Walgreens is adding its rewards card to Apple Pay

Oct28

by Sindy Cator on October 28, 2015 at 10:15 pm

Yesterday, Apple announced Apple Pay was going global. Stateside, it seems Walgreens is making its loyalty card available for your Wallet app. The Walgreens Balance Rewards program typically asks that users enter a phone number at a payment terminal to get rewards. Inclusion in Apple Pay allows you to tap your phone on an NFC-equipped terminal to get points on purchases. If tapping doesn’t work, the digital card will display a barcode you can ask the cashier to scan. From there, you’ll need to transition to a payment card via Apple Pay to complete a truly contactless transaction. It’s not clear when Walgreens…