Apple has reportedly resumed accepting credit and debit card payments for App Store purchases and subscriptions, including iCloud, in India after a five-year gap. The move marks a reversal from 2022, when the company stopped card-based payments to comply with Reserve Bank of India rules on storing customer card data.
Apple had removed cards after the RBI required merchants and payment aggregators to stop saving card credentials on their own systems, forcing customers to use net banking, UPI, or Apple ID balance instead. The latest change suggests Apple has now adjusted its payment setup to fit those requirements without restoring the old storage model.
The restoration comes even as Apple Pay itself remains unavailable in India. Reports earlier this year said Apple was still in discussions with banks and card networks over a possible launch, but those talks had not yet translated into a domestic rollout.
Apple has not publicly announced the change, and the return of card payments currently applies to its digital storefront rather than the Apple Pay wallet service.
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