Nobody is perfect, much less Apple, although some in Cupertino believe it. They have flaws, like everyone else. And the last one that has been discovered is a bit strange. This time it's not the fault of the iOS programmers, nor the manufacturers of their devices. It is an error of the department of accounting. Weird, weird.
It turns out that for days, some developers who program apps for the Apple Store have a problem. Some of those who are from outside the US, (not all) are unable to renew their subscription to Apple Developer or create a new account, because the payment is rejected, if it is made with a non-US credit card.
Everyone knows that in order to "hang" an application on the Apple Store, you have to pay for it. You need to be an Apple Developer, and pay for a subscription that is renewed year after year. If you stop renewing it, your apps automatically disappear from the Apple Store.
Well, since this Monday, some developers who live outside the US. they cannot renew their subscriptions, or create new ones. It turns out that due to some strange mistake, if you try to pay for this subscription with a credit card from a country other than the US, the payment is rejected.
Strange accounting department mistake
A bug causes Apple not to support payments with cards from outside the US to renew Apple Developer.
There are several complaints in the Apple Developer Forum which detail the problems of some international programmers. Some of these developers have been experiencing these same issues since last year. The thing is, Apple is denying international credit cards, which prevents a new Apple Developer account from being activated, or an existing one from being renewed.
In some cases, developers have tried different credit cards to avoid the problem, with no solution. It systematically passes with any credit card from outside the US And in each case Apple's rejection of the international credit card means that the purchase is cancel immediately, preventing the developer from completing the registration process. A serious problem.
Apple has suggested to some of these affected developers to contact their booth. For the developers who followed Apple's suggestion, the bank informed them that there is nothing wrong with the cards they are trying to use, and that Apple is rejecting the purchase and that it is an issue that Apple needs to fix.
It must also be said that it is not a general error, but rather specific cases. Many developers outside the US have reported that they have not had problems when renewing your subscription. But the one who has had to, must solve it soon if he does not want to see his apps disappear from the Apple Store. Weird, weird.