Apple has confirmed an ongoing outage affecting Apple Pay, Apple Cash, Apple Card, and the Wallet app, leaving some users unable to complete transactions or access their digital payment methods. Frustrated customers have taken to social media to report difficulties with purchases and peer-to-peer payments, with many citing error messages and failed transactions.
According to Apple’s System Status page, the disruption began at 11:44 a.m. Eastern Time, with the company acknowledging that “some users may be experiencing issues.” Apple has not yet specified the cause of the outage or provided an estimated time for resolution.
Apple has advised users to check its System Status page for updates but has not yet offered further details about the outage’s scope or duration. In the meantime, users may need to rely on traditional payment methods as the company works to restore full functionality.