User level: Level 1 (0 points)Why does Apple pay not work in the Netherlands? I was in the iStore in Den Haag trying to purchase an iPhone 18 Pro on line. I had to go to my Visa card. It was embarrassing and not what I expect from Apple?
Posted on Oct 17, 2026 1:48 AM
User level: Level 9 (64,078 points)Oct 17, 2026 4:20 AM in response to Elric123
To the best of my knowledge Apple does not use Apple Pay in any of it’s Apple Retail Stores. iStore is an independent merchant and chooses its own business practices and services. If iStore accepts Apple Pay and their service was down, it’s most likely a merchant POS issue or a network issue. Apple shows no recent outages on Apple Pay.
Apple System Status
https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus
In my experience from past visits, many merchants in the Netherlands do not accept credit cards, preferring debit cards. Again, Apple can’t interfere with independent merchants and their business practices.
User level: Level 8 (43,489 points)Oct 17, 2026 4:26 AM in response to Elric123
ApplePay most certainly does work in the Netherlands …
… your experience therefore must be attributable to other factors.
For example: There are still merchants in the U.S. who don’t accept ApplePay for a variety of perfectly rational reasons.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256377710