Walmart to Accept Google Wallet and Apple Pay Starting Next Week

Walmart has announced that it will start accepting Google Wallet and Apple Pay next week. This move is seen as a significant step towards widespread adoption of mobile payments in the United States.

The retailer will allow customers to use their smartphones to make purchases at checkout counters, eliminating the need for cash or credit cards. This development follows other major retailers such as Target and Starbucks that have already begun accepting mobile payments.

Walmart's decision is expected to boost the use of mobile wallets, which are digital representations of a person's payment card information stored on their phone. The company has not disclosed any specific plans for expanding its mobile payment capabilities beyond next week.