oh, good to know the website is somewhat useable. I meant their in-person checkout process isn't accessible. I didn't clarify that.
*Suzette May* *[email protected] <[email protected]>* *512-564-0152* *"The chief cause of disappointment is giving up what you want MOST for what you want at the MOMENT."* *"Never fear failure. Fear being in the exact same place next year as you are today." * On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM Ron Canazzi <[email protected]> wrote: > Suzette May wrote: > ...in any form. Their checkout process isn't accessible either. I was > told by an employee that Apple ... > If you mean their website checkout page, I just ordered some stuff for my > wife earlier this evening. It is a bit clunky, but usable. I am using NVDA > with latest updates and Windows 11 latest updates and Firefox browser > latest updates. > > On 2/27/2026 10:49 PM, Suzette May wrote: > > I refuse to put my credit card and debit card information into Walmart's > app specifically because of security issues with their app. I personally > know at least 10 people locally who do use the app and had their accounts > hacked into and used to buy hundreds of dollars of groceries or items > delivered to an address and picked up by the perpetrators before the > account owner was even aware of it. One was a previous owner of our house > and he still had the old address on his Walmart account. Five hundred > dollars of groceries showed up at our front gate and we called the sheriff > who called the account owner who was completely unaware this even > happened. He took the groceries back to Walmart. Hopefully Walmart made it > right. > > I travel frequently, using Apple Pay all over the U.S. and love it. I > will never use Walmart's app in any form. Their checkout process isn't > accessible either. I was told by an employee that Apple Pay is their > competitor so they won't use it. I had to laugh because Walmart Pay isn't > even in the same league with Apple Pay. It's their loss. > > *Suzette May* > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > *512-564-0152* > *"The chief cause of disappointment is giving up what you want MOST for > what you want at the MOMENT."* > > *"Never fear failure. Fear being in the exact same place next year as you > are today." * > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 11:13 AM Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Your banking has nothing to do with Apple just because you want the >> convenience of Apple pay. >> >> I know in the States you can I believe get a credit card from Apple, but >> you don't have to do this if you don't want to. I am in Canada and I bank >> with RBC Royal Bank for both my business account and my personal accounts. >> I also have RBC Visa credit cards and I have added my personal RBC Visa to >> my Apple wallet because here in Canada pretty much every merchant who >> accepts credit and debit card payments has contactless payments which >> include support for apple Pay. As far as I know here in Canada this >> includes WWalmart, I personally don't shop thee much because I live in a >> small town and the closest Walmart is in the next larger town which is 200 >> Km away. I rarely even have my wallet with me, but I usually have my Apple >> Watch on my wrist so all it takes is a double press of the side button and >> to hold it up to the terminal and the payment on my RBC Visa is done. >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf >> Of *Manan Trivedi >> *Sent:* Sunday, February 1, 2026 4:38 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay: 9 to >> 5 Mac >> >> >> >> Because there was a question included in the below email so I am >> answering it with no intention to create a discussion on this issue on this >> list. >> >> I don’t go to Walmart because of their flawed business model. The >> service is not upto the mark and they under-pay their employees. apple card >> is not the reason at all. One should not put all their eggs in one apple >> basket. So, I Keep my banking separate from the apple eco system. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> On Jan 18, 2026, at 9:30 PM, VIPhone <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 9to5Mac - Sunday, January 18, 2026 >> >> Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay >> >> The year is 2026 and Walmart still doesn’t accept Apple Pay at any of its >> stores in the United States. This makes it one of the last remaining major >> retailers to not support Apple’s contactless payment platform. It’s a >> limitation that’s once again going viral on social media. >> >> Here are a few reasons why Walmart doesn’t support Apple Pay … >> >> No, Walmart doesn’t accept Apple Pay >> There’s one important thing to note: Walmart doesn’t accept any form of >> NFC payment in the United States. It’s not just a limitation on Apple Pay. >> The retailer doesn’t take Google Pay, Samsung Pay, or even let you tap your >> contactless physical card to pay. This story also focuses on the United >> States. Most Walmart locations in Canada, for example, do accept Apple Pay. >> >> Walmart Pay >> First, Walmart has its own contactless payment platform called Walmart >> Pay, which it launched in 2016. Walmart Pay, however, isn’t an NFC-based >> tap-to-pay platform like Apple Pay. Instead, it’s based on a QR code >> infrastructure. >> >> To use Walmart Pay, you have to add a debit or credit card to the Walmart >> app on your iPhone, then scan a QR code at checkout to pay with your >> iPhone. It’s not nearly as convenient as Apple Pay. >> >> Scan and Go >> Walmart also has its Scan and Go platform for Walmart+ subscribers. This >> allows people to use the Walmart or Sam’s Club app to scan items as they >> shop, then go to self-checkout to finalize their purchase without having >> scan all their items at once. Apple Pay also isn’t supported when using >> Scan and Go. >> >> Data collection >> This might be the biggest reason Walmart doesn’t support Apple Pay. >> Walmart relies on collecting your data to build profiles on your purchasing >> patterns and trends. Tracking this type of purchase history is something >> Walmart does for targeting advertising, marketing, and more. >> >> When you use Walmart Pay, it’s incredibly easy for Walmart to build that >> customer profile on you. When you use Scan and Go, all of that same >> information is handed over. >> >> When you use Apple Pay or other payment methods, it’s much harder for >> Walmart (and other retailers) to do this. Apple Pay’s privacy and security >> protections, like not sharing any information about your actual card with >> the retailer, makes this type of tracking trickier. >> >> This is why Walmart wants people to use Walmart Pay if they want to pay >> from their phone. If you check out with Walmart Pay or Scan and Go, >> everything is linked to your Walmart account. If you had the option to pay >> with Apple Pay, you’d share a lot less information with Walmart. >> >> Apple Pay fees >> One common theory is that Walmart doesn’t support Apple Pay because it >> doesn’t want to pay fees to Apple. This isn’t true. There are no additional >> fees for a business to accept Apple Pay. They only pay the standard card >> processing fees regardless of whether the transaction is contactless or >> not. Apple’s fee is typically charged to issuing banks. >> >> Retailers do need to upgrade payment terminals to newer models that >> support contactless transactions. Walmart has actually updated payment >> terminals in many of its stores to these newer models. However, they >> manually disable all NFC features of those terminals to try and force >> people to use Walmart Pay instead. >> >> Walmart’s response >> In a statement last year, Walmart emphasized that it believes Walmart Pay >> is a more convenient solution for shoppers than Apple Pay: >> >> We do not accept NFC and instead have implemented convenient solutions, >> such as Walmart Pay, that provide our customers easy, touchless payments on >> any smartphone. We have also invested in innovative technologies that go >> beyond payments, such as Scan & Go, which allow Sam’s Club and Walmart+ >> members to bypass the checkout altogether, providing a truly touchless >> shopping experience. >> >> 9to5Mac’s Take >> None of these reasons are valid. >> The fact that Walmart still doesn’t accept Apple Pay is nothing short of >> user hostile. It boils down to data collection and control, even if it >> comes at the major expense of customer convenience. I don’t go to Walmart >> often, and while there are a lot of reasons for that, the lack of Apple Pay >> support is one of those reasons. >> >> A quick search on social media shows that Walmart shoppers are growing >> increasingly frustrated by the company’s lack of Apple Pay support. It’s a >> limitation that’s once again going viral for all the wrong reasons. >> >> Walmart has shown no signs of changing its mind. Many long-time Apple Pay >> holdouts have caved, including Kroger, Home Depot, and H-E-B. Walmart, >> however, has only dug its heels in. >> >> Does Walmart’s lack of Apple Pay support affect your shopping habits? Do >> you use Walmart Pay? 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