27 Places Where You Can Use Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay allows you to save credit card, debit card, and gift card information and make secure payments at stores, on websites, and via apps.

Because it uses both near-field and magnetic transmission technologies, Samsung Pay does not require retailers to upgrade their point-of-sale systems. That means you can use Samsung Pay at nearly any in-store credit card terminal — as long as the store allows it.

While most brick-and-mortar stores that accept credit cards also accept Samsung Pay, a limited number of online stores and apps accept Samsung Pay as a payment method.

Places that accept Samsung Pay include gas stations like BP, Circle K, and Speedway; grocery stores like Kroger and Whole Foods; restaurants like Applebee’s and Olive Garden; and retailers like Target and Walmart.

For more information on what stores accept Samsung Pay — and how to use it — see below.

The List

We’ve compiled the list of stores, websites, and apps that take Samsung Pay.

To confirm this information, we contacted Samsung and customer service representatives for each store.

Note that even when shopping at stores that accept Samsung Pay, it’s also a good idea to have a backup method of payment in case the card reader has trouble accepting the payment.

Apps and Websites

Fancy

• Availability: In-app purchases
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay at Fancy.com; the website accepts credit cards, PayPal, and cryptocurrency.

Galaxy Apps (Galaxy Store and Galaxy Theme Store)

• Availability: In-app purchases
  
• Restrictions: The Galaxy Themes app is only available on Galaxy S6 or higher device models.
  

Lyft

• Availability: In-app purchases
• Restrictions: You must also have a credit card or debit card on file in your Lyft account.

Raise

• Availability: In-app purchases
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay at Raise.com; the website accepts credit cards.
  

Samsung Cloud

• Availability: You can pay your monthly Samsung Cloud subscription fee with Samsung Pay.
  
• Restrictions: None

ShopSamsung

• Availability: In-app purchases
  
• Restrictions: ShopSamsung is available for iOS devices, but you must have an Android device to use Samsung Pay on ShopSamsung.
  

Speedpass+

• Availability: Link your Samsung Pay account to Speedpass+ to pay using your mobile wallet at Exxon and Mobil gas stations.
  
• Restrictions: Speedpass+ requires Android OS 6 or higher operating system.

Uber

• Availability: In-app purchases
• Restrictions: You must choose one specific card from your digital wallet and add it as a payment method; if you would like to use a different card from your Samsung Pay account for a particular trip, you’ll need to add it to your Uber account separately.

Gas Stations and Convenience Stores

7-Eleven

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest 7-Eleven

ARCO

• Availability: In-store and at the pump
  
• Restrictions: Several ARCO locations only accept debit cards (not credit cards), so you will need to link a debit card to Samsung Pay.
• Find your nearest ARCO
  

BP

• Availability: In-store; at the pump if there’s a contactless symbol
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest BP
  

Chevron

• Availability: In-store and at the pump
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Chevron
  

Circle K

• Availability: In-store and at the pump
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Circle K
  

CITGO

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest CITGO
  

Cumberland Farms

• Availability: In-store at most locations
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Cumberland Farms
  

Delta Sonic

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Delta Sonic
  

ExxonMobil

• Availability: In-store and at the pump
  
• Restrictions: You must link Samsung Pay to the Speedpass+ app to pay at the pump.
  
• Find your nearest Exxon or Mobil station
  

Family Express

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Family Express
  

Kwik Trip/Kwik Star

• Availability: In-store at all locations; at the pump at most locations
  
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest Kwik Trip

Phillips 66

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Phillips 66
  

QuikTrip

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest QuikTrip

Sheetz

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest Sheetz
  

Shell

• Availability: In-store and at the pump
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Shell
  

Speedway

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Speedway
  

Sunoco

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest Sunoco
  

Texaco

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Texaco
  

Valero

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Valero
  

Wawa

• Availability: In-store and at the pump
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Wawa
  

For the list of gas stations that take Apple Pay, see our related article.

Grocery Stores

Albertsons

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders. 
  
• Find your nearest Albertsons
  

ALDI

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest ALDI
  

Cub

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders. 
  
• Find your nearest Cub

Dillons

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or pick-up orders. However, Dillons accepts Kroger pay. You can set up Samsung Pay as your payment method through the Kroger Pay app. 
• Find your nearest Dillons
  

Food Lion

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders. 
  
• Find your nearest Food Lion
  

Fred Meyer

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or pick-up orders. 
  
• Find your nearest Fred Meyer
  

King Soopers

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or pick-up orders. 
  
• Find your nearest King Soopers
  

Kroger

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or pick-up orders. However, you can set up Samsung Pay as your payment method through the Kroger Pay app.
  
• Find your nearest Kroger
  

Publix

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or pick-up orders.
• Find your nearest Publix
  

Ralphs

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or pick-up orders. However, Ralphs accepts Kroger pay. You can set up Samsung Pay as your payment method through the Kroger Pay app.
• Find your nearest Ralphs
  

Stop & Shop

• Availability: In-store (including for pick-up orders)
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Stop & Shop
  

Trader Joe’s

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest Trader Joe’s
  

Vons

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery or online orders.
• Find your nearest Vons
  

Wegmans

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders. 
  
• Find your nearest Wegmans
  

Whole Foods

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for Prime Now delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Whole Foods

Winn-Dixie

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Winn-Dixie
  

Restaurants and Cafes

Arby’s

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Arby’s
  

Applebee’s

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Applebee’s

Burger King

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Burger King
  

Chick-fil-A

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online or mobile orders.
• Find your nearest Chick-fil-A
  

Chili’s Grill & Bar

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for Curbside orders.
• Find your nearest Chili’s
  

Chipotle

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online delivery or pick-up orders.
• Find your nearest Chipotle
  

Del Taco

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Del Taco
  

Domino’s Pizza

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for delivery orders; for carryout, select “Pay at Store” to use Samsung Pay.
• Find your nearest Domino’s Pizza
  

Dunkin’

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for Dunkin’ Shop online orders.
• Find your nearest Dunkin’
  

Firehouse Subs

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders.
• Find your nearest Firehouse Subs
  

Hardee’s

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Hardee’s
  

Jimmy John’s

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders.
• Find your nearest Jimmy John’s
  

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for delivery orders.
• Find your nearest KFC
  

Little Caesars

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders.
• Find your nearest Little Caesars
  

McDonald’s

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for mobile orders.
• Find your nearest McDonald’s
  

Olive Garden

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: For pick-up orders, select “Pay at Restaurant” to use Samsung Pay.
• Find your nearest Olive Garden
  

Outback Steakhouse

• Availability: In-restaurant
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders.
• Find your nearest Outback Steakhouse
  

Panda Express

• Availability: In-restaurant at select locations
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders.
• Find your nearest Panda Express
  

Panera Bread

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for orders through the Panera Bread app; the Panera Bread app accepts Apple Pay and Android Pay.
• Find your nearest Panera Bread
  

Red Robin

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders.
• Find your nearest Red Robin
  

Starbucks

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for orders through the Starbucks Mobile app.
• Find your nearest Starbucks
  

Subway

• Availability: In-restaurant
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for mobile orders through the Subway app.
• Find your nearest Subway
  

Taco Bell

• Availability: In-restaurant and in-app orders
  
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Taco Bell

Specialized Retailers and Department Stores

Barnes & Noble

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online orders or NOOK content.
• Find your nearest Barnes & Noble
  

Best Buy

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for BestBuy.com purchases.
• Find your nearest Best Buy
  

CVS

• Availability: In-store at stand-alone CVS Pharmacy stores
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest CVS

GameStop

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest GameStop
  

Hobby Lobby

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Hobby Lobby
  

The Home Depot

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest The Home Depot
  

IKEA

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online or phone purchases.
• Find your nearest IKEA

Kohl’s

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Kohl’s
  

Lowe’s

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Lowe’s
  

Michaels

• Availability: In-store only
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Michaels
  

For information on using Apple Pay at Michaels, see our related article.

Nordstrom

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Nordstrom
  

Ulta Beauty

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online or mobile purchases.
• Find your nearest Ulta Beauty
  

Victoria’s Secret

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Victoria’s Secret
  

Walgreens

• Availability: In-store
• Restrictions: None
• Find your nearest Walgreens

Superstores and Warehouse Clubs

BJ’s Wholesale Club

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: None
  
• Find your nearest BJ’s Wholesale Club
  

Costco

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online or Costco gas purchases.
• Find your nearest Costco
  

Meijer

• Availability: In-store
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for grocery delivery orders.
• Find your nearest Meijer
  

Sam’s Club

• Availability: All stores
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Sam’s Club
  

Target

• Availability: All stores
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Target
  

Walmart

• Availability: All stores
  
• Restrictions: You cannot use Samsung Pay to pay for online purchases.
• Find your nearest Walmart

Stores That Don’t Accept Samsung Pay

During our research, we found that the following retailers do not accept Samsung Pay:

• Amazon
• DoorDash
• Instacart
• Sephora
• Shipt
• Wendy’s
• Wish

How to Use Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay uses near-field communication (NFC) and magnetic secure transmission (MST) technologies, both of which require you to hold your phone or smartwatch up to the credit card terminal.

For NFC payments, you can tap your device on the terminal; MST payments simulate the magnetic strip on a credit card when you hold your phone against or near the terminal. NFC payments can be used by all supported devices.^[1]

To use, open Samsung Pay, select the card you want to use, use your phone’s iris or fingerprint scanner for verification, and hold your phone up to the credit card terminal. For online or in-app purchases, you can authenticate the purchase using your iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, or PIN at checkout.

Compatible Devices

Samsung Pay is available on Samsung Galaxy smartphones from the Galaxy S6 to newer models, the Galaxy Note5 and newer models, the Galaxy A5 and newer models, the Galaxy M62 and newer models, and Samsung’s Galaxy Z series.^[1]

Your cellular plan must also be with one of the following supported carriers:

• AT&T
• Cricket
• Metro by T-Mobile
• Sprint
• T-Mobile
• Verizon
• U.S. Cellular

You can also use Samsung Pay with some Samsung smartwatches. Devices that are both MST and NFC supported are:

• Gear S3
• Gear Sport
• Galaxy Watch
• Galaxy Watch Active
• Galaxy Watch Active 2
• Galaxy Watch3
• Galaxy Watch4
• Galaxy Watch4 Classic^[1]

Compatible Cards

You can use credit cards and debit cards with Samsung Pay. American Express, Mastercard, and Visa cards from more than 1,000 banks and credit unions — including Bank of America, Chase, Citi, Discover, Fifth Third Bank, PNC, and Wells Fargo — work with Samsung Pay.

To begin using Samsung Pay, take a photo within the app of each compatible card you want to save.

Additionally, the app can store practically any card with a barcode, meaning you can save and use loyalty cards, membership cards, and gift cards.^[2][3]

Some of the merchants that allow you to save their gift cards in Samsung Pay include Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, DSW, Foot Locker, GameStop, and Nordstrom.^[4]