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Walmart to roll out Apple Pay starting Aug. 24, all US stores by end of this year
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Walmart will begin accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payments next week, with a state-by-state rollout that aims to cover all US stores by the end of the year.
This marks a major shift for Walmart, which has resisted Apple Pay for over a decade. The phased rollout means engineers and integrators must handle incremental deployment across states, and the support for multiple contactless methods broadens the scope of payment system testing. The omission of Missouri from the schedule suggests potential complications that could affect the timeline.
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Walmart's Apple Pay rollout starts in Arkansas from Aug. 24 to 31, then proceeds state by state.
All US stores are expected to support contactless payments by the end of this year, according to a memo to store management.
Supported methods include contactless credit cards, digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay, plus wearables and EBT cards.
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