Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay
The Verge
β’2026-08-21T13:01:59-04:00
π° What Happened
Walmart announced it will bring tap-to-pay support for Google Pay and Apple Pay to 'select' Walmart and Sam's Club locations starting August 24, before rolling out to all US stores by the end of 2026 and to gas stations by mid-2027. This ends a long period in which Walmart did not support these tap-to-pay services.
π The Backstory
Walmart had long been one of the prominent holdouts against Apple Pay and Google Pay, partly because it built its own Walmart Pay app and pushed its own payment ecosystem. The change follows years of customer demand and the broader adoption of tap-to-pay.
π― Why It Matters
The move changes the checkout experience for millions of Walmart shoppers and marks the reversal of one of the most prominent tap-to-pay holdouts in US retail. It signals the growing inevitability of contactless payment in physical retail.
Walmart announced it will bring tap-to-pay support for Google Pay and Apple Pay to 'select' Walmart and Sam's Club locations starting August 24, before rolling out to all US stores by the end of 2026 and to gas stations by mid-2027. This ends a long period in which Walmart did not support these tap-to-pay services.
Walmart had long been one of the prominent holdouts against Apple Pay and Google Pay, partly because it built its own Walmart Pay app and pushed its own payment ecosystem. The change follows years of customer demand and the broader adoption of tap-to-pay.
The move changes the checkout experience for millions of Walmart shoppers and marks the reversal of one of the most prominent tap-to-pay holdouts in US retail. It signals the growing inevitability of contactless payment in physical retail.