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Walmart explains why it hasn’t accepted Apple Pay, and other NFC technologies within the U.S.

If you have ever wondered why, after all these years, Walmart still refuses to accept Apple Pay or other NFC payments at any of its 4,600+ stores in the U.S., a spokesperson has finally offered an explanation. A spokesperson for Walmart on Thursday informed MacRumors that its position on contactless payments has not changed since […]

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Home Depot, H-E-B adopt Apple Pay for transactions

If you were looking to finally use Apple Pay at Home Depot and Texas grocery chain H-E-B, you’re in luck. After years of negotiation, Home Depot has finally adopted Apple Pay and other tap-to-pay methods at some of its U.S. locations in recent weeks. Per Appleosophy, while the home improvement retailer has not officially announced […]

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Apple removes Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2 models from its U.S. online storefront to satisfy ITC ruling

The day Apple definitely didn’t want to arrive came yesterday. Aso of Thursday, Apple stopped selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in its online store in the United States, with the devices pulled from sale just days ahead of when an Apple Watch import ban goes into effect. When attempting […]

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Walmart continues to veer away from Apple Pay support, relies on its own payment platform

While Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the United States, began rolling out support for Apple Pay in April, Walmart continues to resist adopting Apple’s payment platform. The company, in turn, has continued to push its own Walmart Pay platform. Whereas Apple Pay is contactless and requires users to simply tap their iPhone or Apple […]

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Kroger begins accepting Apple Pay, other NFC-based payments

If you’re looking to use Apple Pay at Kroger, it looks like the chain has finally begun accepting Apple’s contactless payment protocol. The chain finally began accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods at select locations in Kentucky and Ohio, allowing customers to tap to pay with an iPhone or Apple Watch at checkout, […]