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Instacart is offering a new way for shoppers to check out using mobile payments directly in the shopper app. Instacart Mobile Checkout will be available for all shoppers in the coming months, so shoppers can tap their phone and pay at the register without needing to reach for their wallet.

Instacart Mobile Checkout is being offered in partnership with Marqeta, the modern card issuing platform. Using NFC technology, Instacart Mobile Checkout will be available anywhere credit cards are accepted through Google Pay or Apple Pay. 

“We know that for many shoppers, convenience is key,” said Kevin Henrikson, VP of shopper engineering at Instacart. “We’ve heard from shoppers that they would like an easier way to pay with their phone, instead of relying on a physical payment card that can get lost or buried in their wallet. Mobile checkout helps us address this feedback and improve the overall shopper experience. For new shoppers, it will also significantly shorten the timeframe before they can begin shopping—with a mobile payment option, new shoppers can go from signing up to their first shop in as little as a few hours.”

Instacart Mobile Checkout offers:

• Speed and convenience—Shoppers can pay with just a tap. Instead of reaching for their wallet or purse, shoppers can use their smartphone to check out, taking less time than a typical physical card. 
• Backup when you need it—If a shopper forgets their physical payment card at home, loses it while shopping or finds it’s unable to swipe at checkout, they can use mobile checkout as a quick backup, instead of having to stop shopping for the day. 
• Easy onboarding—New shoppers can sign up and begin shopping in less than a day with Instacart Mobile Checkout. Instead of waiting for their physical payment card to arrive in the mail, shoppers can simply sign up for Instacart and start shopping the moment their background check is cleared. 
• Payment security—Using NFC technology through the Google Pay and Apple Pay platforms, Instacart Mobile Checkout is highly secure and keeps payment information confidential through tokenization. 

“We’re excited to partner with Instacart on Mobile Checkout, which is a great use of Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform to provide a seamless user experience for Instacart’s shoppers,” said Omri Dahan, chief revenue officer at Marqeta. “Marqeta’s platform is the first in the market to instantly issue cards into a mobile wallet, allowing Instacart shoppers to get their cards immediately and begin fulfilling orders, all while benefiting from a more secure way to pay.” 

Instacart Mobile Checkout is currently available in select regions and will be rolling out to all shoppers in the coming months.

We accept many forms of payment—all major U.S. and Canada credit and debit cards, China UnionPay, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and PayPal. For quick and convenient checkout, you can save your preferred payment method to your account.

At this time, we don’t accept prepaid credit cards, store gift cards, or international payments.

Add a payment method

You can add payment methods at any time—before, after, or while placing an order.

To add a payment on the Instacart website—

1. At the top left, click the 3 horizontal lines
2. Click Account settings
3. Click Payment methods
4. Click Add next to the payment method you want to add to your account
5. Enter card information and billing address. Then click Continue

To add a payment in the Instacart app—

1. When you log in, tap the three horizontal lines in the top left-hand corner
   
2. Tap Your account settings
3. Tap Payment methods
4. Tap Add next to the payment method you would like to add to your account
5. Enter card information and billing address. Then tap Save

If you need to update a previous payment method, you must remove it from your account and then add it again with the correct payment information.

Remove a payment method

To remove a payment method on the Instacart website—

1. At the top left, click the 3 horizontal lines
2. Click Account settings
3. Click Payment methods
4. Click Delete next to the payment method you want to remove

In the app—

1. Tap the three horizontal lines in the top left-hand corner
2. Tap Your account settings
3. Tap Payment methods
4. Remove a card by either—
   • Swiping your finger left over the card you want to remove. Then tap Delete or
   • Tap the pencil icon in the upper right-hand corner. Then tap the red circle on the left-hand side next to the card you want to remove. Then tap Delete

Paying with PayPal

To add PayPal as a form of payment to your Instacart account—

1. Tap the 3 stacked horizontal lines in the upper left corner 
2. Tap Your account settings
3. Tap Payment methods
4. Tap Add under the PayPal category 
5. This redirects you to the PayPal login screen
6. Follow the prompts to log into PayPal
7. Tap Save 

PayPal restrictions—

• At this time, prescriptions and alcohol can’t be purchased using PayPal. If you’d like to place an order containing these items, you will need to select an alternative payment method.
• You can only add 1 PayPal account to your Instacart account. To use a different PayPal account, you need to delete the PayPal account you have on file and add a new one.

For help authenticating PayPal credentials, contact PayPal support—

• On the web: https://www.paypal.com/ca/smarthelp/contact-us
• By phone: (888) 221-1161
• Using the PayPal app

Change payment for an order

Everyone makes mistakes. When you realize too late that you’ve picked the wrong form of payment, you can move the charges on orders you’ve already placed to a different payment method. Here’s how—

1. First, you must wait until after the order is delivered.
2. Make sure the card you’d like to use is already added to your account.
3. Contact Instacart Care to give us the last 4 digits of the card you’d like to move the charges to.

Please note—we’ll need to issue a refund for the original form of payment before the new charges apply to the updated form of payment. This could take 5-10 business days to process.

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