Samsung Pay Launches In Korea In August, US In September

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 13, 2015 @11:43AM from the pay-with-us dept.

Mark Wilson writes: The main thrust of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event was to launch the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+, but the company also provided some details about Samsung Pay. With so many similarly-specced smartphones vying for attention, each manufacturer needs to offer something slightly different, and Samsung is hoping that a new digital payment system will prove attractive to people. Going head to head with Android Pay and Apple Pay is Samsung Pay. As well as offering compatibility with the newly announced Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+, Samsung's payment system is supported by many of its older handsets. It will launch in its home country of Korea on August 20, and will spread to the US at the end of September.

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Samsung Pay? What a joke by st3v · 2015-08-13 12:41 · Score: 1, Troll

I doubt this would gain traction. I for one would never trust Samsung with my information. They will never become Apple Pay. Judging by the lame bloatware they add to their "powerful" Galaxy devices that slow them to a crawl, and their lack of innovation in the mobile space, I predict failure. Just another case of, "Me, too."