Major Retailers that Support NFC Payments

[lartola]

In recent years, all major U.S. retailers implemented NFC payments except Walmart during the pandemic due to high customer demand.

Not exactly true. Many US retailers besides walmart did not enable NFC during the pandemic and even afterwards for a couple of years. Examples of this were Kroger, Lowe’s and HEB, which didn’t enable it until 2023 or Home Depot which didn’t enable it until 2024 (and still has some stores in the US and all its stores in Mexico without it even now).

 

[dontwalkhand]

I think you’re misunderstanding the sign. It means because of fraud as in the card skimmer they have doesn’t work on tap to pay. I remember a recent story where the store clerks were putting skimmers on card readers. If I saw a place like that, I would walk away or pay cash. I definitely wouldn’t trust them with my card.

I would just leave my stuff. Why would I reward a business with cash for that? I would save the cash for actual small businesses that care about their customers.

 

[echopulse]

Not exactly true. Many US retailers besides walmart did not enable NFC during the pandemic and even afterwards for a couple of years. Examples of this were Kroger, Lowe’s and HEB, which didn’t enable it until 2023 or Home Depot which didn’t enable it until 2024 (and still has some stores in the US and all its stores in Mexico without it even now).

You are slightly off. Lowes was in 2024, both Home Depot and HEB were in late 2025, in fact they started enabling them a few days apart in late October.

 

[BigBlur]

You are slightly off. Lowes was in 2024, both Home Depot and HEB were in late 2025, in fact they started enabling them a few days apart in late October.

I think you have your years mixed up. We're only halfway into 2025 and haven't gotten to October yet.

Lowe's was 2023; Home Depot and H-E-B were 2024.

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[lartola]

You are slightly off. Lowes was in 2024, both Home Depot and HEB were in late 2025, in fact they started enabling them a few days apart in late October.

Thanks for the correction, but that can’t be: late 2025 is still coming, we’re in may 2025. Either way, my point remains valid that those retailers only enabled apple pay/contactless several years after the covid emergency and never turned it on during the emergency in 2020 when it was needed the most.

 

[lartola]

I think you have your years mixed up. We're only halfway into 2025 and haven't gotten to October yet.

Lowe's was 2023; Home Depot and H-E-B were 2024.

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And kroger was 2023 too if I’m not mistaken. My point was that all those retailers did not enable apple pay/contactless in 2020 during the pandemic when it was needed the most, and that remains true regardless of any confusion with the exact dates when those retailers enabled it.