Samsung wqnts to usher in the new year. Samsung Pay users will have the chance to be treated to an exclusive, special performance and private New Year’s Eve party featuring the platinum-selling recording artist, Usher, in Los Angeles.
Samsung Pay now supports 50 popular merchant gift cards as well as a gift card store that enables users to buy gift cards from supported merchants for themselves, friends and family directly within the Samsung Pay app starting today.
Samsung Pay had added eight more credit and debit card issuers and now supports eligible Chase Visa credit, debit and Liquid cards.
Navy Federal Credit Union, the world’s largest credit union, is adding Samsung Pay as a mobile payment option for its nearly six million members worldwide. The CU says credit cards alone saw total sales reach $1.18 billion in September.
Just four weeks after its launch in the U.S., Samsung Pay is proving its biggest advantage is broad acceptance enabled by Samsung’s MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) in combination with NFC. Blackhawk Network has teamed with Samsung Pay to enable the integration of gift cards into the Samsung Pay mobile payment solution.
The pioneering technology-led international courier ParcelHero says SMEs and start-ups must keep on top of changing trends to ensure they are not left behind in the build-up to Christmas. Apple Pay is well-established in the US and already a hit in the UK following its July launch; Google’s Android Pay is imminent and Samsung’s new Pay App arrives in the US in September and will have its European launch first in the UK.
The password manager built for security and simplicity, is now compatible with Samsung’s latest biometric technology. Dashlane users can access everything they securely store in Dashlane, including passwords, notes, credit cards and personal information, simply by using their fingerprint to verify their identity.
The worldwide wearable device market recorded its eighth consecutive quarter of steady growth in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 11.4 million wearables in 1Q15, a 200.0% increase from the 3.8 million wearables shipped in 1Q14.
A new study reveals PayPal is already feeling the heat of Apple Pay in just the first six months. The pain will only get worse as more consumers indicate they prefer mobile payments over digital payments.
Samsung Pay will be a reality this summer following the launch of the new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones on April 10th. Visa and MasterCard are fully supportive of Apple Pay’s newest and most formidable competitor.
A major development for Samsung as it agreed to acquire LoopPay. LoopPay is accepted at more merchants than any other digital wallet solution.
One of the largest financial institutions in the Netherlands is now offering its customers an easy-to-use, secure and private mobile payment system. Rabobank is now offering a mobile wallet with secure payment app from G&D.