Apple Pay is growing rapidly and has proven to be one of the best contactless payment options in the United States. It allows users to make payments through their devices without carrying cash or cards.
Sometimes users want to delete the transaction history from their Apple Pay wallet but don’t know enough. If you also want to do the same, you are at the right place. In this post, I’ll guide you through the complete process of How to Delete Apple Pay Transaction History? So, keep reading the post till the end to enlighten yourself with something new.
How does Apple Pay Work?
Before we move on to the main part, it’d be better if we knew how Apple Pay works. It’ll help you understand the process more clearly.
Users must link their debit or credit cards to their Apple Pay wallet to pay directly from the cards where Apple Pay is accepted. Just to let you know, you can link multiple cards to your Apple Pay wallet.
It asks for authentication before you make payments to complete it securely. You can use your Face ID/Touch ID/Passcode to authenticate your cards.
All your Apple Pay transactions are stored securely in the wallet and your card provider’s database. So, you can check your payment history in the Apple Pay Wallet.
How to Delete Apple Pay Transaction History?
You can’t delete one specific transaction from the wallet. But, you can remove all of your transaction histories from your card. However, the transaction details will be stored at your card provider’s end.
If you have multiple cards linked to your Apple Pay and want to remove history from all of your cards, then you have to do that one by one.
Although removing transaction history from your card is easy, you may find it difficult if you do this for the first time. You can follow the steps below to accomplish the task without any errors.
- First, open your Apple Pay Wallet app.
- Click on the card from which you want to remove the history.
- On the next page, you’ll see some recent transactions that happened with that card.
- Tap the three dots in the top right corner.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Remove This Card.
- Now, you need to confirm your request; click Remove to confirm your request.
- Apple Pay will notify you that the card has been removed.
- Now, there will be no transaction history of that card in your Apple Pay wallet.
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How To Add Back The Card To Apple Pay?
If you have set up Apple Pay in the past, then I believe you know the process. In case you forgot the steps; then you can follow the steps below:
- First of all, open your Apple Pay wallet.
- Click the plus sign in the top right corner.
- Select the card type you want to use; it can be a Credit/Debit or Apple Card.
- Now enter the details of your card manually, or you can scan your card.
- Finally, you’ll see the card is added back to your Apple Pay Wallet, and the transaction histories will also not be there.
Hide Apple Pay Transactions Instead:
The one problem with removing the card from your Apple Pay is you can’t recover the transaction histories again. You can hide the transactions instead and later unhide them again.
You can follow the below steps to hide transaction histories in your Apple Pay:
- Open Apple Pay Wallet on your device.
- Select the card on which you want to hide the transactions.
- Then click the three dots in the top right corner to explore more options.
- Scroll down until you see the “Show History” option; turn off the toggle.
- Later you can turn the toggle on again to show transaction histories.
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FAQs:
Why can’t I remove a card from Apple Pay Wallet?
You can’t remove a card from your Apple Pay wallet if you have taken any subscription or have any unpaid balance. You must keep at least one payment method in your Apple Pay.
How to check purchase history on Apple Pay?
To check the purchase history you made from your card – open Apple Pay Wallet>Select the card>You’ll see the purchase history below your card. You can click on any specific transaction to get more information. You can also check your Apple Cash Card balance in the same way.
What happens when I remove a payment method from my iPhone?
Removing a payment method from your iPhone will delete all the transactions on that card. You’ll no longer be able to use the card for future purchases through your Apple Pay.
Conclusion:
So there you have it – the complete guide on how to delete Apple Pay transaction history. If we summarize the whole post, we can say that you can’t delete a specific transaction from your Apple Pay but can remove all the transactions by removing the particular card. I hope this post was helpful to you; if so, share this with your friends.