User level: Level 1 (4 points)How do I refuse an unauthorized Apple Pay payment from an unknown contact? I believe this is fraud but my local authorities and Green Dot (Apple’s Bank), are not helping resolve this issue in a way that protects me. How do I prevent this from happening in the future?
Posted on Sep 15, 2026 10:16 AM
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 15, 2026 10:25 AM in response to YellowChristi
Reject a payment in Wallet
If you don't see an option to Reject Payment, then you may have already accepted the payment.
Send and receive money with Apple Cash - Apple Support
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 15, 2026 10:42 AM in response to YellowChristi
YellowChristi wrote:
Is there a way to approve payment? I was not given the option to approve or reject. I cannot see where to change this in settings.
You don't approve a payment; you accept it. As noted above, if you don't see an option to reject it, you've already accepted it, possibly by accident. Or, you may have it set to automatically accept payments. The instructions for changing it to manual are in the article I linked.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 15, 2026 10:29 AM in response to IdrisSeabright
Is there a way to approve payment? I was not given the option to approve or reject. I cannot see where to change this in settings.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256357431