Walmart still does not accept Apple Pay at its more than 4,600 stores across the U.S., and it stood firm on its reasoning for that today.A spokesperson for Walmart today informed that its position on contactless payments has not changed since we last reached out about the matter in 2022.The big-box retailer said it remains focused on its own convenient payment technologies available in the Walmart app, including Walmart Pay and Mobile Scan & Go.
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.The spokesperson said the following statement still stands: 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 not to accept Apple Pay.
Walmart has accepted Apple Pay in Canada since 2020.
