The Connected Accounts and rewards features in Apple Wallet aren't widely used, but Discover is dropping support for both in June.
With iOS 17.1, the Apple Wallet app gained a new Connected Accounts feature, letting users of select UK and US banks view the balance of connected credit cards. While the capability is supported by major UK banks, in the United States, the feature was primarily available to Discover cardholders.
That will soon change, however, as Discover has announced it will discontinue support for Connected Accounts and the Pay with Rewards feature on June 4.
Discover cardholders will no longer be able to use rewards points at checkout with Apple Pay, nor will they be able to view the account balance of a connected Discover card in the Apple Wallet app.
As noted by 9to5mac, Discover has started notifying its cardholders of the upcoming change via email. "Please note that Discover will discontinue its integration with Connected Account and Pay with Rewards with Apple Pay features, effective June 4, 2026," reads the email to customers.
Discover cardholders will still be able to view their account balance, account details, transactions, and more via the Discover iOS app. The core functionality of using a Discover card with Apple Pay remains unchanged as well, meaning that customers will still be able to complete online and in-store payments as usual.
While Discover is ending support for Pay with Rewards, Synchrony and issuers partnered with Fiserve continue to support the feature.
Separately, the Connected Accounts feature will still be available to Apple Pay users in the UK, as the changes announced on Thursday only apply to Discover cardholders in the United States.
