With Apple’s latest batch of quality products, iPhones are not going extinct anytime soon. And it is safe to say that Apple Pay is here to stay too.
Apple Pay is already accepted in thousands of stores, websites, and apps as arguably the easiet means of payment for iPhone users. But there are still several stores that are yet to accept or do not have plans to accept Apple Pay.
Which begs the question, “Which businesses accept Apple Pay and which ones don’t?”
We’ll get to the answer shortly, but first, let’s understand what a business needs to have to accept Apple Pay.
The NFC-technology is pivotal to the success of Apple Pay and since the iPhone 6, all new iPhone models have had the NFC-technology built in. What this simply means is that just about any store that has a working contactless reader will accept Apple Pay as a payment option. A store that accepts Apple Pay would have the Apple Pay icon or their card readers and POS terminals would bear the universal contactless smart card reader sign.
In this article, we have put together a full list of businesses (physical locations), as well as iOS apps and websites that accept Apple Pay.
Stores Accepting Apple Pay at This Moment
Here’s a list of Apple Pay partners that accept contactless payments in their stores. While this list is not comprehensive enough to include every restaurant, shop, boutique or service that is Apple Pay compatible, you can rest assured that Apple Pay works in these places.
- Aéropostale
- Acme Markets
- American Eagle Outfitters
- Associated Food Stores (confirmed)
- Apple Store
- B&H
- Bashas’ Grocery Stores
- Babies”R”Us
- Best Buy
- BJ’s Wholesale Club
- BI-LO
- Bloomingdale’s
- Champs Sports
- Chevron ExtraMile
- Chevron
- Chick-fil-A
- Chick’s Natural
- Coca-Cola Vending Machines
- Costco
- CVS
- Davis Food & Drug
- Dan’s Fresh Market
- Disney Store
- Dick’s Fresh Market
- Duane Reade by Walgreens
- Express
- Food Lion
- FoodMaxx
- Firehouse Subs
- Footaction
- Foot Locker
- House of Hoops by Foot Locker
- Fuddruckers
- Golden State Warriors
- GameStop
- Harveys Supermarket
- Jamba Juice
- Jewel-Osco
- JetBlue
- Kids Foot Locker
- Lady Foot Locker
- Kohl’s
- LEGO
- Luby’s
- Lin’s Fresh Market
- Lucky Supermarkets
- Maceys
- Maxx Value Foods
- Macy’s
- McDonald’s
- Nike
- Meijer
- Office Depot
- Orlando Magic
- OfficeMax
- Panera Bread
- Pep Boys
- Peet’s Coffee
- Petco
- QuikTrip
- RaceTrac
- RadioShack
- Phoenix Suns
- Rite Aid
- Run by Foot Locker
- Rubio’s
- Safeway
- Save Mart Supermarkets
- Sephora
- Shaw’s Supermarket
- SIX:02
- Sprouts Farmer’s Market
- Sports Authority
- Staples
- S-Mart Foods
- Star Market
- Subway
- Trader Joe’s
- Toys”R”Us
- Texaco
- Unleashed! by Petco
- United Supermarkets
- Vons
- Walt Disney World
- Walgreens
- Wawa
- Wegmans
- Winn-Dixie
- Whole Foods Market
As earlier stated, this list includes these stores as Apple Pay partners but just about any store out there with contactless payment readers would accept Apple Pay – this includes vending machines as well!
Big National Stores Not Accepting Apple Pay
- 76
- 7-Eleven
- Bahama Breeze Island Grille
- Banana Republic
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Buy Buy Baby
- Chili’s
- Christmas Tree Shops
- Circle K
- Conoco
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Dillard’s
- Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
- Exxon Mobil
- Face Values
- Food4Less
- Gap
- Get Go from Giant Eagle
- Giant Eagle
- HMSHost
- Hobby Lobby
- HyVee
- Kmart
- Longhorn Steakhouse
- Lowe’s
- Maggiano’s Little Italy
- Michaels Arts & Crafts
- My Good Market
- Old Navy
- Olive Garden P
- hillips 66
- Price Rite
- Publix
- Ralph’s
- Sam’s Club
- Sears Seasons 52 Fresh Grill
- Sheetz
- Shell
- ShopRite
- Southwest Airlines
- Sunoco
- Target
- The Capital Grille
- Walmart
- Wendy’s
- Yard House
Apps and Websites Accepting Apple Pay
Chances are that you may not like shopping in stores – or perhaps, standing in any line at all is not your thing. Apple Pay is also compatible with a plethora of Apps and websites. All iPhones from iPhone 6 to the most recent model of iPhones would work perfectly, as well as iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 and more.
- 20Stamps
- 11 Main Shopping
- Apple Store
- Airbnb
- Best Buy
- The Bushnell (Tickets.com)
- Caviar
- Chipotle
- Chairish – Home Decor and Vintage Furniture to Buy and Sell
- Cover
- Dapper
- Delectable Wines
- Dealflicks Movies
- Disney Store
- Drync – Scan and Buy Wine You Love
- DoorDash
- Etsy
- Fancy
- Eventbrite
- Flextrip
- Gametime – sports tickets delivered to your phone
- Fountain
- Groupon
- GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine
- Grubhub
- Hotel Tonight
- Highball
- Houzz Interior Design Ideas
- Instacart
- Indiegogo
- JackThreads
- Kickstarter
- Keep Shopping
- Levi’s Stadium
- Lion Tee
- LIFX
- LivingSocial
- Merchbar – Merch & Vinyl
- Lyft
- com Ballpark
- Munchery
- Moxy
- Orange Harp Shopping
- OpenTable
- Panera Bread
- Pose
- ParkWhiz
- Priceline Hotels, Flights, and Cars
- Postmates
- Printicular
- RadPad
- Print Studio
- Rukkus Tickets
- SeatGeek Tickets
- Saatchi Art
- Sephora to Go
- Slow Fast Slow
- Shoptiques
- Sosh – City Guide
- Spring – Go Shopping
- SpotHero – Parking Deals
- Starbucks
- Staples
- Stayful
- StyleIt
- StubHub
- Target
- ThirdLove
- The RealReal
- Threadflip: Buy and Sell Fashion
- TickPick
- Ticketmaster
- Touch of Modern
- Zumper Apartments and Houses for Rent
- Yoshirt
- Uber
- YPlan
Did we miss out on any big brands that accept Apple Pay? Leave a comment in the comments section below and we would be glad to update this list! We realize that this list is up to date today and might not be accurate tomorrow so your input is critical for keeping this list current.
