{"id":12073,"date":"2021-01-08T17:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/?p=12073"},"modified":"2021-01-08T17:28:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:28:35","slug":"could-not-set-up-apple-pay-an-error-occurred-while-setting-up-apple-pay-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/could-not-set-up-apple-pay-an-error-occurred-while-setting-up-apple-pay-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Not Set Up Apple Pay, An error occurred while setting up Apple Pay, Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several users have reported that they are unable to set up Apple Pay. Users have further said that they get the following error message when they attempt to add their credit, debit, or prepaid cards to their iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, or Mac. The error message says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could Not Set Up Apple Pay. An error occurred while setting up Apple Pay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The error pop up also displays an OK button to dismiss the error. We previously wrote an article on how you can fix Apple Pay problems<\/a>. Apple Pay is a secure and convenient way to pay in stores, restaurants, within apps, on the web. There are a lot of places that accept Apple Pay<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: Using Apple Pay: How to Avoid Scams and Dispute Charges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an important problem. Because unless you fix it, you will not be able to add cards to Wallet to use with Apple Pay. This error will not let you finish setting up Apple Pay. If you are having this problem also, please try the following tips. In this article, we list several tips to resolve this issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you do anything, there are three simple steps you can take. The first one is to make sure that your device is running the latest version of iOS<\/a>, watchOS<\/a>, or macOS<\/a>. If needed, update to the latest version of the software and then try again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the second one is that you should check the Apple system status page<\/a> before trying the steps below. There could be an outage for the Apple Pay service. Outages can cause these types of errors. This page will let you see if Apple Pay is working or not due to outages. This page will further let you view updates from Apple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And lastly restart your device. Simply restarting your device may fix your problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are still having this problem, please try the steps below in order. Make sure to check your device after each step to see if Apple Pay is working. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/strong>. Check your Internet connection. Make sure that your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac is connected to the Internet. Open Safari (or any other browser) on your machine and then try to visit a website, like macreports.com; if nothing loads, that means that you may have connection issues. If this is the case, please try the following steps: <\/p>\n\n\n\n