Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Aug 21
Walmart Adopts Apple Pay, Google Pay at U.S. Stores Starting Aug. 24 after 10-Year Holdout
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Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Aug 21
Walmart Adopts Apple Pay, Google Pay at U.S. Stores Starting Aug. 24 after 10-Year Holdout
3 articles · Updated · The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News · Aug 21
Summary
Aug. 24 marks Walmart’s first rollout of Apple Pay and Google Pay at select Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, with all U.S. stores due to get tap-to-pay by year-end.
Mid-2027 is the target for extending the feature to Walmart fuel stations, completing a phased shift the retailer says will give shoppers more checkout choice.
85% of U.S. retailers already accept tap-to-pay, and years of customer pressure helped force Walmart to abandon a long-standing strategy of steering users to Walmart Pay and Scan-and-Go.
CurrentC — a retailer-backed Apple Pay rival Walmart once supported — shut down in 2016, underscoring how far the company has moved from its earlier resistance to contactless payments.