Walmart Is Now Accepting Google Pay and Apple Pay as Tap-to-Pay Options
- Starting August 24, shoppers at select Walmart and Sam's Club locations can buy groceries using tap-to-pay, as the retailer adopts Google Pay and Apple Pay.
- This update builds on Walmart's ongoing partnership with Google to make shopping faster and more convenient, giving customers more choice in how they pay at checkout.
- Walmart is one of the last major retailers to implement this technology, as Axios reported that 85 percent of all retailers support Apple Pay, with expansion planned to all United States stores by 2026.
- Beyond grocery aisles, the retailer intends to roll out tap-to-pay options to fuel stations by mid-2027, and customers can add eligible Walmart, Sam's Club, and OnePay cards to their Google Wallet.
- These digital integration efforts complement Walmart's broader initiative to remodel 650 existing locations and enhance the in-store experience across its 4,611-store footprint in the United States.
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The new payment method will enter into force on Monday August 24 and will also include Google Pay and other platforms
Walmart is now accepting Google Pay and Apple Pay as tap-to-pay options
Using your phone to pay for groceries, fuel and other shopping is incredibly quick and convenient, but some parts of the world, and some retailers, have been slow to adopt this payment approach. Walmart in the US has been something of a hold-out, but now that is changing. The company has finally decided that, in addition to its own Walmart Pay system, customers will also be able to use Google Pay and Apple Pay as tap-to-pay options. Starting Aug…
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