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Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management

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Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Ahn added that over the summer months, Samsung Pay will introduce a tool to help people better manage their financial lives. By early 2019, Samsung Pay’s international presence grew to six global regions.

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Why Retailers Are Making mPOS Technology A Top Priority

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But interest in this technology is not limited to the food and beverage space, and is gaining traction in many different verticals. Retailers are becoming more interested in omnichannel offerings: The PYMNTS mPOS Tracker found that 67 percent of those surveyed listed it as a priority for this year.

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Mastercard, Samsung Tie-Up Lets Consumers Pay On Demand

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Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring digital technology to emerging markets and accelerate connectivity and smart devices, Mastercard said on Thursday (March 12). Mastercard Labs created the platform, which will be rolled out to the Samsung Knox team in the Middle East and Africa early this year.

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Verizon, Microsoft Partner To Accelerate 5G Technology

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Verizon and Microsoft have teamed up to accelerate the delivery of private 5G networks for businesses, announcing a collaboration they said will transform the retail, transportation, logistics, manufacturing and healthcare industries. Samsung’s View. billion telecom equipment contract that Samsung signed with Verizon.

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Samsung Pay Secures Global POS Partners

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Samsung took a major step toward boosting support for its mobile payments platform with a string of new partnerships with leading POS makers to improve compatibility and acceptance of its technology. Unlike its competitors, Samsung Pay employs both NFC and MST. This has enabled Samsung to capture wider merchant acceptance.

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Samsung Pay: From Mobile Payment Method To Commerce Enabler

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Two years ago, when Samsung Pay entered the mobile payments scene, it did what Apple and Android a year before it had not: It made mobile payment capabilities at the physical point of sale (POS) more or less ubiquitous right out of the gate. That’s where Ahn said Samsung Pay’s more than 1,500 U.S. s VP and GM for the U.S.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 To Have Facial Recognition For Payments

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While expectations are that it will have a curved screen, a significantly larger display and a slimmed-down look, a new report from Bloomberg revealed the Galaxy S8 will also have built in facial recognition technology to enable payments via the mobile phone. securing the phones from hackers is growing in importance.

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