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Samsung Pay had enjoyed a clear field in the company's home country of South Korea for many years until Apple decided to ruin the party. The company launched its mobile payments service, Apple Pay, in South Korea last year. It was encouraged by the rising market share of iPhones in the country, so it was […]
The vast majority of Samsung Pay users in South Korea, Samsung's home ground, have switched over to Samsung Wallet, the company has officially announced. Wallet is an upgraded version of its mobile payments service that Samsung launched not too long ago. Samsung has confirmed that 70% of all Samsung Pay users in South Korea have […]
Samsung is running a promotional offer for students who use Samsung Wallet to make payments in South Korea. Starting today, Samsung Wallet users aged from 7 to 19 can get various benefits when they use Samsung Wallet to buy things at stores. Samsung Wallet promotion for students in South Korea comes with discounts and other […]
Samsung Wallet is getting the Mobile Driver's License and Mobile National Veterans Registration Card integration feature in South Korea. Samsung and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security launched this feature in South Korea earlier today. South Korea's Ministry of Public Administration and Security has announced that displaying one's driver's license and national veterans registration […]
Update: Our article earlier incorrectly mentioned that the Samsung Wallet app will no longer work from March 15, 2024, on devices running Android 9.0 (or older version). However, Samsung has clarified that the Samsung Wallet app will continue to work as usual on those affected devices (running Android 9.0 or older). It is just that […]
Samsung Wallet has Paytm Wallet and UPI integration in India. Now, Samsung has announced that the Samsung Wallet app will lose Paytm Wallet integration for Indian users, and this could be a significant change for some people who frequently use Paytm Wallet on their Samsung phones. Samsung Wallet to lose Paytm Wallet integration in February […]
Samsung has announced that Galaxy smartphone users in India who have the Samsung Wallet feature can now make mobile payments through UPI via their RuPay credit cards. This feature is now available on all smartphones that feature the ability to make mobile payments. Samsung Pay (Samsung Wallet) now supports UPI for linked RuPay credit cards […]
Samsung announced three months ago that Samsung Wallet users in the US would be able to add their mobile driver's license to the app. It has been confirmed that Arizona, USA, users can add their driver's license to the Samsung Wallet app on a compatible Samsung device. Samsung Wallet users in Arizona can add their […]
Apple's walled-garden approach has many benefits, like excellent compatibility between various products, a more polished user experience, and better security from malware. It also keeps the customer invested and trapped in Apple's ecosystem, as other ecosystems or products may not have the services, apps, and features the customer is accustomed to on devices with a […]
Samsung Wallet is getting support for credit and debit cards issued by Ila Bank in Bahrain. This will allow Ila Bank customers who own Samsung smartphones or smartwatches a seamless mobile payment experience, whether they're shopping locally in offline stores or across the world. Ila Bank customers can add their cards to Samsung Wallet in […]
Last night, Samsung announced during the SDC 2023 event that it will soon bring new features to the Samsung Wallet app. Apart from credit, debit, and loyalty cards, users can store their driver's license in their Galaxy smartphones using the Samsung Wallet app. Driver's license to be available in Samsung Wallet in Arizona and Iowa […]
Samsung has announced it will bring the ability to save electronic certificates and IDs issued by the South Korean government in Samsung Wallet. Starting today, users can save their digital certificates on their Galaxy smartphones via the Samsung Wallet app for added convenience. Samsung Wallet integration with Government24 service in South Korea Galaxy smartphone users […]
Two years ago, Samsung announced that Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra users would be able to unlock their connected cars using Digital Keys. Audi, BMW, Ford, and Genesis were among Samsung's first partners for this feature. Later, the feature also became compatible with Hyundai and Kia cars. This feature is changing slightly now. Today, […]
Update: Samsung has fixed the issue with Samsung Pay on the Galaxy Watch 4 series in India after the One UI 5 Watch update. The feature is now working as intended. Earlier today, Samsung released the One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Apart from Wear […]
After Apple Pay launched in South Korea a few weeks ago, Samsung has strengthened its own mobile payment service Samsung Pay. It was thinking of charging a transaction fee to partner banks and financial institutions, but it decided not to do it and keep the service free. Now, it appears that Google Pay could be […]