How To Set Up Apple Pay On iPhone Wallet App

Digital innovation has transformed people’s lifestyle and the envelope is being pushed further. Our daily mode of transactions, too, has seen a sea change over the years after the arrival of smartphones. 

Users can now make payments through their smart handsets seamlessly. For iPhone users, the introduction of Apple Pay has brought convenience making transactions. 

Using Apple Pay is simpler than using a physical card. It also provides safety too. 

You can store your cards in the Wallet app and use Apple Pay to make secure payments in stores, for travel, in apps, and on websites that support Apple Pay.

How To Set Up Apple Pay in Wallet on iPhone

To set up Apple Pay, add your debit, credit, and prepaid cards to Wallet.

Add a debit or credit card

First of all, check if your card is compatible with Apple Pay. Contact the card issuer to find out. Here the the steps to be followed then:

1. Go to the Wallet app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Add. You may be asked to sign in to your Apple Account.
3. Add any of the following types of cards:

• A new card: Tap Debit or Credit Card, tap Continue, then hold iPhone near the chip on the card. If the card doesn’t have a chip, tap Enter Card Details Manually, then enter the card number or tap Scan Card with Camera.
• Your previous cards: Tap Previous Cards, then choose any cards you previously used. These cards may include the card associated with your Apple Account, or Apple Pay on your other devices, cards you added to Safari AutoFill, or cards you removed from Wallet. Tap Continue, verify with Face ID or Touch ID, then follow the onscreen prompts.
• A card from a supported app: Below the “From Apps on Your iPhone”, tap the app of your bank or card issuer.

    4.Verify your information with your bank or card issuer. You might be asked to provide additional information or to download an app before approving your card for use with Apple Pay.

Set the default card for payments

The first debit or credit card you add to Wallet becomes the default card. If you wish to choose another card as the default, here are the steps to follow

1. Go to the Wallet app on your iPhone.
2. Touch and hold the card you wish to set as the default, then drag it to the front of the stack.

Connect your account to Wallet

iPhone users can connect their account to Wallet and check their account balance, full transaction history, and more.

Here are the steps to connect account to Wallet:

1. Go to the Wallet app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the card you want to connect.
3. Tap Get Started, then follow the onscreen prompts.

Note: If you don’t see Get Started below the card, the card issuer doesn’t support this feature. 

View and manage card details

Apple Card users can view and manage their card details through Use Apple Card on iPhone. For other cards, the following needs to be done:

1. Go to the Wallet app  on your iPhone.
2. Tap the card.
3. Tap the three dots, then tap any of the following:
   • Card Number: View the last four digits of the card number and Device Account Number—the number transmitted to the merchant.
   • Card Details: Check more details; change the billing address; turn the transaction history on or off; or remove the card from Wallet.
   • Notifications: Turn notifications on or off.

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