Starting today, March 4, customers in can make mobile payments using their Galaxy smartwatches, with the list of supported models including the , the and , as well as the latest model.
A beta program for Samsung Pay in September and the platform went live . Unlike in most other regions, Samsung has partnered with Solarisbank AG to allow German customers to link virtually any bank account to Samsung Pay.
At launch, the platform was available only for smartphone models including the Galaxy S10 and S20 series, the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 20, as well as the company’s foldable phones. Now, Samsung Pay customers in Germany can activate their Galaxy smartwatches via the Galaxy Wearable app and perform mobile payments from their wrists.
Once Samsung Pay is set up on the smartwatch, users can press Back on the device to activate the payment mode and enter the PIN once. The PIN doesn’t have to be reintroduced for every payment as long as the smartwatch wasn’t removed from the user’s wrist since it was last authenticated.
Samsung Pay customers can make contactless payments via their smartwatches wherever contactless payments with VISA are accepted. Installment payment options through Splitpay are also available and can be activated from the Samsung Pay app to be used on the connected smartwatch.
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A beta program for Samsung Pay in September and the platform went live . Unlike in most other regions, Samsung has partnered with Solarisbank AG to allow German customers to link virtually any bank account to Samsung Pay.
At launch, the platform was available only for smartphone models including the Galaxy S10 and S20 series, the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 20, as well as the company’s foldable phones. Now, Samsung Pay customers in Germany can activate their Galaxy smartwatches via the Galaxy Wearable app and perform mobile payments from their wrists.
Using Samsung Pay with Galaxy smartwatches is as easy as pie
Once Samsung Pay is set up on the smartwatch, users can press Back on the device to activate the payment mode and enter the PIN once. The PIN doesn’t have to be reintroduced for every payment as long as the smartwatch wasn’t removed from the user’s wrist since it was last authenticated.
Samsung Pay customers can make contactless payments via their smartwatches wherever contactless payments with VISA are accepted. Installment payment options through Splitpay are also available and can be activated from the Samsung Pay app to be used on the connected smartwatch.
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