- Short answer
- Yes — with Shopify Payments, on any contactless Shopify reader or Tap to Pay; external terminals depend on the provider
- Readers
- Tap & Chip, WisePad 3, POS Terminal and Verifone Victa Mobile; Tap & Chip is US-only
- Tap to Pay
- 16 store countries on iPhone, 18 on Android; Finland and Singapore are Android-only
- External terminal
- Charged outside Shopify; mark the order paid and ask the provider about wallets
Which Shopify POS hardware accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay?
All four current Shopify readers take Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay: Tap & Chip, WisePad 3, POS Terminal (its reader was formerly POS Go) and Verifone Victa Mobile. The wallet must carry a supported card brand. Shopify's Tap & Chip, WisePad 3 and Victa Mobile pages say contactless payments might be limited to a specified amount; above it, customers can insert a card instead.
Tap to Pay on iPhone or Android lets Shopify POS accept contactless cards and all digital wallets without payment hardware. Tap to Pay accepts only the card brands Shopify lists. Tap to Pay in the Shopify app takes mobile wallets too, with its own requirements.
In which countries do wallet payments work on Shopify POS?
A wallet payment needs a device that works in your country and a card brand that device accepts there. None of the Help Center hardware and POS payment pages we read on October 27, 2026 lists wallets by country. Tap to Pay covers 16 store countries on iPhone and 18 on Android; Finland and Singapore are Android-only.
Where each device works (store country)
| Device | Store countries |
|---|---|
| Tap & Chip Card Reader | US only |
| WisePad 3 | Canada, 13 European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore |
| POS Terminal | WisePad 3 countries plus the US |
| Verifone Victa Mobile | Same as POS Terminal |
| Tap to Pay on iPhone | US (not Puerto Rico), Canada, 12 European (not Finland), Australia, New Zealand |
| Tap to Pay on Android | Same as POS Terminal |
European countries as listed on the Shopify Help Center, read October 27, 2026.
Full requirements: see the devices and countries the POS app supports.
Do you need Shopify Payments to take Apple Pay in person?
Yes, for Shopify's own options: Shopify-supported card readers and Tap to Pay both need Shopify Payments.
Without it, use an external card terminal, which Shopify lists as available anywhere, or keep an existing terminal. Its payment is processed outside Shopify, so you mark the order as paid in POS. Ask your processor which cards it accepts: the card payment and card reader pages we read on October 27, 2026 don't say whether external terminals take wallets.
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