Contactless payment systems have become very popular across the globe. Apple Pay has emerged as one of the most widespread in NFC contactless payment systems being used in the United States as well as in countries like the UK and Canada. With Apple Pay, it can be very convenient to purchase products in brick and mortar as well as online stores out there.
Which Stores Accept Apple Pay?
In the United States alone you can find hundreds of stores accept Apple Pay. The Point of Sale systems of numerous retailers are being targeted by Apple today. At present some of the top stores out there accepting Apple Pay include:
- American Eagle Outfitters
- Barneys New York
- Casey’s General Store
- 7-Eleven (excluding pumps)
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Apple Store
- Babies R Us
- Fuddruckers
- Baskin Robbins
- BI-LO
- Coca-Cola Vending Machines
- Carr’s
- Colorado Rockies
- Disney Store
- Dan’s Fresh Market
- Express
- El Pollo Loco
- Forever 21
- Golden State Warriors
- GAP
- GameStop
- Orlando Magic
- Pep Boys
- Haggen
- Johnny Rockets
- Office Depot
- Raley’s Supermarkets
- Jack in the Box
- McDonald’s
- KFC
- Macy’s
- Panera Bread
- Whole Foods Market
- Supervalu
- Martin’s
- RadioShack
- Nike
- Trader Joe’s
- Star Market
- Pizza Hut
- Taco Bell
- Petco
- Sephora
- QuikTrip
- Starbucks
- Target
These are just a few of the stores with acceptance for Apple Pay. It is quite possible that you can use Apple Pay in many more stores close to your locality in case you reside in a metropolitan region.
Today 65% of all retailers based in the US accept payment through this Apple system.
Apps and Online Stores
Today Apple Pay is accepted by many of the top online stores and apps out there. These are so many that even Apple finds it impossible to track them all.
These are a few of the big names for you to know about:
- Glasses by Warby Parker
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Barneys New York
- 20Stamps
- ClassPass
- Airbnb
- Apple Store
- Fandango
- Best Buy
- JackThreads
- Kickstarter
- Eventbrite
- Chick-fil-A
- Chipotle
- Highball
- Cover
- Etsy
- Greenlight
- Fancy
- lululemon
- Gilt
- MBTA mTicket
- Nordstrom Rack
- Groupon
- Postmates
- Hotwire
- Macy’s
- Jukely
- Nike SNKRS
- RA Guide
- Lyft
- Panera Bread
- XFINITY My Account
- NFL
- United Airlines
- Ticketmaster
- Starbucks
- ZARA
- Under Armour
- co
- Wish
- Soothe
- Shop Spring
- Taxfyle
- Yelp
The list is by no means exhaustive.
How to Find Stores Near You that Accept Apple Pay?
There is no need for you to remember all the stores that accept Apple Pay. If you have an IOS device you can easily find stores around you that accept it. This is what you need to do:
- On your iOS device open the app Maps.
- Look for the specific Store where you would like to shop.
- Tap on the location of the store and view more details.
- You can find a section named useful to know between reviews and working hours.
- Check whether the “Accepts Apple Pay mark” or the Apple Pay logo is present.
If neither the mark nor the logo is present, Apple Pay is possibly not accepted by the store. Apple regularly updates the maps with current details. Thus, you can reliably find out whether a specific location accepts Apple Pay.