Samsung Electronics has announced the Samsung Pay Mini for Android, an online-based mobile payment solution for devices running Android OS. The service, which was expected to debut alongside the flagship Galaxy S8, will be launched within this quarter (Q1 2017) and available in South Korea at first. Samsung’s Pay Mini is a lite version of […]
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LG joins the Mobile Payment arena with LG Pay
Every mobile company wants to explore the mobile payment arena which is looking crowded already. We have seen Apple with Apple Pay; Samsung with Samsung Pay and predictably, LG has joined in the parade with LG Pay. The South Korean company has teamed up with fellow South Korean credit card issuers Shinhan Card and KB […]
Samsung Pay launch dates announced for US and South Korea
Along with the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+, Samsung announced Samsung Pay launch dates for the US and South Korea. The mobile payment will launch first in South Korea on August 20th and in the US on September 28th. Samsung also plans to extend the service to China, Spain and UK. Samsung Pay is […]
Samsung and MasterCard will bring Samsung Pay to Europe
Samsung has partnered up with MasterCard to bring Samsung Pay to Europe; both companies are leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) to roll-out Samsung Pay to European countries. Samsung Pay is a mobile payment system which entails users using their flagship Samsung phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and upcoming […]
Samsung Pay Beta Testing commences in South Korea
Samsung introduced its own mobile payment solution – the Samsung Pay at the MWC 2015. The South Korean company has now launched a beta version of the mobile payment service in its home country which is widely anticipated to be open to the general public in the US and South Korea by September 2015. According […]
Google announces Android Pay, the official payment platform for Android
At the Google I/O 2015 event, Google announced the a new payment platform for Android – the Android Pay which will take on Apple Pay and also Samsung Pay in some form. It could also be said to be a repackaged Google Wallet. The new Android Pay API would be available to developers to incorporate […]
Samsung Wallet service shutting down on June 30
Samsung has announced that its Wallet Service will no longer be available to users starting June 30. The Samsung Wallet service allows users to keep their coupons, ticket reservations, loyalty cards, gift cards, membership numbers and boarding pass. The news of the service shut down was communicated to the Samsung Wallet users via email from […]
Samsung Pay to Launch in H2 2015 with smartwatch compatibility
Samsung is set to launch the Samsung Pay which it announced alongside its Galaxy S6 flagship. The mobile payment solution is expected to launch in the Korea and US by the second half of the year, with other countries expected to get the feature at a later date. According to a Korean publication, quoting Samsung […]
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge announced, sales start April 10th
Samsung has taken wraps off its next flagship smartphone – the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge; both smartphones would hit the stores by April 10th in at least 20 countries. The most interesting thing about these smartphones is the fact that they would have Samsung’s in-house Exynos processor only in them which […]
Samsung announces Samsung Pay to take on Apple Pay
Samsung and Apple have this ‘so much hate and small love relationship’ and both companies looks to compete again on the mobile payment scene. Samsung has announced the Samsung Pay which automatically rivals the Apple Pay; it would be first available in the US and South Korea in the summer while Europe and China would […]