Samsung Pay has signed up more than 500,000 users since its introduction in Korea in August 2015... More
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86% of TMG members to offer both Samsung Pay and Android Pay
Some 86% of the financial institution clients of payment solutions provider The Members Group (TMG) are planning to make Samsung Pay and Android Pay available to cardholders... More
Ask the Expert: HCE pioneer Doug Yeager — See it now on NFC World
NFC World’s ‘Ask the Expert: HCE pioneer Doug Yeager’ webinar is now available to view online... More
Samsung Pay averages 25,000 new users daily
Samsung Pay is averaging 25,000 new users and more than US$620,000 in transactions per day since its launch in Korea last month... More
Google and Samsung sign up to MasterCard Digital Enablement Express
Google and Samsung are among the first digital partners to join MasterCard’s newly launched Digital Enablement Express program which aims to speed up the process of digitizing and tokenizing MasterCard accounts through the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) that was launched in September 2014... More
Woori Bank adds Samsung Pay to ATMs
South Korea’s Woori Bank has begun accepting Samsung Pay... More
200m NFC mobile wallets in 2016
The number of NFC mobile wallets is expected to reach 200m by the end of 2016, up more than 100% from the end of 2014, research from Juniper Research reveals... More
Samsung Pay coming to Gear S2 in November
Samsung has confirmed its mobile payment service Samsung Pay will be made available on its recently unveiled Gear S2 smartwatch from November, Droid Life reports... More
Gemalto partners with Samsung for the launch of Samsung Pay in Europe
PARTNER NEWS: Digital security giant Gemalto has partnered with Samsung to drive the deployment of Samsung Pay across Europe, utilising its Allynis Trusted Service Hub (TSH)... More
Samsung Pay opens US beta test
Samsung has begun inviting those eligible to take part in a Samsung Pay beta test in the US ahead of the mobile payment service’s launch next month... More
80,000 cards added to Samsung Pay in Korea
More than 80,000 credit or debit cards have been registered on Samsung Pay in Korea since its launch last week... More
Verizon Wireless cool on Samsung Pay support
Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the US, may not support Samsung Pay when it launches there next month... More
Synchrony Financial offers Samsung Pay support
Consumer financial services provider Synchrony Financial will offer its private label credit card holders the ability to access their cards through Samsung Pay when it launches in the US in September... More
US to get Samsung Pay in September
Samsung Pay will launch in Korea on 20 August and in the US on 28 September, the handset maker confirmed as it announced two new flagship devices in New York yesterday... More
Kona I unveils Kona Pay
South Korean smart card provider Kona I has unveiled Kona Pay, a platform that allows banks and credit card firms to develop mobile payment services based on NFC, QR and barcodes... More
Samsung Smart TVs to support Samsung Pay
Samsung Smart TV owners will be able to make payments directly on the device by selecting the item they wish to purchase, pressing Pay Now and entering a PIN... More
Samsung Pay to start second beta testing round
Samsung Pay is reportedly set to start a second round of beta testing in Korea with Samsung Card this Friday... More
Samsung and MasterCard prepare Europe for Samsung Pay
Samsung has announced it is extending its global partnership with MasterCard to deliver Samsung Pay to European card issuers using the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) — and is currently working with European banks and partners to bring the mobile payment service to the continent following a planned launch in the US and South Korea later this year... More
Samsung Pay trial in Korea confirmed
Samsung has confirmed it began testing Samsung Pay with Korean credit card firm Samsung Card on July 15 for select customers in Korea... More
Apple Pay faces problems in Korea
Apple faces challenges in introducing Apple Pay in Korea after failing to “coordinate different opinions” over transaction fees with local credit card companies, including Shinhan Card, Hyundai Card and KB Card... More