Which Stores Accept Apple Pay? The Always Up-to-Date List Apple Pay has been available to use in stores and select apps and websites ever since its first appearance in iOS 8.1. Now that iOS 11 is out, there are currently ten different iPhone models that support Apple Pay functionality without the use of an Apple Watch, and the list of partnered stores that accept Apple Pay has only grown. Here's our always-up-to-date list to keep you in the know.
Firstly, since iPhone 6 and later iPhone models have NFC-technology built in, pretty much any shop that has a functioning contactless reader (and employees who know how it works) will accept Apple Pay, just like they will Google Wallet and NFC-chipped cards. Just look for the Apple Pay icon or the universal contactless smart card reader sign on card readers and point-of-sale (POS) terminals in stores. If you want to see exactly which businesses accept Apple Pay right now, here's a full list for physical locations, as well as places that do not accept Apple Pay or have been known to disable it entirely. There are also a bunch of iOS apps that will accept Apple Pay, so scroll down for that list, too. And if you need help setting up and using it, check out the bottom of this guide for some quick walkthroughs. 1. Stores That Accept Apple Pay Right Now 2. Stores That Will Accept Apple Pay Soon 3. Stores That Won't Accept Apple Pay Right Now (Or Ever) 4. Apps & Websites That Accept Apple Pay Right Now 5. Apps & Websites That Will Accept Apple Pay Soon 6. Nonprofits That Accept Apple Pay Donations 1 Stores That Accept Apple Pay Right Now Here's the official list of Apple Pay partners accepting contactless payments in stores. While it does not include every shop, restaurant, or service, you can most definitely be sure that it'll work in these places, as employees have most likely been thoroughly trained to prepare for the questions shoppers will have. Anyone with a "(confirmed)" next to their name are retailers who aren't on Apple's official list, but who have officially stated they accept Apple Pay. • 7-Eleven (confirmed in stores only, not at pumps) • Ace Hardware • Acme Markets • Aéropostale • Albertsons (confirmed) • American Eagle Outfitters • Anthropologie • Apple Store • ARCO (confirmed) • B&H SuperStore • Babies"R"Us • Barneys New York • Bashas' Grocery Stores • Baskin Robbins • Best Buy (though their "Payment Methods" page does not mention it) • BevMo! • BI-LO • Big Lots! • BJ's Wholesale Club • Bloomingdale's • Carrs (confirmed) • Casey's General Store • Cash & Carry Smart Foodservice • Champs Sports • Chevron • Chevron ExtraMile • Chick-fil-A • Circle K (confirmed in store only, not at pumps) • Coca-Cola Vending Machines • Colorado Rockies (confirmed) • Corner Store • Crate & Barrel • Cub • Dan's Fresh Market (confirmed) • Davis Food & Drug (confirmed) • Detroit Tigers (confirmed) • Dick's Fresh Market (confirmed) • Disney Store • Duane Reade by Walgreens • Dunkin' Donuts • El Pollo Loco (confirmed) • Express • Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy • Firehouse Subs • FoodMaxx • Foot Locker • Footaction • Forever 21 (confirmed) • Fuddruckers • GameStop • GAP • Giant • Giant • Giant Eagle • Golden State Warriors • Haggen (confirmed) • Hannaford • Harveys Supermarket • Hornbacher's • House of Hoops by Foot Locker (confirmed) • Jamba Juice • J.Crew • JCPenney (confirmed) • Jersey Mike's Subs • JetBlue • Jewel-Osco • Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches • Johnny Rockets (confirmed) • Kansas City Royals (confirmed) • KFC • Kids Foot Locker • Kohl's Department Stores • Lady Foot Locker • LEGO Brand Retail • Levi's • Lin's Fresh Market • L.L. Bean • Los Angeles Angels (confirmed) • Luby's • Lucky Supermarkets • Macey's • Macy's • Martin's • Maxx Value Foods (confirmed) • McDonald's • Meijer • New York Yankees (confirmed) • Nike • Office Depot • OfficeMax • Old Navy • Orlando Magic • Panera Bread • Pavilions (confirmed) • Peet's Coffee • Pep Boys • Petco • PetSmart • Phoenix Suns • Pizza Hut • QuikTrip • RadioShack (confirmed) • Raley's • Ralph's (confirmed) • Randalls (confirmed) • Rite Aid (confirmed) • Rubio's • Run by Foot Locker (confirmed) • Safeway (confirmed) • Save Mart Supermarkets • Schucks • Sephora • Shaw's Supermarket • Shop 'n Save • Shoppers • SIX:02 • Smart & Final • S-Mart Foods (confirmed) • Sports Authority (confirmed) • Sprouts Farmer's Market • Staples • Starbucks • Star Market • Stater Bros. Markets • Stop & Shop • Subway • Supervalu • Texaco • T-Mobile (confirmed) • Tom Thumb (confirmed) • Toys"R"Us • Trader Joe's • Ulta Beauty • United Supermarkets • Unleashed! by Petco • Vons (confirmed) • Walgreens • Walt Disney World • Wegmans • White Castle • Whole Foods Market • Winn-Dixie Again, these are stores that say Apple Pay is a go for payments, but the list is much bigger since most stores with contactless payment readers will work. Hell, even vending machines with the tech will work. So, if you see the Apple Pay icon or the universal contactless smart card reader sign, give it a shot. The worst thing that can happen is that it won't work. Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey said at a conference in Jan. 2018 that Apple Pay is now accepted in 50% of all retail stores right now, which is amazing considering it started out with just 3% of stores when Apple Pay first rolled out in 2014. So, you've got a 50/50 shot that Apple Pay will work if you try it. Plus, more payment terminals such as Square Reader, PrestoPrime EMV, and Ziosk are offering support for Apple Pay in newer systems that any big business or mom-and-pop shop can use. Use Apple Maps to Check for Places You're Unsure Of There's a quick trick you can use in Apple Maps to see what places around you accept Apple Pay. Simply open up the Maps app, then search for "Apple Pay." It will show you all of the businesses around you that likely accept it, and you can view more information for each one to see either the Apple Pay logo and/or "Accepts Apple Pay" under Useful to Know. You can also search and select a specific business and look at the Useful to Know section to see. 2 Stores That Will Accept Apple Pay Soon The following are businesses that have promised to get Apple Pay compatibility up and running at some point, so be on the lookout. It's possible that some of these have abandoned plans or have actually already begun taking Apple Pay and we just haven't confirmed it yet. • Carmike Cinemas • Edition • Free People • Marriott • Regal Cinemas • Renaissance Hotels • Urban Outfitters 3 Stores That Won't Accept Apple Pay Right Now (Or Ever) While most stores with the universal contactless smart card reader sign will accept Apple Pay and other NFC-based payments, there are few stores that either haven't added support specifically for Apple Pay yet, have no intention of doing so, or haven't been confirmed to support Apple Pay yet (if you know, let us know in the comments!). Some stores below had previously partnered with MCX (which was later purchased by Chase) and its now-defunct CurrentC project. Others have partnered with options such as PayPal, Chase Pay, and Buy It Mobility or have come up with their own contactless payment system. Not all of these merchants below will refuse Apple Pay, but they have not officially accepted it as far as we can tell. Some stores, like CVS, have confirmed disabling NFC card readers to prevent Apple Pay use (though, some renegade stores will still accept it). Ones with asterisks (*) below may now accept Apple Pay but it has not been confirmed yet. • 76 • Acme Fresh Market • Alam • Bahama Breeze Island Grille • Banana Republic • Bed Bath & Beyond • Buy Buy Baby • The Capital Grille • Chili's * • Christmas Tree Shops • Conoco • CVS • Dick's Sporting Goods • Dillard's • Eddie V's Prime Seafood • Exxon Mobil • Face Values • GetGo from Giant Eagle • HMSHost • Hobby Lobby • Home Depot • HyVee • Jack in the Box • K-Mart • Kroger • Kum & Go • Longhorn Steakhouse • Lowe's • Maggiano's Little Italy • Michaels Arts & Crafts • My Good Market • Olive Garden * • Outback Steakhouse * • Phillips 66 • Price Rite • Publix • RaceTrac • Sam's Club • Sears • Seasons 52 Fresh Grill • Sheetz • Shell • ShopRite • Southwest Airlines • Sunoco • Target (they do accept Apple Pay on the mobile app, though) • Walmart • Wawa • Wendy's • Yard House 4 Apps & Websites That Accept Apple Pay Right Now If you don't like shopping in stores, the below iOS apps have accepted Apple Pay at some point in time and/or currently do right now. While there is no longer a huge list maintained by Apple, we'll try to keep this update as we find new ones that add Apple Pay support on iOS, but keep in mind that Apple Pay has been live since Oct. 2014, so there's probably a lot more apps that use it than just listed below. • 11 Main Shopping • 20Stamps • Abercrombie & Fitch • Airbnb • Apple Store • As You Stay - Anytime Hotel Booking • Atom - Movie Tickets & Times • B&H Photo, Video & Pro Audio • Barneys New York for iPhone • Best Buy • Blue Apron • The Bushnell (by Tickets.com) • Caviar • Chairish - Home Decor and Vintage Furniture to Buy and Sell • Chick-fil-A • Chipotle • ChowNow • ClassPass • Cover • Craftsy • Dapper • Dealflicks Movies • Delectable Wines • Disney Store • DoorDash - Food Delivery • Drync - Scan and Buy Wine You Love • Dunkin' Donuts - Offers • Eat24 Food Delivery • Etsy • Eventbrite • Expedia: Hotels, Flights & Car • Exxon Mobil Speedpass+ • Fancy • Fandango - Showtimes + Tickets • Farfetch - Designer Clothing • Felt: Greeting, Birthday Cards • Flextrip • Fly Delta • Flywheel - The Taxi App • Fountain • Gametime - Last Minute Tickets • Gilt • Glasses by Warby Parker • Go - Compare Car Insurance • GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine • Good Eggs - Grocery Delivery • Greenlight • Groupon • Grubhub – Order Food Delivery • Harry's - Shaving & Grooming • HauteLook | Nordstrom Rack • HBX | Globally Curated Fashion • Headout - Tours & Activites • Highball • HomeAway Vacation Rentals • Hotel Tonight • Hotels.com - Hotel booking • Hotwire • Houzz Interior Design Ideas • Indiegogo • Instacart • JackThreads • Jet: Shop Purple • Jimmy John's Sandwiches • Jukely - Concert Membership • Keep Shopping • Kickstarter • Kohl's: Scan, Shop, Pay & Save • Levi's Stadium • LIFX • Lion Tee • LiquidSpace • LivingSocial • lululemon • Lyft • Macy's • Makr: Custom Design & Logos • Merchbar - Merch & Vinyl • MLB Ballpark • MONA—Personal Shopping Assistant For 1,300+ Brands • Moxy • Mr & Mrs Smith boutique hotels • Munchery • Musement - Travel Activities • NFL • Nike SNKRS • Nordstrom Rack • Omaha Steaks • OpenTable • Orange Harp Shopping • Orbitz Flight, Hotel, Packages • Panera Bread • ParkWhiz - Find Parking Nearby • PayByPhone Parking • PayRange • Pinterest • Pose • Postmates • Priceline Hotels, Flights and Cars • Printicular • Print Studio • RadPad Apartment Finder • RA Guide • The RealReal • Regal Cinemas • Ritual.co • Rue La La - Style for a Steal • Rukkus Tickets • Saatchi Art • Seamless - Local Food Delivery • SeatGeek - Buy Event Tickets • Sephora: Makeup & Beauty Shop • Shop Spring • Shoptiques. Shop local stores. • Showpass • Sixlegs Petcare • Slice: Pizza Delivery & Pickup • Slow Fast Slow • Soothe: In Home Massage • Sosh - City Guide • Spire Breath + Activity Tracker: Discover Calm • SpotHero - Find Nearby Parking • Spring - Go Shopping • Staples • Starbucks • Stayful • StubHub • StyleIt • Sure - Quote & Buy Insurance • Tablelist - A Better Night Out • Target • Taxfyle • ThirdLove • Threadflip : Buy and Sell Fashion • Thrive Market - shop healthy • Ticketmaster • TickPick | No Fee Tickets • Touch of Modern • TouchTunes • TurboTax Tax Return App • Turo - Rent Better Cars • Uber • Ulta Beauty • Under Armour • United Airlines • Vivid Seats - Tickets • Vivino Wine Scanner • White Castle Online Ordering • Wish - Shopping Made Fun • WISHI - Online styling service • XFINITY My Account • Yelp: Discover Local Favorites • Yoshirt • YPlan • ZARA • zulily • Zumper Apartments & Houses for Rent 5 Apps & Websites That Will Accept Apple Pay Soon There currently is no official list of apps that have promised to accept Apply Pay payments for purchases made in their apps, but here's what we've heard through the grapevine. • Revolut 6Nonprofits That Accept Apple Pay Donations Apple also notes on their website that the following charities and nonprofits accept Apple Pay donations, so if you're in the giving spirit, give one of these a try. • American Red Cross • Charity: Water • Children's Miracle Network Hospitals • COPD Foundation • Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America • Feeding America • GlobalGiving • (RED) • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Save the Children • The Nature Conservancy • The Water Project • Unicef United States Fund • United Way • WNET New York Public Media • World Vision • WWF Setting Up Apple Pay in Your Wallet If you need help setting up Apple Pay for Wallet on your iPhone, it's as easy as opening up the Wallet app, tapping the "+" sign, scanning your card, and following the rest of the prompts. Right now, there are over 2,300 participating banks and credit unions in the United States, so it's not even worth trying to mention any of them. If it's a bank, chances are high that you can add your account to Apple Pay. Using Apple Pay to Make Purchases Using Apple Pay on your iPhone to make purchases is easy as it gets. In stores, just hold your registered fingerprint on the Touch ID surface, then move the iPhone close to the payment terminal to submit the payment using your preferred card. If you'd rather use a different card, double-click the Home button, select your card, then hold it near the payment terminal with your finger on Touch ID. If you have an iPhone X, the process is a little different. You need to double-click the Side button, choose a different payment card if you don't want to use the default one, let Face ID scan your face, then hold the iPhone near the payment terminal. Missed Something? 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