Issue:
Bug: add `merchant_business_country` field in apple pay `session_token_data`



Merchant business country is mandatory field for confirming a apple pay payment. Till date we were expecting the billing country to be passed in the apple pay payment create call. Instead of collecting it is every payment create call this can be collected in the apple pay metadata while enabling apple pay for a specific connector (merchant connector account).

Pull request description:
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## Description
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Merchant business country is mandatory field for confirming a apple pay payment. Till date we were expecting the billing country to be passed in the apple pay payment create call. Instead of collecting it is every payment create call this can be collected in the apple pay metadata while enabling apple pay for a specific connector (merchant connector account).

This pr also makes the billing country for apple pay as mandatory field (reverting the changes of https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/pull/3188). As `merchant_business_country` is a mandatory field for confirming an apple pay payment.

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Create MCA with apple pay metadata as shown below
```
{
    "connector_type": "fiz_operations",
    "connector_name": "stripe",
    "business_country": "US",
    "business_label": "default",
    "connector_account_details": {
        "auth_type": "HeaderKey",
        "api_key": "api_key"
    },
    "test_mode": true,
    "disabled": false,
    "payment_methods_enabled": [
        {
            "payment_method": "wallet",
            "payment_method_types": [
                {
                    "payment_method_type": "apple_pay",
                    "payment_experience": "invoke_sdk_client",
                    "minimum_amount": 1,
                    "maximum_amount": 68607706,
                    "recurring_enabled": true,
                    "installment_payment_enabled": true
                },
                {
                    "payment_method_type": "google_pay",
                    "payment_experience": "invoke_sdk_client",
                    "minimum_amount": 1,
                    "maximum_amount": 68607706,
                    "recurring_enabled": true,
                    "installment_payment_enabled": true
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "apple_pay_combined": {
            "manual": {
                "session_token_data": {
                    "initiative": "web",
                    "certificate": "certificate",
                    "display_name": "applepay",
                    "certificate_keys": "certificate_keys",
                    "initiative_context": "initiative_context",
                    "merchant_identifier": "merchant_identifier",
                    "merchant_business_country": "merchant_business_country"
                },
                "payment_request_data": {
                    "label": "applepay",
                    "supported_networks": [
                        "visa",
                        "masterCard",
                        "amex",
                        "discover"
                    ],
                    "merchant_capabilities": [
                        "supports3DS"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "google_pay": {
            "merchant_info": {
                "merchant_name": "Stripe"
            },
            "allowed_payment_methods": [
                {
                    "type": "CARD",
                    "parameters": {
                        "allowed_auth_methods": [
                            "PAN_ONLY",
                            "CRYPTOGRAM_3DS"
                        ],
                        "allowed_card_networks": [
                            "AMEX",
                            "DISCOVER",
                            "INTERAC",
                            "JCB",
                            "MASTERCARD",
                            "VISA"
                        ]
                    },
                    "tokenization_specification": {
                        "type": "PAYMENT_GATEWAY",
                        "parameters": {
                            "gateway": "stripe",
                            "stripe:version": "2018-10-31",
                            "stripe:publishableKey": ""
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

Create a payment with confirm = false and without passing billing country
<img width="1070" alt="image" src="https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/assets/83439957/eb3c3e4e-f7ec-4236-967c-3797490b6701">

```
{
    "amount": 650,
    "currency": "USD",
    "confirm": false,
    "business_country": "US",
    "business_label": "default",
    "amount_to_capture": 650,
    "customer_id": "custhype1232",
    "capture_method": "automatic",
    "capture_on": "2022-09-10T10:11:12Z",
    "authentication_type": "three_ds",
    "return_url": "https://google.com",
    "email": "something@gmail.com",
    "name": "Joseph Doe",
    "phone": "999999999",
    "phone_country_code": "+65",
    "description": "Its my first payment request",
    "statement_descriptor_name": "Juspay",
    "statement_descriptor_suffix": "Router",
    "payment_method": "wallet",
    "payment_method_type": "apple_pay",
    "billing": {
        "address": {
            "line1": "1467",
            "line2": "Harrison Street",
            "line3": "Harrison Street",
            "city": "San Fransico",
            "state": "California",
            "zip": "94122",
            "first_name": "joseph",
            "last_name": "Doe"
        },
        "phone": {
            "number": "8056594427",
            "country_code": "+91"
        }
    },
    "payment_method_data": {
        "wallet": {
            "apple_pay": {
                "payment_data":"payment_data",
                "payment_method": {
                    "display_name": "Visa 0326",
                    "network": "Mastercard",
                    "type": "debit"
                },
                "transaction_identifier": "transaction_identifier"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
<img width="1089" alt="image" src="https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/assets/83439957/ab750cb6-0ac7-4ce3-8363-5897b4a4d28f">

Make a session token call with the payment_id and the client_secret in the above payment create response
```
{
    "payment_id": "{{payment_id}}",
    "wallets": [],
    "client_secret": "{{client_secret}}"
}
```
<img width="1087" alt="image" src="https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/assets/83439957/e27cbc55-66f5-4d30-ac50-2ac538788847">


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Testing:

Create MCA with apple pay metadata as shown below
```
{
    "connector_type": "fiz_operations",
    "connector_name": "stripe",
    "business_country": "US",
    "business_label": "default",
    "connector_account_details": {
        "auth_type": "HeaderKey",
        "api_key": "api_key"
    },
    "test_mode": true,
    "disabled": false,
    "payment_methods_enabled": [
        {
            "payment_method": "wallet",
            "payment_method_types": [
                {
                    "payment_method_type": "apple_pay",
                    "payment_experience": "invoke_sdk_client",
                    "minimum_amount": 1,
                    "maximum_amount": 68607706,
                    "recurring_enabled": true,
                    "installment_payment_enabled": true
                },
                {
                    "payment_method_type": "google_pay",
                    "payment_experience": "invoke_sdk_client",
                    "minimum_amount": 1,
                    "maximum_amount": 68607706,
                    "recurring_enabled": true,
                    "installment_payment_enabled": true
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "apple_pay_combined": {
            "manual": {
                "session_token_data": {
                    "initiative": "web",
                    "certificate": "certificate",
                    "display_name": "applepay",
                    "certificate_keys": "certificate_keys",
                    "initiative_context": "initiative_context",
                    "merchant_identifier": "merchant_identifier",
                    "merchant_business_country": "merchant_business_country"
                },
                "payment_request_data": {
                    "label": "applepay",
                    "supported_networks": [
                        "visa",
                        "masterCard",
                        "amex",
                        "discover"
                    ],
                    "merchant_capabilities": [
                        "supports3DS"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "google_pay": {
            "merchant_info": {
                "merchant_name": "Stripe"
            },
            "allowed_payment_methods": [
                {
                    "type": "CARD",
                    "parameters": {
                        "allowed_auth_methods": [
                            "PAN_ONLY",
                            "CRYPTOGRAM_3DS"
                        ],
                        "allowed_card_networks": [
                            "AMEX",
                            "DISCOVER",
                            "INTERAC",
                            "JCB",
                            "MASTERCARD",
                            "VISA"
                        ]
                    },
                    "tokenization_specification": {
                        "type": "PAYMENT_GATEWAY",
                        "parameters": {
                            "gateway": "stripe",
                            "stripe:version": "2018-10-31",
                            "stripe:publishableKey": ""
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

Create a payment with confirm = false and without passing billing country
<img width="1070" alt="image" src="https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/assets/83439957/eb3c3e4e-f7ec-4236-967c-3797490b6701">

```
{
    "amount": 650,
    "currency": "USD",
    "confirm": false,
    "business_country": "US",
    "business_label": "default",
    "amount_to_capture": 650,
    "customer_id": "custhype1232",
    "capture_method": "automatic",
    "capture_on": "2022-09-10T10:11:12Z",
    "authentication_type": "three_ds",
    "return_url": "https://google.com",
    "email": "something@gmail.com",
    "name": "Joseph Doe",
    "phone": "999999999",
    "phone_country_code": "+65",
    "description": "Its my first payment request",
    "statement_descriptor_name": "Juspay",
    "statement_descriptor_suffix": "Router",
    "payment_method": "wallet",
    "payment_method_type": "apple_pay",
    "billing": {
        "address": {
            "line1": "1467",
            "line2": "Harrison Street",
            "line3": "Harrison Street",
            "city": "San Fransico",
            "state": "California",
            "zip": "94122",
            "first_name": "joseph",
            "last_name": "Doe"
        },
        "phone": {
            "number": "8056594427",
            "country_code": "+91"
        }
    },
    "payment_method_data": {
        "wallet": {
            "apple_pay": {
                "payment_data":"payment_data",
                "payment_method": {
                    "display_name": "Visa 0326",
                    "network": "Mastercard",
                    "type": "debit"
                },
                "transaction_identifier": "transaction_identifier"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
<img width="1089" alt="image" src="https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/assets/83439957/ab750cb6-0ac7-4ce3-8363-5897b4a4d28f">

Make a session token call with the payment_id and the client_secret in the above payment create response
```
{
    "payment_id": "{{payment_id}}",
    "wallets": [],
    "client_secret": "{{client_secret}}"
}
```
<img width="1087" alt="image" src="https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/assets/83439957/e27cbc55-66f5-4d30-ac50-2ac538788847">

Patch:
diff --git a/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs b/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs
index 6805363b265..097351882c1 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs
+++ b/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs
@@ -3799,11 +3799,15 @@ pub struct SessionTokenInfo {
     pub display_name: String,
     pub initiative: String,
     pub initiative_context: String,
+    #[schema(value_type = Option<CountryAlpha2>)]
+    pub merchant_business_country: Option<api_enums::CountryAlpha2>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, ToSchema)]
 pub struct SessionTokenForSimplifiedApplePay {
     pub initiative_context: String,
+    #[schema(value_type = Option<CountryAlpha2>)]
+    pub merchant_business_country: Option<api_enums::CountryAlpha2>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, serde::Serialize, ToSchema)]
@@ -3971,7 +3975,7 @@ pub struct SecretInfoToInitiateSdk {
 pub struct ApplePayPaymentRequest {
     /// The code for country
     #[schema(value_type = CountryAlpha2, example = "US")]
-    pub country_code: Option<api_enums::CountryAlpha2>,
+    pub country_code: api_enums::CountryAlpha2,
     /// The code for currency
     #[schema(value_type = Currency, example = "USD")]
     pub currency_code: api_enums::Currency,
diff --git a/crates/connector_configs/toml/development.toml b/crates/connector_configs/toml/development.toml
index 0233b916668..c3d9bc2be7b 100644
--- a/crates/connector_configs/toml/development.toml
+++ b/crates/connector_configs/toml/development.toml
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [adyen.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [authorizedotnet.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -414,6 +416,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bambora.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -474,6 +477,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bankofamerica.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -551,6 +555,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bluesnap.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -775,6 +780,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [checkout.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -856,6 +862,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [cybersource.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1271,6 +1278,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nexinets.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1337,6 +1345,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nmi.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1404,6 +1413,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [noon.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1483,6 +1493,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nuvei.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1790,6 +1801,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [rapyd.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1944,6 +1956,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [stripe.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -2101,6 +2114,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [trustpay.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -2268,6 +2282,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [worldpay.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
diff --git a/crates/connector_configs/toml/production.toml b/crates/connector_configs/toml/production.toml
index 58f9ccfa2c3..f431846666b 100644
--- a/crates/connector_configs/toml/production.toml
+++ b/crates/connector_configs/toml/production.toml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [adyen.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [authorizedotnet.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bluesnap.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -433,6 +436,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bambora.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -494,6 +498,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bankofamerica.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -661,6 +666,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [checkout.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -731,6 +737,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [cybersource.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1127,6 +1134,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nexinets.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1378,6 +1386,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [rapyd.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1516,6 +1525,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [stripe.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1588,6 +1598,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [trustpay.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1696,6 +1707,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [worldpay.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
diff --git a/crates/connector_configs/toml/sandbox.toml b/crates/connector_configs/toml/sandbox.toml
index 9103c548e65..6a1da5aff0a 100644
--- a/crates/connector_configs/toml/sandbox.toml
+++ b/crates/connector_configs/toml/sandbox.toml
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [adyen.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [authorizedotnet.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -414,6 +416,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bambora.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -474,6 +477,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bankofamerica.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -551,6 +555,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [bluesnap.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -775,6 +780,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [checkout.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -856,6 +862,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [cybersource.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1271,6 +1278,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nexinets.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1337,6 +1345,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nmi.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1404,6 +1413,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [noon.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1483,6 +1493,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [nuvei.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1790,6 +1801,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [rapyd.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -1944,6 +1956,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [stripe.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -2101,6 +2114,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [trustpay.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
@@ -2268,6 +2282,7 @@ merchant_identifier="Apple Merchant Identifier"
 display_name="Display Name"
 initiative="Domain"
 initiative_context="Domain Name"
+merchant_business_country="Merchant Business Country"
 [worldpay.metadata.apple_pay.payment_request_data]
 supported_networks=["visa","masterCard","amex","discover"]
 merchant_capabilities=["supports3DS"]
diff --git a/crates/router/src/connector/bluesnap/transformers.rs b/crates/router/src/connector/bluesnap/transformers.rs
index 362e1aed183..e92ba864775 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/connector/bluesnap/transformers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/connector/bluesnap/transformers.rs
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ impl TryFrom<types::PaymentsSessionResponseRouterData<BluesnapWalletTokenRespons
                                 session_response,
                             ),
                         payment_request_data: Some(api_models::payments::ApplePayPaymentRequest {
-                            country_code: item.data.request.country,
+                            country_code: item.data.get_billing_country()?,
                             currency_code: item.data.request.currency,
                             total: api_models::payments::AmountInfo {
                                 label: payment_request_data.label,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/connector/payme/transformers.rs b/crates/router/src/connector/payme/transformers.rs
index 0c284a3f8e7..7f5e30402d6 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/connector/payme/transformers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/connector/payme/transformers.rs
@@ -538,11 +538,6 @@ impl<F>
             }
             _ => {
                 let currency_code = item.data.request.get_currency()?;
-                let country_code = item
-                    .data
-                    .get_optional_billing()
-                    .and_then(|billing| billing.address.as_ref())
-                    .and_then(|address| address.country);
                 let amount = item.data.request.get_amount()?;
                 let amount_in_base_unit = utils::to_currency_base_unit(amount, currency_code)?;
                 let pmd = item.data.request.payment_method_data.to_owned();
@@ -557,7 +552,7 @@ impl<F>
                                 api_models::payments::ApplePaySessionResponse::NoSessionResponse,
                             payment_request_data: Some(
                                 api_models::payments::ApplePayPaymentRequest {
-                                    country_code,
+                                    country_code: item.data.get_billing_country()?,
                                     currency_code,
                                     total: api_models::payments::AmountInfo {
                                         label: "Apple Pay".to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/router/src/connector/trustpay/transformers.rs b/crates/router/src/connector/trustpay/transformers.rs
index 79396f12c69..c40435c01bb 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/connector/trustpay/transformers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/connector/trustpay/transformers.rs
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ pub fn get_apple_pay_session<F, T>(
                             },
                         ),
                     payment_request_data: Some(api_models::payments::ApplePayPaymentRequest {
-                        country_code: Some(apple_pay_init_result.country_code),
+                        country_code: apple_pay_init_result.country_code,
                         currency_code: apple_pay_init_result.currency_code,
                         supported_networks: Some(apple_pay_init_result.supported_networks.clone()),
                         merchant_capabilities: Some(
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/session_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/session_flow.rs
index 1ab72dff15b..7e15e2ed3f9 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/session_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/session_flow.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ async fn create_applepay_session_token(
             apple_pay_session_request,
             apple_pay_merchant_cert,
             apple_pay_merchant_cert_key,
+            merchant_business_country,
         ) = match apple_pay_metadata {
             payment_types::ApplepaySessionTokenMetadata::ApplePayCombined(
                 apple_pay_combined_metadata,
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ async fn create_applepay_session_token(
                         .clone()
                         .expose();
 
+                    let merchant_business_country = session_token_data.merchant_business_country;
+
                     let apple_pay_session_request = get_session_request_for_simplified_apple_pay(
                         merchant_identifier,
                         session_token_data,
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ async fn create_applepay_session_token(
                         apple_pay_session_request,
                         apple_pay_merchant_cert,
                         apple_pay_merchant_cert_key,
+                        merchant_business_country,
                     )
                 }
                 payment_types::ApplePayCombinedMetadata::Manual {
@@ -219,11 +223,15 @@ async fn create_applepay_session_token(
                 } => {
                     let apple_pay_session_request =
                         get_session_request_for_manual_apple_pay(session_token_data.clone());
+
+                    let merchant_business_country = session_token_data.merchant_business_country;
+
                     (
                         payment_request_data,
                         apple_pay_session_request,
                         session_token_data.certificate.clone(),
                         session_token_data.certificate_keys,
+                        merchant_business_country,
                     )
                 }
             },
@@ -231,11 +239,16 @@ async fn create_applepay_session_token(
                 let apple_pay_session_request = get_session_request_for_manual_apple_pay(
                     apple_pay_metadata.session_token_data.clone(),
                 );
+
+                let merchant_business_country = apple_pay_metadata
+                    .session_token_data
+                    .merchant_business_country;
                 (
                     apple_pay_metadata.payment_request_data,
                     apple_pay_session_request,
                     apple_pay_metadata.session_token_data.certificate.clone(),
                     apple_pay_metadata.session_token_data.certificate_keys,
+                    merchant_business_country,
                 )
             }
         };
@@ -252,6 +265,7 @@ async fn create_applepay_session_token(
             payment_request_data,
             router_data.request.to_owned(),
             apple_pay_session_request.merchant_identifier.as_str(),
+            merchant_business_country,
         )?;
 
         let applepay_session_request = build_apple_pay_session_request(
@@ -351,9 +365,14 @@ fn get_apple_pay_payment_request(
     payment_request_data: payment_types::PaymentRequestMetadata,
     session_data: types::PaymentsSessionData,
     merchant_identifier: &str,
+    merchant_business_country: Option<api_models::enums::CountryAlpha2>,
 ) -> RouterResult<payment_types::ApplePayPaymentRequest> {
     let applepay_payment_request = payment_types::ApplePayPaymentRequest {
-        country_code: session_data.country,
+        country_code: merchant_business_country.or(session_data.country).ok_or(
+            errors::ApiErrorResponse::MissingRequiredField {
+                field_name: "country_code",
+            },
+        )?,
         currency_code: session_data.currency,
         total: amount_info,
         merchant_capabilities: Some(payment_request_data.merchant_capabilities),
diff --git a/openapi/openapi_spec.json b/openapi/openapi_spec.json
index 1af82da7f59..709d9b0d6ca 100644
--- a/openapi/openapi_spec.json
+++ b/openapi/openapi_spec.json
@@ -17497,6 +17497,14 @@
           },
           "initiative_context": {
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          "merchant_business_country": {
+            "allOf": [
+              {
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CountryAlpha2"
+              }
+            ],
+            "nullable": true
           }
         }
       },