Context: Our company distributes the same app under multiple brands/flavors using three different App Store Connect accounts. The app supports Apple Pay in 17 markets, allowing users to switch between markets and pay in their chosen market. To handle payments, we currently create separate Apple Pay Merchant IDs and certificates for each market within each of the three accounts.
This results in:
- 3 Merchant IDs per market (one for each account)
- 17 markets supported, requiring 51 certificates to be created and maintained
Key constraints:
- All the apps cannot be unified under a single App Store Connect account due to certain requirements.
Question: Is there a way to simplify this process by consolidating the merchant IDs or certificates across accounts while maintaining the current structure? For example, is there a way to share Merchant IDs across multiple accounts, or is there an alternative approach to reduce the administrative overhead of managing 51 certificates?
Any guidance or best practices for optimizing Apple Pay setups in such multi-account, multi-market scenarios would be highly appreciated!