Walmart updates mobile app for contact-free transactions

Walmart has updated its mobile app to remove the need for shoppers to make physical contact with a self-checkout station when paying with the retail giant’s QR-based Walmart Pay service.

Checking out at Walmart will be completely contact-free on any register when you use Walmart Pay on the Walmart app in the coming week, the company said.

Previously, customers had to select a payment method by touching a screen on our self-checkouts.