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Mobile payments at South Korean convenience stores have more than doubled this year thanks to the greater use of smartphones and the expansion of mobile settlement services. South Korea’s top convenience store chain CU said the number of so-called easy mobile…
Samsung Electronics recently stopped embedding its mobile payment system, Samsung Pay, in budget smartphones, industry watchers said Sunday, apparently to save costs by excluding the feature, which has been less popular among teens and senior users. Among 10…
Samsung Pay has finally landed in Hong Kong. The Korean technology giant launched an early access program in the Hong Kong market last month, but officially launched the mobile payment system to the general public last Thursday. Samsung Pay can be used almost…
Samsung has launched an early access program for Samsung Pay in Hong Kong, in collaboration with local banks. Customers with American Express, Citibank, Dah Sing Bank and Standard Chartered Bank cards are able to register to participate in the early access…
Similar to Android Pay from Google and Apple Pay from Apple, Samsung Pay works like other mobile payment platform by using NFC. Samsung Pay, which was made to build brand loyalty from consumers allows users to pay for things online with their smartphone or…
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.…
Samsung Pay will now be available for franchises in South Korea owned or run by Shinsegae, which owns its own brand of department stores, Samsung Electronics has announced. The mobile payment service will be available in Starbucks — the coffee chain is run by…
Samsung Electronics has confirmed Samsung Pay Thailand will make its debut before the end of this year. Thailand, Malaysia and Russia are three of 10 new markets where the payment technology will be introduced. Samsung Pay has also announced a global…
Carrefour China says it will concentrate on convenience store development for the rest of this year. The French-headquartered retailer has been losing market share in the hypermarket segment and has closed about 30 stores during the past three years. It is…
Samsung Pay, the Korean electronics giant’s e-wallet system, will launch in Singapore on June 16. At launch, those holding Visa and MasterCard credit or debit cards issued by POSB Bank, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank will be able to…
Samsung has secured the support of Citibank as it readies the release of its mobile payments service in Singapore. Samsung has already won around Singapore’s major banks as it prepares for the launch of its service in Q2.The company is hoping the deal with…
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Lotte Group is ratcheting up efforts to promote its own mobile payment platform, L Pay, industry watchers said Wednesday, as such services gained popularity over previous months amid the rising number of smartphone users.…
Samsung Pay China is live after being launched by the South Korean smartphone giant this week. Samsung Electronics said Tuesday the introduction of the Samsung Pay China mobile payment service will speed its efforts to expand the scope of its flagship mobile…
China has the highest adoption rate in the world for technology-enabled payment systems, the media reported on Thursday. In a survey of 13,000 respondents in 26 countries, 86% of Chinese respondents said they paid for online purchases during the past six…
Black Friday, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US (celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November), and Cyber Monday, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, mark the start of the year-end holiday shopping season. Figures from the United States…
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics is expanding its mobile payments service to three additional countries, including Singapore. The Korean company made the announcement during its press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday,…
