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Rivals dash to prop up Apple Pay for fear of being left behind

Kenya: In the hype-fuelled technology industry, “revolutionary” is a word in danger of losing its meaning.

But Apple Inc’s new mobile payments system — unveiled just two weeks ago — is already winning over the heavyweights of the financial industry and signaling the likely demise of lesser payment alternatives.

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