In the past, Walmart has expressed only wanting to support payment methods that are widely accepted, although Apple Pay has rapidly grown since then and Walmart Pay is limited to just one retailer. In practice, Walmart could support both Walmart Pay and Apple Pay, although the retail giant has offered no signal that it’s interested in accepting Apple’s digital wallet anytime soon. Walmart first revealed its Apple Pay alternative in late 2015, over a year after the introduction of Apple’s digital wallet which works across various supported stores, although the rollout appears to be somewhat slow. Unlike Apple Pay, Walmart’s solution also supports most pre-paid cards as well as gift cards, but the app experience doesn’t match the fast rate and strong security of an Apple Pay transaction when paying at checkout with an iPhone or Apple Watch using the NFC-based digital wallet. Walmart Pay also works the same on both iOS and Android (although Android has its own Android Pay digital wallet that works like Apple Pay). The benefit is supposed to be part speed (as in not using slow PIN cards) and part convenience (you have the option of receiving an in-app receipt). Walmart Pay works by associating a debit or credit card with a Walmart account, then launching and scanning the app from your smartphone during checkout. Starting in 110 locations across Walmart’s home state of Arkansas and another 480 stores across the giant state of Texas, the retailer says Walmart Pay is now available at any checkout line within supported stores. An update to Walmart’s mobile app added support for the digital wallet last month, and today the retailer announced that over 500 stores across two states now support Walmart Pay at checkout. While Walmart remains among the list of stores stubbornly resisting Apple Pay, the retail giant is slowly pushing forward with its own mobile payment service called Walmart Pay.
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