Yet don’t allow google pay either. Unless you are a senior exec you don’t know any more than the rest of us.
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Walmart Still Doesn't Accept Apple Pay in U.S. Despite Daily Complaints
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I wonder if Walmart stores in the U.S. can survive this resistance from a popular payment method and continuation of customer complaints for it for the next 10 to 20 years.
Popular only for those who own an Apple device and are set up with Apple Pay.
Wal-Mart pay works perfectly well. I know people who have stood in a Wal-Mart, on their iPhone, talking to a family member at another Wal-Mart in another State...and watch the transaction complete in a few seconds.
You see, like Apple, Wal-Mart have their own walled garden also.
I never shop at Walmart so it’s not a problem for me. Glad Home Depot finally re-enabled contactless payments, including ApplePay.
Tap to Pay isn't limited to Apple devices or Apple Pay. It's available on Android devices and most credit cards.
Walmart does not like paying the higher interchange fees on CC transactions vs direct debit. Walmart will never accept ApplePay or GooglePay. The only thing I go to Walmart for is the FedEx shipping counter when I trade in Apple devices.
I have found that more and more places where I have previously used a credit card are now charging me a transaction fee. I used a debit card at a small grocery store a few months ago, and they added the transaction fee to the cost of my purchase.
Many businesses are no longer willing to absorb that transaction cost.
My thought is that businesses and merchants in USA that do card payments have the option to turn off contactless payments and tap to pay on their card terminals.