Samsung Pay, partner banks launch offers for Thai customers

Samsung Pay and its financial partners have introduced exclusive offers for customers who make payments using a partnered credit card via Samsung Pay, The Nation reports. The offers are provide in partnership with Citibank, Kasikornbank, KTC, and SCB.

Citibank card owners will have access to 5-fold reward point increase for every payment transaction of THB 1,000 or more. Kasikornbank card users will receive THB 100 cash back on every payment of THB 100. KTC card holders will receive 5 percent cash back with special privileges from participating shops, while SCB users will get THB 100 cash back for payments of THB 200.

Samsung Pay went live in Thailand on 27 October. The platform enables customers to use their smartphone as credit cards. Supported payment gateways and credit cards for Thai users are Visa and MasterCard issued by six financial institutions namely Bank of Ayudhya, Citibank, KasikornBank, KTC, Siam Commercial Bank, and soon Bangkok Bank.

In Thailand, Samsung Pay is compatible with the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy A7 (2016) and Galaxy A5 (2016) smartphones.