Giving Walmart direct info like that doesn't jive well with me. Signing up for a retailer-specific payment method is goofy.
Walmart can simply allow NFC payments.
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Walmart Stands Firm on Why It Doesn't Accept Apple Pay in the U.S.
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Walmart can simply allow NFC payments.
This. There is nothing more frustrating than having a cart load of groceries and not being able to pay as their in-store wifi sucks and there is zero cell signal. I have had to tell the person working at self checkout, "watch my stuff, I have to go outside for a second to load your ass backwards qr code" I now don't shop at Walmart, and i am about to ditch Fry's and go to Safeway for the same reason. Good job losing customers. Thank you Safeway and Target for accepting Apple Pay. I also would be willing to bet, the customers that want/use Apple Pay are people that spend more $ on average. So good job losing us all. Ugh.
Walmart's Sam's Club division has had Scan & Go for several years now. It's more recent in the Walmart stores.
Yet another example of why it's wise to carry an ID . . . and cash to tip the bartender.
At least Walmart.com accepts PayPal. Amazon does not accept PayPal or Apple Pay. Where’s the backlash articles?
Sure, but a government ID is still required for many things, such as flying, buying booze if you look younger than 40, visiting certain federal historic sites and picking up certain prescriptions.
On my side of town Kroger started taking Apple pay last year and I started going there more than anyplace. One close to the house I pass on my way home. Many office days I go to the gym after work which means my Wallet/Phone is in a gym bag in the back of the car. It's nice to run and grab something and check out with my watch on my way home and not have to go home first (Digging in the back of the car for personal belongings is a great way to have your car jacked in a parking lot).
When I pull out my AMEX to pay at a restaurant or some other businesses, and they say they don't take AMEX, I simply give them my Mastercard, and life goes on. Why get all huffy with the clerk or leave your cart and storm out in protest? That would be as petulant and pointless as yelling at the Costco pump because it won't take your AMEX or Mastercard.
As a former Apple Genius, it’s done more than you realize. I wasn’t talking about any of the computers/hardware itself though.
We had a repeat offender come and still boatloads of Nike Fuel bands back in the day. He’d come in and get a batch at a time.
An example is https://www.pensacolalighthouse.org/page/visit: "All U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals 18 and older must have a valid government-issued identification card."
There are other government places where you don't need an ID card to enter, but having one will get you a discount, such as national parks: "The NPS also offers current U.S. military members and their dependents a cost-free military pass. Those who qualify can present their ID cards (Department of Defense, Veteran Health, or Veteran) or show the veterans designation on their state-issued ID, or get a pass online (with a $10 processing fee)." - https://www.cntraveler.com/story/free-entry-to-national-parks-and-state-parks
Everyone pays interchange fees but few businesses pay as much as Walmart does. Their huge scale means they have huge incentive to reduce transaction costs. I mean, if they can even make transaction fees 10% cheaper it would save them hundreds of millions of dollars!
Whether you use a contactless card to pay doesn’t make any difference to the store’s ability to track your purchases.
Even Apple Pay doesn’t protect you from tracking as the Device Account Number (DAN) doesn’t change between purchases. You can generate a new DAN by removing and re-adding a card to Apple Pay, but most people aren’t going to bother with that.
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Once again, Walmart pay is not really about tracking, it’s about avoiding interchange fees. As you point out, using contactless or Apple Pay does not really affect businesses’ ability to keep track of your purchases.
The reason you see Walmart (and all other businesses) happily accepting contactless payments in Canada and Europe is because the interchange fees are much lower there.
It looks like Walmart employees in USA will have to deal with complaints from customers on Apple Pay and other NFC contactless payments everyday in Walmart stores in USA for many years to come from this corporate decision.
This is because Walmart is the last major retailer holdout in USA for to accept Apple Pay and other NFC contactless payments while other major retailers in USA accept Apple Pay and other NFC contactless payments except Walmart.
This is because Walmart is the last major retailer holdout in USA for to accept Apple Pay and other NFC contactless payments while other major retailers in USA accept Apple Pay and other NFC contactless payments except Walmart.
How does not allowing contactless payment reduce interchange fees?
Here its debit or Mastercard or visa
Doesn’t matter if you insert or tap
I'm wondering the same thing.
Interchange Fees on Contactless Payments Comparison
Interchange fees for contactless payments compared to other credit card payment methods like online and swipe transactions.
www.clearlypayments.com
Because, this is an Apple centric site. Essentially, if you accept contactless payments, you accept Apple/Samsung pay. Walmart says nope. I’m sure they have their reasons, and I’m sure it’s all bs
I feel your explanation still leaves some ambiguity.
It has nothing to do with mobile phones
If a terminal accept contactless payment then you can tap your debit or credit card
all Samsung/Apple Pay do is put a copy of your debit/credit card in to your phone
Given what all is going on in the world right now, I don't care one iota about this personally