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Walmart still does not accept contactless payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay at its more than 4,500 stores across the United States.

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It is not the first time that we have reported on this topic, but Walmart has still not changed course, despite endless customer complaints.

Earlier this year, a Walmart spokesperson told MacRumors that the retailer remained focused on its own payment technologies in the Walmart app, including Walmart Pay and Scan & Go. We have followed up with Walmart today to see if that remains the company's position, and we will update this article if the company responds.

Of course, Walmart's payment systems also allow it to track a customer's purchase history.

Walmart Pay allows customers to scan a QR code displayed at checkout to pay for their purchase with a payment card stored in the Walmart app. Scan & Go allows Walmart+ members to save time by scanning barcodes on items while they shop, rather than having to scan all of the items at a self-checkout register later.

Apple Pay launched more than 10 years ago, and it was accepted at more than 90 percent of U.S. retailers as of 2022, according to Apple. Some other major Apple Pay holdouts in the U.S. have reversed course and started accepting it over the past few years, including The Home Depot, Lowe's, Kroger, and Texas grocery store chain H-E-B, leaving Walmart as one of the country's only major retailers that does not accept Apple Pay.

There is an exception: Walmart has accepted Apple Pay in Canada since 2020.

Article Link: Walmart Still Doesn't Accept Apple Pay in U.S. Despite Daily Complaints
 
I’d rather have the lowest prices that I can have and Walmart usually has the lowest prices - not accepting Apple Pay is a reason why prices are lower at Walmart

The main reason that I use Apple Pay (or contactless payments in general) is so that I DON’T have to carry a physical card on me and Walmart solves that problem in their stores with ‘Walmart Pay’
 
Who cares!?! Wal-Mart pay is super easy and we scan while in the store … scan the QR code in the checkout line and walk out.

What’s so hard about using an NFC debit / credit card if it doesn’t accent Apple another mobile payment?

People say.. that want your info… umm just like this site makes you sign in to comment…. They want your info. I also fuel up on diesel and scan the QR code to pay. I save .10 per gallon and it’s easy to pay.
 
Who cares!?! Wal-Mart pay is super easy and we scan while in the store … scan the QR code in the checkout line and walk out.

What’s so hard about using an NFC debit / credit card if it doesn’t accent Apple another mobile payment?

People say.. that want your info… umm just like this site makes you sign in to comment…. They want your info. I also fuel up on diesel and scan the QR code to pay. I save .10 per gallon and it’s easy to pay.
Yeah I smile when I read about privacy here. Check your privacy report in Safari to see what Website is always number one in blocked trackers.
 
It is annoying at times, especially if you don’t already have your card stored, you forgot that you used an old card or something and the only damn way to change the card is when you are at checkout. But it has some small pros to it. I feel like they are probably leaving more money on the table not doing it.
 
How can a store not accept a card payment? Where I live Apple Pay was automatically compatible with all card readers the moment it became available, with no possible exceptions, since it uses the same technology as Visa and Mastercard. A shop can't just refuse ApplePay unless they also refuse all cards that your Apple Pay is "emulating". If you have a Visa card linked to your Apple Pay account, then the card reader sees a regular Visa card, it doesn't know it's Apple Pay. There's no technical difference between a regular bank card and Apple Pay as far as the card reader is concerned.
 
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