I see this all over the message boards and wanted people to be aware. Apple Pay does not support Sam's Club Mastercard with synchrony. The messages boards say people called Apple and they don't see anything from their end. My wife called and Apple said it is clearly not supported. Shocking but ok.
iPhone 13, iOS 16
I think you have a misunderstanding of what’s going on. If you call Sam’s and ask if they support Apple Pay, you’ll find out that they do not accept Apple Pay. You might think it’s an Apple Pay (Apple) issue. However, if you dig deeper, you’ll find they don’t support Google Pay or any of the more secure methods of payment.
The real answer is Sam’s (Walmart) does not to want to give anyone a dime. That really sums up Sam’s (Walmarts) attitude. Apple, Google Et Al. charge about 10¢ per $100.00 purchase. I would gladly spend a thin dime to have a safer transaction. One would think a merchant would put their customers first. But the reality is, Walmart thinks more of a dime than they do of a customer.
I think you have a misunderstanding of what’s going on. If you call Sam’s and ask if they support Apple Pay, you’ll find out that they do not accept Apple Pay. You might think it’s an Apple Pay (Apple) issue. However, if you dig deeper, you’ll find they don’t support Google Pay or any of the more secure methods of payment.
The real answer is Sam’s (Walmart) does not to want to give anyone a dime. That really sums up Sam’s (Walmarts) attitude. Apple, Google Et Al. charge about 10¢ per $100.00 purchase. I would gladly spend a thin dime to have a safer transaction. One would think a merchant would put their customers first. But the reality is, Walmart thinks more of a dime than they do of a customer.
Sam’s Club and WalMart are basically the last two major holdouts that do not support Apple Pay. There is no technical reason that they cannot accept Apple Pay at their transaction terminals other than it’s a conscious business decision.
Walmart operates their own payment network. An obvious question might be why? it reduces Walmarts costs processing credit cards and their gift cards. Apple Pay charges the banks, not merchant, a small percentage of each transaction, approximately 15¢ per $100. Google Pay is free.
Google Pay uses tokens, but does share the entire card number with the merchant. Apple Pay does not share the entire card number. I’m sure Sam’s and Walmart are tracking your purchases and sharing (selling) information about your with other businesses. Apple Pay does not permit that. Your personal information is never revealed, except in the case of shipping a product (name, address etc.) when using Apple Pay.
Legal - Apple Pay & Privacy - Apple
https://corporate.walmart.com/privacy-security/walmart-privacy-notice
So, while we may quibble over terms, loss of being able to sell your information for a profit, is penny pinching in my book. 😀
Hi Jeff, I know this thread is a year old, but I currently have my Sam's Club Card in Google Wallet and Google Pay and have had it there for more than a year on my Android phone. Just now added the iPhone to my devices for business purposes and still not possible to add this card. Why, I'm not sure, but it's not due to Sam's/Walmart being penny pinchers -- the Sam's club card is set for wireless payment by itself, so any transaction done that way is secure as it generates a token with any card reader so one's number isn't shared.
We may quibble but GooglePay is now defunct and Google Wallet is the replacement. What you understood it to be is not what it is now. This isn't meant to be an Apple/Google which is better, this is about the facts as of now. Sam's club card is in my Google Wallet and works and the cc numbers/transactions are safe, secure and virtual.
Apply Pay will not support synchrony mastercard from Sams Club
