How to remove your credit card information from your iPhone

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can remove your credit card or other payment method information from Safari, Apple ID, and Apple Pay on your iPhone or iPad.

Apple Pay with Discover card

If you have an iPhone, then chances are you have a credit card tied to your device in some way, shape, or form. Whether you’re using it for purchasing apps with your Apple ID, linking it to use for NFC-based Apple Pay payments, or saving it to make payments through Safari with AutoFill, then you’ve got your credit card information stashed with Apple.

Because credit card information is one of those things you probably try to keep safe from identity thieves and malware threats, it’s understandable that you might have a conscience about removing them from your tech. Alternatively, it’s also possible that the added credit card is now expired, or you just want to switch to a different one.

Here are all the different ways to remove your credit card information from your iPhone. Note that removing it from your Apple ID and Apple Pay will also affect your other Apple devices where you use these services.

From your Apple ID

The most common place for your credit card information to be stored is in your Apple ID settings. This is the credit card that will be billed any time you buy apps, in-app purchases, subscriptions, movies, music, ringtones, and more from Apple’s digital content stores.

Follow these steps to remove a credit card that’s already been associated with your Apple ID:

1) Open the iPhone Settings app and tap your Apple ID name from the top.

2) Tap Payment & Shipping and enter your Apple ID password if asked.

3) You will now see all the payment methods added to your Apple ID. Select the card or payment method you want to remove.

4) Tap Remove Payment Method.

Remove saved credit card from your Apple ID on iPhone

Note that you can also tap Edit in Step 3, hit the red minus icon for a payment method, and tap Remove.

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From Apple Pay

Another place where your credit card information could be stored is in your Apple Pay settings. This is the credit card that gets billed any time you make an Apple Pay purchase through a supported app or when you make an NFC purchase at a retailer that supports near-field communication payments at the register.

Follow these steps to delete a credit card that’s associated with your Apple Pay:

1) Launch the Settings app on your iPhone.

2) Scroll down and tap Wallet & Apple Pay.

3) Next, tap the credit card you want to remove from Apple Pay.

4) Scroll all the way down and tap the red Remove Card button.

5) In the pop-up prompt that appears, tap the red Remove button to confirm your choice.

Remove Apple Pay credit card from iPhone

The selected credit card is now removed from Apple Pay on your iPhone!

Related: Change the default payment method in Apple Pay

From Safari AutoFill

The other place a credit card might be stored on your iPhone is in your Safari settings, where you might have trained iOS to automatically fill out your personal data in web forms that require payment information to complete a purchase.

Follow these steps to remove a credit card that’s associated with your iPhone’s Safari web browser:

1) Open the Settings app and select Safari.

3) Tap the AutoFill cell.

4) Tap Saved Credit Cards to see all the cards you have saved here.

5) Swipe left on a saved card and tap Delete.

Delete saved Credit Card from Safari in iPhone Settings

Check out next: How to add or change your Apple ID shipping and billing address