Can Apple Pay be used for UK subscription payments on Shopify?

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

A merchant discovered that Apple Pay for subscription payments on Shopify is restricted to businesses located in the United States, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand—excluding the UK.

They’re seeking clarification on whether this limitation applies when using ReCharge Shopify Checkout Edition for recurring subscriptions, and whether any workarounds exist or if Shopify plans to expand support.

Suggested Alternative:

  • Another user recommended bypassing this restriction by using a Stripe account directly
  • This approach reportedly works regardless of store location, supports subscriptions and multiple payment methods
  • Claims to eliminate additional Shopify fees, with only standard Stripe processing fees applying

Status: The original question about official Shopify support for UK-based Apple Pay subscriptions remains unanswered.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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According to the Apple Pay page (https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/accelerated-checkouts/apple-pay)

To use Apple Pay for subscription products, you need to meet the following requirements: * Your store needs to use Shopify Payments. * Your business needs to be located in the United States, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. * Your customers need to pay with a Mastercard or Visa card.

Does this mean its not supported to use Apple Pay to pay for a recurring subscription payment (via ReCharge Shopify Checkout Edition) in the UK? Is there any work around? Does Shopify plan to allow this?

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If you have a Stripe account, you don’t need this app anymore and you don’t need to pay more commission.

https://lnkd.in/diJN5YcB that solution works regardless your store’s location-country, supports also subscriptions, and supports many payment methods supported by your Stripe account.

With this solution, there are no additional Shopify or hidden fees/commissions charged for each payment you receive, only Stripe deducts its own fee.

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