Apple stops accepting payments using credit cards issued by Indian banks

In April this year, Apple had also allowed users in India to make payments using Apple's ID account using UPI and netbanking

Tech giant Apple has stopped accepting payments via debit and credit cards in India.

Apple has stopped accepting cards for subscriptions, and purchases using credit cards issued by banks in India. Apple will also not accept payments for ad campaigns on Apple Search using credit cards issued by Indian banks. All campaigns will be put on hold from 1 June.

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 is disrupting recurring online transactions.

In an email to users, Apple said: “Due to the Reserve Bank