WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 11,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today
announced the launch of CVS Pay™, a new, end-to-end mobile payment
solution at CVS Pharmacy. CVS Pay – now part of the CVS
Pharmacy® mobile app – integrates payment, prescription pickup and
the ExtraCare® loyalty program all in one quick scan at checkout.
CVS Pay is the latest solution from CVS Health that uses
digital tools to drive convenience, as the company continues to
develop and invest in new ways to make healthy lifestyles easier
and more accessible for customers nationwide.
"Over the past year, our digital team has brought to market
numerous new digital tools – like CVS Pay – that make shopping at
CVS Pharmacy easier and more convenient," said Brian Tilzer, Senior Vice President and Chief
Digital Officer, CVS Health. "We've been excited by the level of
customer adoption of these digital solutions, and we will continue
our quick pace of innovation and deployment to make our customers'
health care experience even easier."
CVS Pay offers more than just a payment solution: customers can
now use their CVS Pharmacy mobile app to streamline their checkout
experience at the store – combining multiple steps into one easy
scan. For customers picking up a prescription, CVS Pay offers a
simple, private and end-to-end pharmacy experience. Customers
will have the ability to refill, manage multiple prescriptions and
get alerts when prescriptions are ready, all within the app – and
then pick up and pay using a single barcode. Customers can also
link their ExtraCare card with CVS Pay, meaning a single scan at
checkout will process all ExtraCare deals, earn new rewards and
handle payment for the transaction.
To use CVS Pay, customers simply add any of their credit or
debit cards in the CVS Pharmacy® app. When they are ready to check
out at a CVS Pharmacy store, they'll show the store associate the
barcode in their app. (At the drive-thru, they'll share their
pickup number.) The associate will scan the barcode, ring up the
purchases, let the customer choose a payment method from those
stored in the app, and then process the payment. All verifications
for prescriptions and payment – like name/birthdate, signature, and
PIN – take place directly in the app, so transactions are hassle
free. Once complete, the customer will receive a confirmation of
payment in the app.
CVS Pay is currently available in select markets, including
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware and a nationwide rollout is expected
to kick off later this year. The solution is available on iOS
and Android devices – the same platforms the CVS Pharmacy app is
available on today – and works with all major credit (MasterCard,
Visa, Discover, American Express), debit, Health Savings Account,
and Flexible Spending Account cards.
About CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division
of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail pharmacy
with over 9,600 locations. It is the first national pharmacy to end
the sale of tobacco and the first pharmacy in the nation to receive
the Community Pharmacy accreditation from URAC, the leading health
care accreditation organization that establishes quality standards
for the health care industry. CVS Pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy
to help people on their path to better health by providing the most
accessible and personalized expertise, both in its stores and
online at CVS.com. General information about CVS Pharmacy and CVS
Health is available at www.cvshealth.com.
Press Contacts
Erin
Pensa
CVS Pharmacy
T: 401.770.4786
E: Erin.Pensa@CVSHealth.com
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