Walmart to Begin Accepting Apple Pay in U.S. Stores
MacRumors • • business
Key Points:
- Walmart will start accepting tap-to-pay options like Apple Pay in select U.S. Walmart and Sam's Club stores beginning August 24, with plans to expand to all U.S. stores by the end of 2026 and gas stations by mid-2027.
- The retailer had previously relied on its own Walmart Pay system, which uses QR code scanning, but is now responding to customer demand by supporting NFC-based payments including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay.
- Other major U.S. retailers such as Home Depot, Lowe's, Kroger, and H-E-B have already adopted tap-to-pay, making Walmart one of the last large holdouts until this announcement.
- Walmart Pay will continue to be available alongside the new tap-to-pay options, and Walmart has accepted Apple Pay in Canadian stores since 2020, though there is no current word on Mexico.
- Apple Pay offers privacy protections by masking the actual credit card number during transactions and allows payments through iPhone or Apple Watch via NFC technology.
