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Apple Pay: Which Retailers Accept it in 2022?  

By PaymentsJournal
February 10, 2022
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Apple Pay: Which Retailers Accept it in 2022?  

Apple Pay, the mobile wallet launched by Apple in 2014, has quickly become the universal mobile wallet of choice for smartphone users in the United States. As of 2022, it far outpaces the market share and user base of competitors like Google Pay and Samsung Pay.

What is a mobile wallet?

Mobile wallets are virtual wallets that store payment card information onto a mobile device. Like Google and Samsung Pay, Apple Pay is a universal wallet. This means consumers can use Apple Pay to pay at a broad range of merchants that accept it.

In addition to universal mobile wallets, there are retailer-specific mobile wallets. These are exactly what they sound like: mobile wallets that can be used at a specific retailer. The most popular retailer-specific mobile wallet is the Starbucks app, which had the highest number of mobile payment users in the U.S. until Apple Pay surpassed it in 2019.

How many users does Apple Pay have?

It is the top mobile payment player in the United States, with 43.9 million users in 2021. In comparison, Google Pay and Samsung Pay had 25 million and 16.3 million users, respectively.

It is more popular in-store than online. According to Mercator Advisory Group research, 28% of consumers used a universal wallet for an in-store purchase in 2020, up from 20% in 2018. It came out as the leading choice, with 14% of surveyed consumers using it to make a purchase in-store in 2020. In comparison, 8% of smartphone users in the U.S. used it to make an online purchase.

PULSE’s 2021 Debit Issuer Study found that it dominated the mobile wallet space in 2020 for debit transactions, accounting for 92% of all mobile wallet debit transactions in the U.S. in the previous 12 months. “According to Statista, in June 2021 apple iOS had a 53.66% market share. Parlaying that into a 92% share of ‘mobile wallet transactions’ is remarkable,” commented Mercator Advisory Group VP of Payments Innovation Tim Sloane in a PaymentsJournal article. 

Where is Apple Pay accepted?

As of 2022, most major retailers and merchants accept it. By 2019, five years after it’s release, 74 of the top 100 U.S. retailers by revenue accepted it. By 2021, it was an available payment option at 97 of 100 major retailers; in comparison, just 64% of those same retailers offered Google Pay and 59% offered Samsung Pay in 2021.

PaymentsJournal compiled a guide highlighting which quick service restaurants, third-party delivery apps, big box retailers, grocers, and pharmacies accept Apple Pay (and which do not.)

Acceptance at Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs)

What to know: Most fast food and other quick service restaurants accept Apple Pay, apart from Burger King and Wendy’s. It is compatible with the reloadable retailer-specific mobile wallets of options like Dunkin’ and Starbucks.

Quick Service RestaurantIs Apple Pay accepted in-store?Is Apple Pay accepted online or via a mobile app?More Information
Burger KingNoNoBurger King payment acceptance
ChipotleYesYesChipotle payment acceptance
Dunkin’ DonutsYes, via Dunkin’ appYesDunkin’ Donuts payment acceptance
Jack in the BoxYesYesJack in the Box payment acceptance
KFCYesYesKFC payment acceptance
Little CaesarsYesYesLittle Caesars payment acceptance
McDonald’sYesYesMcDonald’s payment acceptance
PaneraYesYesPanera payment acceptance
StarbucksYes, in participating locationsYesStarbucks payment acceptance
Taco BellYesYesTaco Bell payment acceptance
WawaYesYesWawa payment acceptance
Wendy’sNoNoWendy’s payment acceptance

Acceptance at third-party delivery apps

What to know: DoorDash, UberEats, and Instacart all accept Apple Pay. This makes it possible to use it to make purchases at restaurants or grocers that may not accept it directly.  

Third-party food delivery appIs Apple Pay accepted?More information
DoorDashYesDoorDash payment acceptance
InstacartYesInstacart payment acceptance
Uber EatsYesUber Eats payment acceptance

Acceptance at big box retailers

What to know: IKEA, Target, and Costco all accept Apple Pay. However, it must be linked to a Visa debit or credit card if you are using it at Costco. Walmart does not accept it, as it is pushing consumers to use the Walmart Pay mobile wallet.

Big box retailerIs Apple Pay accepted in-store?Is Apple Pay accepted online or via a mobile app?More information
CostcoYes, but only if Apple Pay is linked to a Visa debit/credit cardYesCostco payment acceptance
IKEAYesYesIKEA payment acceptance
TargetYesYesTarget payment acceptance
WalmartNoNoWalmart payment acceptance

Acceptance at grocery stores

What to know: While Kroger does not accept Apple Pay in-store, it is an Instacart partner. This means you can pay for your Kroger order with it if you place the order through Instacart. Albertsons, Aldi, and Publix all accept it in-store.

Grocery storeIs Apple Pay accepted in-store?Is Apple Pay accepted online or via a mobile app?More information
AlbertsonsYesN/AAlbertsons payment acceptance
AldiYesN/AAldi payment acceptance
KrogerNoN/AKroger payment acceptance
PublixYesN/APublix payment acceptance

Acceptance at pharmacies

What to know: According to its website, CVS does not accept Apple Pay online or via its mobile app, but it does accept it in-store. It can be used at Walgreens, but not for photo orders that are paid for online.

PharmacyIs Apple Pay accepted in-store?Is Apple Pay accepted online or via a mobile app?More information
CVSYesNoCVS payment acceptance
WalgreensYesYes, but not for photo orders purchased onlineWalgreens payment acceptance

Acceptance at gas stations

What to know: You can reload your 7-Eleven mobile app using Apple Pay to make payments in-store or utilize the mobile “Pay for fuel” feature to authorize a gas purchase from your phone. It is accepted at Speedway and can be used to reload the Speedy rewards app.

PharmacyIs Apple Pay accepted in-store?Is Apple Pay accepted online or via a mobile app?More information
SpeedwayYesYesSpeedway payment acceptance
7-ElevenYesYes7-Eleven payment acceptance
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