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 alongside its own Walmart Pay system.
- The company stated it wants to give customers and members more choice in how they manage money and pay at checkout, building on its ongoing partnership with Google to make shopping faster and more convenient.
- Walmart is one of the last major retailers to implement tap-to-pay technology; Axios reported that 85 percent of all retailers support Apple Pay, with plans to expand support to all United States stores by the end of 2026.
- Customers can add eligible Walmart, Sam's Club, and OnePay cards to their Google Wallet for faster checkout, while the retailer plans to roll out tap-to-pay options to fuel stations by mid-2027.
- Digital integration efforts complement Walmart's initiative to remodel existing locations starting in 2026, enhancing the in-store experience across the brand's massive 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
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