Set Up Apple Pay Expense Tracking in Expensa on iOS 27

The short answer: On iOS 27 or later, open Expensa → Settings → Apple Pay Sync → Apple Pay transaction import. Add the ready-made Expensa Wallet Sync shortcut, run it once to approve its actions, then enable its Wallet notification automation. This setup can capture new eligible payments; it does not import past Wallet history.

The Expensa screens below were captured on an iPhone 18 Pro simulator on September 29, 2026. The remaining screenshots show the supplied iOS 27 Shortcuts setup. If your iPhone runs iOS 26 or earlier, follow the separate manual Transaction automation guide.

You need Expensa, Shortcuts, Apple Pay set up on your iPhone, Wallet notifications enabled, and a space in which to save expenses. In Settings → Apple Pay Sync, use Save transactions to if you want imports to go to a different space.

If you are in India, check which Axis Bank cards Apple Pay supports at launch and how UPI payments differ before setting up this shortcut.

Add Expensa Wallet Sync

In Expensa, open Settings → Apple Pay Sync → Apple Pay transaction import. This is the screen to use for Apple Pay. The separate Double tap import from screenshot option is for a receipt visible on your screen; its setup is explained here.

1. Add the shared shortcut

Tap Add shortcut in the Expensa guide. Shortcuts opens the Expensa Wallet Sync card; tap Add Shortcut. You do not need to assemble the actions or select individual cards for this route.

2. Run it once and allow Expensa actions

Return to Expensa, tap Run it once, and approve the Shortcuts prompt to run actions from Expensa. This first run checks the connection and moves the permission question out of your next payment. If the guide does not confirm the test, run the shortcut again and return to the guide.

3. Turn on the Wallet automation

Tap Turn on the automation in the guide. In Shortcuts, open Expensa Wallet Sync and switch Automation on for its When I receive a notification from Wallet trigger. The shortcut passes information from that notification to Expensa. Apple documents notification-based automations in Shortcuts. The screen may still show Notify off; that switch controls Shortcuts’ own run notification, not whether Wallet may notify you.

The trigger needs Wallet to produce a transaction notification. Check Wallet notification permission and make one small real payment before relying on it. A simulator walkthrough confirms the setup screens, but cannot prove that your bank sends a Wallet notification for every card or purchase. If you already use an older Wallet card-tap automation, turn one route off after verifying the new one so a qualifying payment is not saved twice.

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If a payment does not appear

Confirm the shortcut is installed, its Automation switch is on, and Wallet actually showed a transaction notification. Reopen the Expensa guide and repeat Run it once if its test did not succeed. Verify the destination space in Save transactions to and check for an error notification. Cash, bank transfers and purchases that do not produce a Wallet notification need another entry method.

This setup only covers future payments. For older transactions, see what you can export from Wallet and your card provider.