Using Apple Pay to bypass UK bank card restrictions on a French website

I'm a UK resident with UK bank cards. I'm trying to make an online purchase from a French website that blocks UK bank cards. Can Apple Pay help me get around this restriction?



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Original Title: Hiding UK origin

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Nov 6, 2025 5:25 AM

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Nov 6, 2025 8:15 AM in response to Jeff Donald

Jeff Donald wrote:

If the online merchant requires an address for fulfillment of the purchase (name, address, phone number), the information is supplied.

True, but if purchasing from a French website, you could also just supply a French address and just use Apple Pay with a UK card to pay.


i.e the shipping or fulfillment can still be in France.


If they don't accept UK cards it's hard to believe they'd ship to the UK anyway.



Using Apple Pay to bypass UK bank card restrictions on a French website

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