Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay is mobile payment and digital wallet service developed by Samsung Electronics.[1][2] It came out in August 9, 2015. Samsung Pay lets users to make payment in works samsung devices.

Samsung Pay Logo.svg
Developer(s)Samsung Electronics
Initial releaseAugust 20, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-08-20)
Operating system
PlatformWorked with Samsung Galaxy smartphones and Galaxy Watch smartwatches
LicenseProprietary
Websitesamsung.com/samsung-pay

History

Samsung Pay CES 2016 event.

In September 2016, The person who using Samsung Pay can buy shopping using their eyes.[3]

In May 2019, Samsung Pay got 14 million users in South Korea.[4]

In December 9, 2024, Samsung Pay started working in Saudi Arabia after Saudi Center Bank agreed Samsung Pay.[5]

Availability

Worldwide availability of Samsung Pay.

Worked devices

Flagship smartphone

Samsung Galaxy S series

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 (MST limited to some countries and NFC works)
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (MST limited to some countries and NFC works)
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (MST limited to some countries and NFC works)
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
  • Samsung Galaxy S8
  • Samsung Galaxy S8+
  • Samsung Galaxy S9
  • Samsung Galaxy S9+
  • Samsung Galaxy S10
  • Samsung Galaxy S10e
  • Samsung Galaxy S10+
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S20
  • Samsung Galaxy S20+
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21+ (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22+ (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23+ (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24+ (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Samsung Galaxy S25+
  • Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Note series

Foldable smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series

  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 1
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series

  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 1
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6

Mid-range smartphone

Samsung Galaxy A series

  • Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy A6 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A6+ (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (2018) (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A40 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A50 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A70 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A80 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A30s (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A40s (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A50s (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A70s (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A90 5G (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A21 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A31 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A51 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A51 5G (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A52 5G (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A71 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A71 5G (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A53 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A54 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A55 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy A16 5G (NFC only)

Samsung Galaxy M series

  • Samsung Galaxy M52 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy M42 (known as Samsung Galaxy A42 in other countries)
  • Samsung Galaxy M31
  • Samsung Galaxy M23 5G

Samsung Galaxy J series

  • Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
  • Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro (2017)
  • Samsung Galaxy J7 Max (2017)

Samsung Galaxy C and others

It only works for Samsung Pay users from China, Hong Kong and Macau

  • Samsung Galaxy C5
  • Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro
  • Samsung Galaxy C7
  • Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro
  • Samsung Galaxy C9
  • Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro
  • Samsung Galaxy On5 (2016) (known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime in other countries)
  • Samsung Galaxy On7 (2017) (known as Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime in other countries)
  • Samsung Galaxy Quantum 2 (NFC and MST)
  • Samsung W2017 (Non-Galaxy smartphone)
  • Samsung W2018 (Non-Galaxy smartphone)

Smartwatches

  • Samsung Gear S2 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Gear S3 (NFC and MST)
  • Samsung Gear Sports (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (NFC only)
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (NFC only)

Related pages

Notes

  1. ↑ In March 2022, Samsung Pay no longer available for Visa and MasterCard due to Russian invasion of Ukraine. In April 3, 2024, Samsung Pay suspended Mir payment system.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Samsung Pay: What is it and how does it compare to Apple Pay?" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2015-08-19. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33957376. Retrieved 2025-02-15. 
  2. ↑ published, James Peckham. Samsung Pay: everything you need to know about the contactless tech (in en). TechRadar (2017-06-20). Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  3. ↑ Heathman, Amelia. "Samsung Pay now lets you buy shopping using your eyes" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028 . https://www.wired.com/story/samsung-pay-iris/. Retrieved 2025-02-15. 
  4. ↑ Michail. Samsung Pay reaches 14 million users in South Korea (in en). GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  5. ↑ Samsung Pay launches in Saudi Arabia (in en). Arab News (2024-12-09). Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  6. ↑ Samsung Pay is now live in China (in en). Android Authority (2016-03-29). Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  7. ↑ Himanshu. Samsung Pay's Singapore launch set for June 16 (in en). GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  8. ↑ Singapore sixth country to get Samsung Pay, launches June 16 (in en). CNET. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Samsung Pay to stop working with Russia's Mir payment system from April 3" (in en-US). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/samsung-pay-stop-working-with-russias-mir-payment-system-april-3-2024-03-27/. Retrieved 2025-02-15. 
  10. ↑ Samsung Pay in India, supports Credit, Debits cards and digital wallets (in en). The Indian Express (2017-03-22). Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  11. ↑ Gibbs, Samuel (2017-05-16). "Samsung Pay launches in UK to take on Apple Pay and Google Android Pay" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/16/samsung-pay-mobile-payments-galaxy-mastercard. Retrieved 2025-02-15. 
  12. ↑ Samsung Pay expands to Mexico (in en). Android Authority (2018-01-29). Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  13. ↑ Himanshu. Mexico officially gets Samsung Pay (in en). GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  14. ↑ AFS partners with Samsung to accelerate digital payments in Oman (in en). Arab News. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  15. ↑ SamMobile. Samsung Pay is finally available for Galaxy users in Saudi Arabia (in en-US). SamMobile (2024-12-10). Retrieved 2025-02-15.