epa05167545 Apple Pay apps run on iPhones in an Apple store in Beijing, China, 18 February 2016. US electronics giant Apple Inc. launched its mobile payment service Apple Pay in China amid strong competition from local players like Wechat Payment and Alipay. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Dong Ximiao was buying a meal at KFC in Hangzhou on a recent Sunday and pulled out his phone to pay, like everyone does in China, when the cashier asked: “Alipay or WeChat Pay?”
The problem was, Dong wanted to use Apple Pay for the 36 yuan (RM23) bill, but the cashier told him she had never handled transactions before and wasn’t sure whether it was accepted at the fried-chicken outlet.
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