Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Aeropostale
American Eagle
BJ’s
Champs
Chevron
ExtraMile
Foot Locker
Meijer
Office Depot
Radioshack
Six:02
Sports Authority
Texaco
Wegmans
Apple
Babies R Us
Bloomingdale’s
Disney Store
Duane Reade
Macy’s
McDonald’s
Nike
Panera Bread
Petco
Sephora
Staples
Subway
Toys R Us
Unleashed
Walgreens
Walt Disney World Resort
Whole Foods Market
Coming soon:
Disney World
Urban Outfitters
Staples
Sephora
Free People
Anthropologie
Apps for Stores and Services
Apple Store
Fancy
Lyft
Houzz
Spring
Groupon
Instacart
OpenTable
Panera Bread
Target
Uber
Staples
Hotel Tonight
Chairish
Indiegogo
Threadflip
Getaround
LIFX
Coming soon:
Disney Store
MLB.com
Sephora
Starbucks
Tickets.com
Airbnb
Eventbrite
Jackthreads
Levi’s Stadium
StubHub
Ticketmaster
Credit and Debit Cards
American Express
Bank of America
CapitalOne
Chase
Citi
MasterCard
Visa
Wells Fargo
Coming Soon:
Barclaycard
Navy Federal Credit Union
PNC
USAA
USBank
The list seemed a bit limited when it was initially announced—longer on specialty shops, and shorter on big chains. But with the addition of Chevron, Texaco, and Walgreens, it’s getting more robust. (Also, note that the biggest names on the list, Target and Starbucks, are still in the “apps”-only category). Still, enough big names are participating—Nike, Sephora, Toys’R’Us—that they will undoubtedly draw others into the race for technology-friendly customer convenience. Although it’s probably a bit early to throw away your wallet entirely, this may be the push NFC needs to become a more viable payment method in 2015.