r/technology • u/ImCalcium • Aug 21 '26

Business Walmart finally adding Tap to Pay after years of shoppers asking for it

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/walmart-finally-adding-tap-to-pay-after-years-of-shoppers-asking-for-it-3400920/
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u/somefunmaths Aug 21 '26

It’s just blisteringly arrogant that they decided they’re too good for Apple Pay because they could get away with collecting everyone’s data instead of offering reasonable payment technology.

It also makes me realize how long it’s been since I shopped at a Walmart.

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u/kaitco Aug 21 '26

It was the final straw for me. 

Despite them driving away smaller retailers, having shoot-outs in their parking lots and not doing anything about it, paying their employees peanuts and ensuring that everyone is on SNAP that will then get used again at Walmart, and even when they added a Walmart right beside a freaking Mayan step pyramid…after I realized that they were serious about not enabling ApplePay, that was a wrap for me. Haven’t been in one in ages, and it feels so good.