Samsung claims that soon they will allow users to store their Covid-19 vaccination records in Samsung Pay, with the help of a non-profit health organisation. The organisation called The Commons Project brings the vaccination records to Samsung Pay. They will do this by using the CommonHealth app on the Google Play Store. And by using […]
Samsung Pay Card is coming to the UK soon. What is Samsung Pay Card? Good question. Well, Samsung has partnered with Curve and MasterCard to offer a simple and secure way to pay. As well as this, the new card will allow Samsung users to see all their spending in one place. What You Can […]
Samsung launched the fitness-focused Galaxy Watch Active last month. It is a very lightweight device that sits pretty flat on your wrist. And while the design is totally different from what we've been seeing from Samsung so far, its working is pretty much similar to its predecessors. However, if you've just got the watch, and […]
Samsung has added another niche feature to its mobile payment service Samsung Pay. It can now automatically pull up your Favorite Cards when your device is awake near an NFC (Near-field communication) terminal. The latest addition brings another layer of convenience to the platform, which already boasts MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) support. Samsung Pay can now […]
Samsung's payment tool, Samsung Pay, continues to dominate the mobile payment market in South Korea. The platform saw a growth of 58-percent in the local market in October 2018, vis-a-vis October 2017. Samsung Pay is South Korea's No. 1 mobile payment tool According to the data compiled by industry tracker WiseApp, an estimated 10.4 million users […]
European telecom service provider Tele2 will soon let its customers to pay for its services using Google Pay and Samsung Pay in Russia. Tele2 Russia already accepts payments through Apple Pay, and now by adding the other two payment services, it has become the first in the Russian telecom market to implement the entire line of popular […]
Apple, on Wednesday, announced the Apple Watch Series 4, with a refreshed-yet-original iconic design. The re-engineered watch combines new hardware and software enhancements to deliver a genuinely intriguing performance. But how does it compare with the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Watch? Here's a rundown to give you an idea which watch fits best on your wrist, and […]
Samsung Electronics, on Monday, celebrated the third anniversary of its mobile payment platform, Samsung Pay. Launched on August 20, 2015 in South Korea, Samsung Pay has seen a significant global growth over the three years. The platform is now available in 24 markets across six continents, and has recently surpassed 1.3 billion transactions globally. DJ Koh, […]
The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy Watch has finally been launched. And along with the name, the watch sees a number of significant changes and improvements over its predecessor Gear S3. However, the watch lacks one big feature that made the Gear S3 an instant hit - Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). Without MST, Samsung Pay in the […]
More than a year after its launch, Samsung Pay is now available for online payments in the UAE. Samsung Pay was launched in UAE in January 2017, but up until now, the payment service was limited to in-store retail payments only. Now with the new launch, users will also be able to pay for goods […]
The mobile payments industry is a huge revenue stream and the competition is understandably fierce. Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay may lead the pack, but the latter hopes to stand out, with a new Cash Back scheme. Samsung Pay already have a few key advantages over its competitors, with both NFC and MST compatibility being the most significant one. […]
Samsung had announced its plans of integrating PayPal into its mobile payments solution, Samsung Pay, in July last year. However, it was only earlier this month that something materialistic happened, as Samsung Pay got PayPal integration in the US. Now, not making any further delays, Samsung has begun the global roll-out of the service. Starting today, […]
Samsung has rolled out an update to its Samsung Pay app in India, introducing the Samsung Rewards program in the country. Samsung Rewards are essentially "points" users can earn every time they make a payment using Samsung Pay. The rewards program is valid for Samsung Pay Mini as well. Samsung Rewards in India With Samsung Rewards, Indian […]
Back in July 2017, Samsung had announced the addition of PayPal as a payment method for Samsung Pay in-app, online, and in-store payments. However, nothing really materialised up until now. But almost a year later, Samsung Pay finally gets PayPal integration in the US. PayPal support in Samsung Pay Samsung has begun to roll-out […]
Samsung Pay is a mobile payment solution pioneered by Samsung Electronics that lets users pay with compatible devices. It works with normal credit card machines with Near Field Communication (NFC) and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). Now, it has been announced the amount of South Korean users of Samsung Pay has reached a whopping seven million! […]
Last year, both Apple and Samsung launched their respective mobile payment platforms, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, in the UAE. We all know what these payment solutions are capable of. Everything from your groceries at Carrefour and a latte at Starbucks to a late-night McDonald’s run can be purchased with a few taps on your […]
Since its launch in August 2015, Samsung's mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, has been going from strength to strength. In fact, Samsung Pay has proven to be an award-winning service for the company. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona last February, it was recognized as the “Best Mobile Innovation for Payment.” Now, following […]
Hands up, who likes a deal? Well, that seems like everyone. Lol. This month Costa Coffee, Samsung and Mastercard have got together to offer you lucky guys a little deal that runs on until Sunday 1 April. Costa Coffee fans can now get a free £6 reward for loading the Costa Coffee card onto the Samsung […]
The mobile payments industry is a huge revenue stream. Every top player in the tech industry is jumping into the lucrative sector, with the hope of carving out a share for themselves. Huawei is one of the many such companies with its own mobile payments solution. Named Huawei Wallet, the company's payment app has been around […]
Google launched Google Pay, the company's digital wallet solution born out of the merger of Android Pay and Google Wallet, last month. It was a long-overdue consolidation to say the least. The company's bid to make the various e-wallet solutions less confusing for consumers has now started taking bigger steps. Starting March, Google Pay is now available for HSBC customers in […]
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