Why Walmart still doesn't support Apple Pay(9to5mac.com)
9 pointsby colinprince19 days ago3 comments
  • happymellon19 days ago
    As someone not in the US, can someone explain what this is talking about.

    Walmart doesn't support NFC payments.

    Walmart doesn't support NFC payments if you do scanning of items while you shop.

    Why would Walmart suddenly accept a method of payment just because you are doing your own scanning of your shopping?

    Though it was only a couple of years ago I had a similar experience with other US grocery stores when I visited. Kroger's (mentioned in the article) for example didn't accept contactless payments either which made it feel like a widespread grocery store problem.

    Did most grocery store already migrate prior to the Kroger caving?

    • Aurornis18 days ago
      > Though it was only a couple of years ago I had a similar experience with other US grocery stores when I visited

      I'm in the US and every grocery store I use (some Kroger, some not) have accepted NFC payments for a very long time.

      Could be a regional thing. I can't remember the last time I went to a store other than Walmart that didn't have NFC payment options.

      • happymellon18 days ago
        September 2022. I was in Tennessee and the Kroger's there definitely didn't take it.

        I had to leave my shopping to run back to the vehicle to grab my forgotten wallet from my rucksack.

      • Ancapistani18 days ago
        Other than Walmart, Home Depot was the last holdout in my area. They updated their POS terminals about a year ago and now accept it.
  • twhb19 days ago
    This article is misinformed if not intentionally misleading about Apple Pay’s privacy status. It is technically true that Apple does not share your credit card number, but it does share its own unique, persistent identifier.
  • SilverElfin19 days ago
    Ultimately it’s about keeping control. And the one party that isn’t in control, that should be, is the consumer. Instead we have big companies battling it out over who gets to monopolistically harvest our information and control distribution.
    • bell-cot18 days ago
      > And the one party that isn’t in control, that should be, is the consumer.

      Nice as an ideal. But even of consumers who claim to care, most will sign away all their rights for a 1,000,000-to-1 shot at a $1,000 gift certificate. Which shot is only worth 1/10 of a cent, if you do the arithmetic.

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