Why Walmart still won't accept Apple Pay Walmart would much rather you use Walmart Pay.
This includes Walmart Pay, which allows customers to scan a QR code to pay with a card saved to their Walmart account.
Of course, this means a customer would need to have a Walmart account, save a credit or debit card to their account, and then have the Walmart app on their phone.
Despite widespread adoption, Walmart has doubled down and gone on record saying it will not accept NFC-based payments like Apple Pay — in the U.S., at least.
As MacRumors points out, Canadian Walmart stores have accepted Apple Pay since 2020.
