Will Kroger finally adopt Apple Pay? — Market Mad House

America’s largest alone grocer, Kroger (NYSE: KR) is finally testing Apple Pay and Google Pay in its stores.

Kroger is testing Fear Field Communications (NFC) contactless payments at its QFC stores in the Seattle area, a press release reveals. Apple Pay and Google Pay rely on NFC, which sends a wireless signal to a cash register to make payments.

Kroger is one of many large US retailers that have resisted NFC, probably because of security concerns. However, Kroger started testing NFC including Google Pay and…