If you're shopping at Walmart, your digital payments options are limited to the OnePay Wallet or Walmart Pay. Kativ/Getty Images
If you're shopping in-store at Walmart, you can't use Apple Pay or Google Pay to make a purchase. But Walmart introduced a credit card that already offers its own digital wallet.
OnePay, a Walmart majority-owned fintech, announced it's partnering with financial service Synchrony to introduce a Walmart-branded credit card this fall but you can use the OnePay digital wallet now to shop at Walmart.
Early this spring, OnePay partnered with Buy Now Pay Later app Klarna to offer installment loans for purchases at Walmart.
Synchrony, a big player in the retail credit card industry, used to be Walmart's credit card issuer before the retailer switched to Capital One in 2018. That relationship ended in 2023 when Walmart sued the bank to end the partnership ahead of schedule.
Walmart also will continue to accept its own digital wallet, Walmart Pay, which was launched in 2016. And you can still use most major credit and debit cards when buying something in-store or online.
Digital wallets like Apple Pay have grown in popularity in the past several years, offering the convenience of paying without having to carry a credit card. Digital cards also keep your transactions more secure than when using a physical card.
Apple Wallets and Google Wallets can store payment options as well as your digital hotel key, boarding passes and concert tickets. The OnePay Wallet, which can only be used at Walmart and on walmart.com, is limited to storing up to 20 credit or debit cards and cannot hold other digital documents or passes.
We'll break down all your payment options when shopping at Walmart.
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