue. Some of them we use same bank and same sort of cards but still.
I live in Nigeria, but the thing is I have been using these same cards prior to this problem.
It may not be Apple then. I would suggest calling your bank and letting them know your card isn't being accepted any longer.
I had a similar issue with another online store that took debit cards and then all of a sudden it stopped. For me it turned out that for my bank I had my street name "Toronto Street" but in the account info page I typed "Toronto St" and this caused an issue.
Also if the card expired or was replaced the 3 digit code on the back will be different.
Hope this helps shed some more insight.
Aug. 2015 topic on debit card not being accepted - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7183022
All my debit cards are being declined
