5 reasons Apple’s getting into mobile payments

Bloomberg and others are once again reporting Apple intends launching a mobile payments system when it introduces iPhone 6, here’s why doing so makes sense.

Emergence

Apple is building business in emerging markets, including China, Brazil, India, Russia. The success of mobile fund transfer systems is apparent in Africa, in Kenya such services now account for around a quarter of Kenya’s GDP.

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