Samsung Pay Eliminates Big Hurdle by Snagging Verizon as Partner
- 9 years ago
t was going to be hard for Samsung Pay to tout itself as a mainstream option for mobile payments without the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier on board.
It no longer has that problem.
The South Korean device maker announced on Wednesday that Samsung Pay is now available on phones running on Verizon's wireless network, rounding out a list of partners that already included the other three big U.S. carriers.
With the addition, Samsung Pay now has a legitimate offering that it believes is more complete than those from competitors.
That's because its tap-to-pay mobile wallet works with many older types of checkout equipment in stores in addition to newer equipment that includes NFC technology.
Similar offerings like Android Pay and Apple Pay, on the other hand, only work with the newer equipment that includes NFC.
It no longer has that problem.
The South Korean device maker announced on Wednesday that Samsung Pay is now available on phones running on Verizon's wireless network, rounding out a list of partners that already included the other three big U.S. carriers.
With the addition, Samsung Pay now has a legitimate offering that it believes is more complete than those from competitors.
That's because its tap-to-pay mobile wallet works with many older types of checkout equipment in stores in addition to newer equipment that includes NFC technology.
Similar offerings like Android Pay and Apple Pay, on the other hand, only work with the newer equipment that includes NFC.