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Last updated: June 8th, 2015 at 06:36 UTC+02:00
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The report in today's Electronic Times newspaper says that Samsung is going to make use of NFC or Near Field Communication to enable mobile payments on the smartwatch, it's the very same technology used by Apple to support mobile payments on the Apple Watch. Samsung has already confirmed that its payments service, Samsung Pay, is going to be launched in September in the United States and South Korea. It's unclear right now if the smartwatch will be unveiled at IFA 2015, where Samsung is expected to make the formal announcement regarding Samsung Pay's launch.
Adnan Farooqui is a long-term writer at SamMobile. Based in Pakistan, his interests include technology, finance, Swiss watches and Formula 1. His tendency to write long posts betrays his inclination to being a man of few words.
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