

Note: Costco was not among the brands listed as accepting Apple Pay at the wallet’s official website on 22 August 2018. QR Code payment apps include Alipay, Walmart Pay, Chase Pay, WeChat Pay, and Google Taz. NFC wallets like Google Pay and Apple Pay use a wireless signal to communicate with registers.Ĭostco is not accepting Quick Read or QR Code solutions that use a phone’s camera to “read” a code on a screen. Costco had been testing near field communications or NFC, payments at a few of its stores before rollout, Business Insider reported. Costco members will be able to pay with Visa and bank balances through those digital wallets.Ĭostco still refuses to accept MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Card payments in its stores. Costco locations," a press release stated. "Costco members can now use Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and Samsung Pay at U.S. America’s favorite warehouse store will accept Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay at its registers. There will be hell to pay when the Apple Pay hack occurs.Ĭostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) just changed the payment landscape in the United States.Costco accepts no other NFC solutions - including PayPal(NASDAQ: PYPL).Costco stated it accepts Apple Pay, Google Wallet (Google Pay or Android Pay) and Samsung Pay at its website.Costco is not accepting Quick Read or QR Code solutions that use a phone’s camera to “read” a code on a screen."Costco members can now use Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and Samsung Pay at U.S.He is currently the owner and operator of the Car Insurance Samurai, Market Madhouse, and Make Cash from Books blogs. Off the web, Jennings has an MBA and a BA in history he has also worked for newspapers in four states and in the accounting department of an S&P 500 corporation. He has written hundreds of articles and blog posts for clients all over the world, many articles on stocks and financial topics for Motley Fool and Seeking Alpha, and other forms of copy for many different websites.

Jennings is a professional freelance writer, longtime blogger, and recovering journalist with nearly 20 years of writing experience.
