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Apple Wallet – Why You Don’t Need To Carry All Those Points Cards Around Anymore

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Apple Wallet – Why You Don’t Need To Carry All Those Points Cards Around Anymore
You don’t have to, though!
About the Author
Chance Miller
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How do you add a Panera gift card to Apple Wallet?
Does Panera take Apple Wallet?
Can you add restaurant gift cards to Apple Wallet?
How do I add my card to Apple Wallet?

We’ve done a fair bit of chatting about loyalty programs here on the Refresh blog. We’ve probably done a decent job of convincing you that collecting points where and when you can is always a good idea. Being diligent members of loyalty points clubs comes with some irritation, though: you probably have a fat wallet bursting at the seams with club cards, don’t you? Not to mention a credit card, debit cards and more.

You don’t have to, though!

Whether you’re an iPhone or Android user, you can store most, if not all of your cards on your smartphone. Even your credit card!

On iPhones, there is an app called Wallet. It comes with the operating system and costs you nothing. If you have an iPhone, it’s already there. Go on, take a look. See?

If you open Wallet, you’ll see options to add cards from two categories: pay and passes. If you click the ‘+’ button next to pay or passes, it will take you through the process to add your loyalty cards, points cards, credit cards and debit cards. You can even scan them in! You’re going to find though, that most of your loyalty “passes” will need to be added another way. Here’s how:

Search the app store for the loyalty program you’re looking to add to your wallet. For demonstration purposes, let’s use Shoppers Optimum points.
Download and install the Shoppers app, and go through the account set up.
Once you’re in and you’ve added your Optimum member card, you should see an icon on the screen that says, “Add to Passbook”. If you click that, your card will be added to your Apple Wallet.
Repeat the same process for all your loyalty points cards. Some apps will say “Add to Wallet” and others might say “Add to Passbook” but they both do the same thing.

We know that a lot of you out there are working on your credit building, so you probably want to add your credit card, too. Luckily, it's even easier. Just hit the "+" button and the Apple Wallet app will take you through the process to scan your credit card using your iPhone's camera.

It’s important to remember which cards you can scan at the point of purchase using your phone and which you can’t. For instance, if you pay at the pump at Petro-Canada, you will not be able to scan your phone to collect points. You will still need your physical Petro-Points card on you unless you pay in-store. For the most part, though, these cards in your Apple Wallet are easily scanned at the point of purchase.

Adding your credit card or your debit card will enable you to use Apple Pay, although not every retailer is going to have the tech to be able to accept payment that way. Even so, not having to carry around all those points cards anymore is going to seriously thin out your physical wallet.

P.s Check out our new visual Guide to Credit to learn exactly what it is, and how you can increase your credit score! Click the image below!

Apple is teaming up with Panera Bread in the United States for an exclusive new promotion. After teaming up for 3% cash back last year, new Apple Card users can now earn a $50 in Daily Cash when they spend $50 or more at Panera Bread with Apple Pay.

Panera Bread and Apple announced the promotion in an email today. The deal applies to new Apple Card users who open an account between September 1 and November 16.

Here are the full details from Apple and Panera Bread:

Valid only for new Apple Card holders who open an account 9/1/21 through 11/16/21, and spend $50 or more at Panera Bread using Apple Card with Apple Pay within 30 days of opening an Apple Card account. Accounts opened prior to 9/1/21 or after 11/16/21 do not qualify. Limit one offer per account. $50 cash back is earned as Daily Cash and is transferred to your Apple Cash card after $50 worth of transactions have posted to your Apple Card account

Apple Card offers 1% Daily Cash on all transactions, 2% on all Apple Pay transactions, and 3% on transactions through select retailers. Here is the full list of places where you can get 3% cash back with Apple Card:

Exxon and Mobil gas stations
Nike
Panera Bread
Apple (Hardware and Services)
T-Mobile
Walgreens
Duane Reade
Uber and Uber Eats

Last month, Apple also started promoting other exclusive offers for Apple Card users through the Wallet application, including promotions for Apple News+ and free coffee from Panera Bread.

You can apply for an Apple Card in the Apple Wallet app on iPhone.

Read more:

Apple now promoting its services with ‘exclusive offers’ for Apple Card users
Apple Card now offers 3% Daily Cash at Panera Bread for in-store and online orders
New Apple Card users see $50 bonus with Walgreens partnership this month

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Chance Miller

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Chance is an editor for the entire 9to5 network and covers the latest Apple news for 9to5Mac.

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How do you add a Panera gift card to Apple Wallet?

For iPhone users:.

Select upload from the bottom of the app..

Search for the retailer you want to add..

Enter the gift card number and PIN with the amount..

Tap Save Card..

Does Panera take Apple Wallet?

Apple Pay simplifies the check-out process for cashiers and makes the Panera retail experience faster and more convenient.

Can you add restaurant gift cards to Apple Wallet?

Answer: A: It depends on the specific gift cards. Wallet supports passes and other gift based cards, but the gift card issuing merchant itself must support their cards being added to Wallet in return. Some merchants may require you download their App, to redeem their card, and then add it to wallet from the App.