Four years later, Apple bends to India's demands over card payments
App Store and iCloud users in India should soon be able to subscribe using credit or debit cards again, as Apple tries to smooth the way to launching Apple Pay. Dierdre O'Brien and Tim Cook open Apple BKC, the first Apple Store in India (Source: Apple) Starting in June 2022, India introduced extra banking laws regarding any online recurring payments, such as subscriptions, and Apple ceased accepting any debit or credit cards in the country. The company said at the time only that it was because of banking regulations and that users would have to switch to India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Now according to Indian financial publication Moneycontrol , Apple is testing credit and debit card options with a limited number of users. Reportedly, the intention is to roll it out across India in the next few months. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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App Store and iCloud users in India should soon be able to subscribe using credit or debit cards again, as Apple tries to smooth the way to launching Apple Pay. Dierdre O'Brien and Tim Cook open Apple BKC, the first Apple Store in India (Source: Apple) Starting in June 2022, India introduced extra banking laws regarding any online recurring payments, such as subscriptions, and Apple ceased accepting any debit or credit cards in the country. The company said at the time only that it was because of banking regulations and that users would have to switch to India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Now according to Indian financial publication Moneycontrol , Apple is testing credit and debit card options with a limited number of users. Reportedly, the intention is to roll it out across India in the next few months. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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App Store and iCloud users in India should soon be able to subscribe using credit or debit cards again, as Apple tries to smooth the way to launching Apple Pay.
Dierdre O'Brien and Tim Cook open Apple BKC, the first Apple Store in India (Source: Apple) Starting in June 2022, India introduced extra banking laws regarding any online recurring payments, such as subscriptions, and Apple ceased accepting any debit or credit cards in the country.
The company said at the time only that it was because of banking regulations and that users would have to switch to India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
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