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Korean banks back Samsung Pay
Korean banks are lining up to support Samsung Pay, including Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, NH Nonghyup Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea, Korea Joongang Daily reports. “Currently, Samsung Pay only works with Woori Bank, but the exclusive contract between the two will expire next month, and now, more institutions are seeking to link up with Samsung Pay,” the publication says... More
Samsung Pay to make UK and Spain debut “very soon”
Samsung Pay will launch in the UK and Spain “very soon”, the head of Samsung Pay Europe has announced during the phone-maker’s European Forum 2016 event in Monaco... More
Ireland looks to NFC payments for public transport
Commuters on Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann rail services may soon be able to pay for transport with a tap of an NFC device under plans put forward by public transport operator CIÉ... More
Global mobile payment market to hit $620bn in 2016
Consumers across the globe will use their mobile phones to spend a total of US$620bn on all forms of mobile transaction this year, representing a 37.8% year-on-year growth from $450bn in 2015, research from TrendForce reveals. By 2017, total mobile payment revenue will reach $780bn, climbing to $930bn in 2018 and $1.08tn in 2019. More
CaixaBank will not support MST transactions when it launches Samsung Pay in Spain
Spain’s CaixaBank has revealed that it will not include support for Samsung Pay’s Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology when the bank launches support for the mobile payment service in the coming months... More
Samsung Pay to let South Koreans pay in China and US
Samsung Pay users in South Korea will soon be able to make payments in China and the US using cards issued by South Korean card companies... More
Samsung Pay to go live in Spain with CaixaBank
Customers of Spain’s CaixaBank will be the first in the country to be able to use Samsung Pay, following a partnership between the bank and Samsung that will see the mobile payment service added as an option to CaixaBank’s host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payment app. More
Samsung Pay to become market leader in Asia?
Samsung Pay will become the mobile payments market leader in Asia, with a 49% share of the market in 2016, a Korean investment firm predicts... More
Samsung Pay heads to Australia, Brazil and Singapore
Samsung is to launch its Samsung Pay mobile payment service in Australia, Brazil and Singapore, the company’s Tim Baxter has announced during a keynote at the CES show in Las Vegas. The service will also be available on the Samsung Gear S2 classic smartwatch from early this year, starting in the US. More
Samsung Pay to add online payments
Samsung is to expand Samsung Pay to both online payments and down-range smartphones in the US this year, according to Reuters... More
Samsung Pay to launch in China with China UnionPay
Samsung has partnered with China UnionPay to bring its Samsung Pay mobile payments service to China in early 2016. The announcement comes as Apple reveals that it has also partnered with the bank card organisation to bring Apple Pay to Chinese consumers next year. More
Samsung Pay adds 19 issuers
Samsung Pay has added 19 new issuers including support for eligible PNC Visa and KeyBank MasterCard credit and debit cards... More
Samsung Pay users can win tickets to see Usher
Shoppers who activate Samsung Pay at one of nearly 50 US malls will have the chance to win two round-trip tickets to Los Angeles for an exclusive performance and private New Year’s Eve party featuring American popstar Usher... More
Samsung Pay adds gift card support in the US
Samsung Pay has added support for gift cards in the US, letting users store, pay with and share gift cards through the mobile payments service... More
Samsung Pay delays on Gear S2
Samsung Pay will not be made available on the Gear S2 smartwatch until 2016, despite reports that it would be going live on the device from November 2015... More
Apple Pay transactions decline on Black Friday
Only 2.7% of US shoppers with Apple Pay used the service on Black Friday to make a purchase in a store equipped to accept the mobile payment technology — representing a decrease from 4.9% last year, research from InfoScout reveals. Just 2% of Android owners used their device to make a mobile payment for eligible transactions during the day. More
Samsung Pay offers $100 discount to new users
Samsung is offering up to US$100 off any Samsung.com purchase for new users who add a compatible card to Samsung Pay... More
Samsung Pay adds eight more US issuers
Samsung Pay has added support from eight additional US card issuers including Chase and SunTrust... More
Four in ten US consumers plan to make an in-store mobile payment this holiday season
A total of 39% of US consumers surveyed by Research Now for Inside Secure say they plan to use their smartphone to make an in-store purchase during this holiday season, up from 33% last year. 17% of those who did not make a mobile payment last year say they plan to use a service like Apple Pay, Android Pay or Samsung Pay this year. More