Walmart Finally Catches Up with the Rest of Us Walmart's decision to accept Apple Pay and Google Pay is a welcome development, but one that has taken far too long.
The retail giant has been stuck in a payment system limbo for years, clinging to its own proprietary mobile payment service, Walmart Pay, which was launched in 2016.
The irony of Walmart's situation is not lost on anyone: the world's largest retailer was among the last holdouts against Apple and Google's digital wallets.