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CTOnews.com, May 22 / PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asianet /-- Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the United States, began supporting Apple Pay payments last month, putting new pressure on another large chain to surpass Wal-Mart. But Wal-Mart, like Kroger before it, chose to reject Apple Pay and continue to promote its own payment platform.

You may be a little strange to Wal-Mart payment, but in fact, it is the same as the code-scanning payment that is most commonly used in China. Apple Pay mainly depends on the contactless NFC function, which requires users to touch their iPhone or Apple Watch on the payment terminal, while Walmart Pay relies on QR codes.

It may be difficult to discuss which is more secure and convenient to pay via NFC or scan code, but American users do prefer Apple Pay to Walmart Pay. Of course, Wal-Mart is trying to prove that Walmart Pay is more reasonable than Apple Pay.

The industry believes that Kroger's final choice to support Apple Pay may influence Wal-Mart's decision to a large extent. CTOnews.com search found that most shoppers on Twitter are complaining about this, especially those who are keen to use Apple Pay.

Of course, Wal-Mart is not the only one in the United States that is boycotting Apple Pay payments. Famous chains such as Home Depot and HEB also do not support it, but Wal-Mart is by far the largest Apple Pay resister in the United States in terms of scale.

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