Apple Stops Accepting Debit, Credit Cards for Subscriptions In India

Apple has stopped accepting card payments for subscriptions and app purchases using Apple ID in India.

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This means that you are no longer able to use your Indian credit or debit card to buy apps from the App Store, get Apple subscriptions

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The change has come as a result of the new auto-debit rules from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that came into force last year and are disrupting recurring online transactions.

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The users who already have a card added as a payment method to their account are also not able to make any fresh payments through their Apple ID

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Apple users in India can, though, still make purchases using UPI or netbanking.

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Similarly, Netflix last year introduced UPI AutoPay support for recurring payments on its platform as a resort to avoid issues due to the auto-debit rules.

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The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2020 introduced the UPI AutoPay feature to enable auto-debit of recurring payments.

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It is giving a prominent reason to companies including Apple and Netflix to favour the local interface over traditional cards.

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