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SunTrust Bank and BI-LO, Winn-Dixie, Harveys Grocery Stores Add Apple Pay Support [Updated]
Apple Pay this week continued its retail expansion with the mobile payment service now being adopted by SunTrust bank and Bi-Lo holdings, which manages BI-LO, Harveys, and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The latter announcement follows our earlier report of Winn-Dixie and BI-LO beginning to go live with Apple Pay support late last week ahead of an official debut, despite not being included on Apple's "Coming later this year" list.
Customers with a SunTrust credit or debit card will be able to add their card to Apple Pay and use it to make purchases at participating retailers. Headquartered in Atlanta, SunTrust bank has 1,497 bank branches across eleven southern states and Washington, D.C.
At the same time SunTrust has added Apple Pay support for its card holders, supermarket chain Bi-Lo Holdings also added Apple Pay as a payment option during checkout. Customers who shop at the primarily southeastern supermarkets of BI-LO, Winn-Dixie, and Harveys will be able to use their iPhone 6 of 6 Plus to streamline their grocery purchases.
Update 9:14 AM: According to Mashable, Associated Food Stores, Shaw's Supermarkets, Jewel-Osco, and Albertson's have also announced Apple Pay support today.
Customers with a SunTrust credit or debit card will be able to add their card to Apple Pay and use it to make purchases at participating retailers. Headquartered in Atlanta, SunTrust bank has 1,497 bank branches across eleven southern states and Washington, D.C.
At the same time SunTrust has added Apple Pay support for its card holders, supermarket chain Bi-Lo Holdings also added Apple Pay as a payment option during checkout. Customers who shop at the primarily southeastern supermarkets of BI-LO, Winn-Dixie, and Harveys will be able to use their iPhone 6 of 6 Plus to streamline their grocery purchases.
"Customers want a shopping experience that is convenient, easy and secure, which is why we’re so pleased to announce support for Apple Pay," said Bert DuMars, vice president, digital marketing at Bi-Lo Holdings. "Bi-Lo Holdings is prioritizing digital mobile solutions for our customers, and Apple Pay is an exciting first step in our journey."Apple Pay debuted last month alongside iOS 8.1 and has seen strong adoption in the month following release. According to a recent New York Times report, Apple Pay transactions accounted for 50 percent of recent tap-to-pay purchases at McDonald's and doubled the number of mobile payments processed by Walgreens. Currently, there are almost 40 retailers that officially support Apple Pay, with the number continuing to grow.
Update 9:14 AM: According to Mashable, Associated Food Stores, Shaw's Supermarkets, Jewel-Osco, and Albertson's have also announced Apple Pay support today.
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62 months ago
Do we really need a post on MacRumors for every business that starts using Apple Pay especially as this news only really interests US visitors and there are a lot of international visitors to this site. Maybe these should be on the Blog or Page 2.
WHY NOT? We have to be burdened with Microsoft ads against the Apple Macbook. At least Apple Pay is in favor of Apple users.
62 months ago
I bet the retailers who signed an agreement for CurrentC have knots in their stomach's now thinking "What have we done?!" Haha! :apple:Pay all the way!!!
62 months ago
Apple Pay is growing rapidly. "F" the haters that refuse to support it in their stores. They will change their mind soon enough.
62 months ago
I can't wait for this to take off and become widely accepted and used by everyone!
62 months ago
Other Stores
You know, as awesome as it is that al these big names are adding support - I personally find myself using Apple Pay at stores and places that don't "officially" support it. I'm in NYC and the surrounding areas and it works ShopRite, most vending machines, Sports Authority, most taxis and so on. I find if I just try it before reaching for my wallet, at most places it just works.
The exception being restaurants - those places need a solution because they still want me to hand them a credit card and go scan it and come back - thats way too antiquated at this point.
You know, as awesome as it is that al these big names are adding support - I personally find myself using Apple Pay at stores and places that don't "officially" support it. I'm in NYC and the surrounding areas and it works ShopRite, most vending machines, Sports Authority, most taxis and so on. I find if I just try it before reaching for my wallet, at most places it just works.
The exception being restaurants - those places need a solution because they still want me to hand them a credit card and go scan it and come back - thats way too antiquated at this point.
62 months ago
Do we really need a post on MacRumors for every business that starts using Apple Pay especially as this news only really interests US visitors and there are a lot of international visitors to this site. Maybe these should be on the Blog or Page 2.
Would be nice if the news was about rumours and interesting Apple news.
Why the hell not?
Are you really complaining about them informing you? I can assure you that the number of people on this site who care about what stores in their area are now supporting Apple Pay outnumber the ones that don't. If you don't like the article, keep scrolling. It should literally that simple, but for some reason it isn't, because clicking just to comment useless **** like this doesn't help you ignore it, and isn't going to make them stop posting it.
Do you think I care about GT Advanced's bankruptcy hearing? **** no.
Am I going to scroll down, click, and type some paragraph about how its frustrating to extend my finger for an additional second to scroll past the story?
62 months ago
Is MR going to post every time every non-nationwide store that the majority of readers have never even heard of or care to hear of starts using Apple Pay?
I mean does anyone here care if Cub Foods uses Apple Pay? Front page news?
When are MR readers going to learn how to not click on stories that are of no interest to them? It seems like a simple enough thing to do.
62 months ago
Apple Pay and Winn-Dixie
I have been waiting for years for Apple to create this so called Apple Pay, and now that it is here I am going to enjoy using it until my death, I am very pleased that Winn-Dixie is accepting Apple Pay now, as a couple months ago I stop in to a Winn-Dixie that I had not ever shoped at and purchased a few items, went out to the parking lot got in my truck and the battery had died, the store Manager tried to jump start my truck and it was a no go, so he took my to the nearest place to purchase a new battery, the moral of this story is this is the kink of people I want to do business with, so I thank you Apple and Winn-Dixie.
I have been waiting for years for Apple to create this so called Apple Pay, and now that it is here I am going to enjoy using it until my death, I am very pleased that Winn-Dixie is accepting Apple Pay now, as a couple months ago I stop in to a Winn-Dixie that I had not ever shoped at and purchased a few items, went out to the parking lot got in my truck and the battery had died, the store Manager tried to jump start my truck and it was a no go, so he took my to the nearest place to purchase a new battery, the moral of this story is this is the kink of people I want to do business with, so I thank you Apple and Winn-Dixie.
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