Add Money to Your Apple Pay Cash Card: A Simple How-To Guide

What to Know

• Open Wallet, tap  Cash > three horizontal dots > Add Money, enter amount and account, and tap Add.
• Check balance: Open Wallet, tap  Cash > three horizontal dots. Under Add Money is your balance.

If you have an iPhone, Apple Pay is the easiest way to send money to other iPhone users and pay with your phone or Apple Watch. If you don't want to use a credit card with it, you can add money to the Apple Pay Cash card from a debit card.

How to Add Money to Apple Pay Cash

If you live in a supported country, this is how you add money to your Apple Pay Cash account.

Money can only be added to Apple Pay Cash for users in supported countries. While this feature will presumably roll out to more supported countries in the future, adding cash to Apple Pay can only be done in the United States.

1. Make sure Apple Pay Cash is set up. Tap Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay, and tap the Apple Cash toggle to enable it. Follow the instructions to verify your identity.

   

2. An Apple Pay Cash card should be added to the Wallet app. Open the Wallet app and tap the  Cash card.

3. Tap the three horizontal dots in the upper right corner to access the Cash card settings.

4. Tap Add Money and enter the amount to add to your card from the bank account associated with your Cash card. Choose an amount from the QuickBar at the top of the dial pad, or type in a custom amount. Tap the Add button.

   

   You can see the bank account associated with the card on the same settings page and switch at any time.

How to Check Your Apple Pay Balance

Your Apple Cash balance is visible from the front page of the Wallet app; you don't have to tap into the card to see it. Alternatively, you can double-tap your iPhone's side button to open your Wallet quickly. You can see your balance on the right side of the  Cash card.

What Are the Different Parts of Apple Pay?

Apple Pay has three basic parts that do different things. Some people may use them interchangeably, but they're distinct.

• Wallet app: appears on iPhones and iPads and is where Apple Pay and Apple Pay Cash reside.
• Apple Pay: the payment component; you use Apple Pay to make contactless payments.
• Apple Cash: allows money to be sent from one person to another, stored in your digital account, and used for purchases anywhere Apple Pay is accepted. This is the part where you can add money to Apple Pay.

You may also see  Account in your Wallet app. This balance refers to Apple gift cards and account credits. You can only use these funds to pay for purchases from Apple, like items from the Apple Store or App Store.