I have the Walmart app and its so clunky to open the app and scan the qr code to pay. I’ve used it a few times and stopped after it was too annoying.
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Walmart Still Doesn't Accept Apple Pay in U.S. Despite Daily Complaints
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In USA, businesses that take card payment have the option to turn off contactless payment and tap to pay on their card readers.
No, the RedCard does an ACH transfer from your checking or savings account. No transaction fees.
Unless there are inter-bank fees associated with ACH transfers, which I'm not sure about.
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How prevalent is contactless payment in retails/food chains/restaurants etc. I know US always lagged behind compared to Europe/Canada. Wondering if it finally caught up.
I left a cart of groceries at the self checkout recently. I hardly go there, and there's usually a Target nearby which has the same stuff without the butt cracks and barely clothed kids staring at you.
Yes, the banks pay the fees and they’re perfectly willing to because less fraud = less money they have to pay out. It’s a simple cost benefit analysis and the banks realize the benefits.
.Something isn’t adding up here. There is no way to tap to pay at an American Walmart. What are you talking about?
Walmart is a great place for personal well-being, not because you can find high-quality products, but because you can simply put on a nice outfit and stroll around for a while. Compared to the average shopper there, you feel like you’re on top of the world! You’re doing great! Now, get out quickly!
He is from Canada.
Walmart stores of Canada have tap to pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay.
I live in Canada.
Maybe, some USA businesses are still using these things for card payments.
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Does Apple charge fee from Walmart? If I am using a card, the merchant need to pay a certain percentage to the payment provider. It varies from firm to firm. I am sure that a large company like Walmart pays much less than a sole entrepreneur.
When I am paying with iPhone, it is just a card payment. It only reflects my card. If it is a credit card, card reader provider takes higher rates. That’s it. For Walmart it doesn’t matter.
I mean, the article headline clearly says United States and the article content specifically says that Walmart takes Apple Pay in Canada so…
Fail to move with the times and you get left behind. It may be that in a decade there is no Walmart because they just refused to evolve with customer demand.
I do not like the Walmart shopping experience, but, product prices are usually quite lower than competition (eg grocery stores, let's say a bottle of ketchup for example).
They don't offer Apple Pay as they want all the shopper's data ...
and it's obvious by now they do not care about customer complaints
Has anyone used Apple Pay at Amazon?
They don't offer Apple Pay as they want all the shopper's data ...
and it's obvious by now they do not care about customer complaints
Has anyone used Apple Pay at Amazon?
not happening, the majority of customers takes the savings over this piece of convenience ...
The Walmart App is actually pretty decent. And they are completely remodeling my neighborhood store which is only a few blocks away and the one by my office is already remodeled and it's very nice. I do avoid the superstores.
Do you not carry ANY credit cards with you at any time? I don't carry EVERY single credit card that I own, but I at least have my AMEX and a Chase VISA for when I need to use a CC where Apple Pay is not accepted.
It's not a huge deal, and it doesn't keep me from shopping at Walmart.
But it's a needless inconvenience that generates bad vibes when you have to pull out your wallet and card at only ONE store. And they're being stubborn about it for a really stupid reason; if they want people to use the Walmart app, give them incentives to use it, IE, use a carrot, not the stick of banning tap to pay.
I will never, EVER install Walmart Pay as long as they have tap to pay blocked. It's a matter of principle. I still shop there though because I'm not willing to inconvenience myself that much over something that minor.
This is one big reason why I will go to Target or another retailer before I go to Walmart. I think they’re too big to fail and maybe they’re right but that doesn’t mean I have to shop there.
Walmart principles are making money and as long as you help that they’re fine with you not using Walmart pay. Unfortunately, this is the attitude of most customers where they will complain about something, but won’t actually do anything meaningful to make a change. Walmart knows this so they have no reason to accept Apple Pay.
It needs to be said that you still can't generally get NFC on a phone that lists for under $200. And it makes sense for a lot of people going to this budget-minded retailer have budget-priced phones. So they don't even notice, because they don't tap-to-pay anywhere else, either. I didn't have working NFC myself until around last Christmas, and I actually still don't use it often. Most often in the line at Aldi.
Do people who say they refuse to shop at places where they can't tap to pay, just not even use drive-up pharmacy windows? I've been to a few, and none seem to have a reader small enough to fit in the drawer. And do people who refuse to use barcodes in apps to pay, never use the line at Starbucks or other restaurants, only ordering through the apps for pick up?
P.S. I used to say that I don't shop at Walmart because of the labor issues. But Amazon probably has worse labor issues, and I still rely on them sometimes. Maybe, really, it's just because the superstores are so depressing and crowded?
Do people who say they refuse to shop at places where they can't tap to pay, just not even use drive-up pharmacy windows? I've been to a few, and none seem to have a reader small enough to fit in the drawer. And do people who refuse to use barcodes in apps to pay, never use the line at Starbucks or other restaurants, only ordering through the apps for pick up?
P.S. I used to say that I don't shop at Walmart because of the labor issues. But Amazon probably has worse labor issues, and I still rely on them sometimes. Maybe, really, it's just because the superstores are so depressing and crowded?
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Never seen any stats but I can’t imagine the number of new customers on Walmart pay as a result of not offering Apple Pay is very high. It just annoys me. But I’m not gonna sign up or use yet another service.