Samsung Pay Debuts for MasterCard Cardholders
September 28 2015 - 9:31AM
Business Wire
Secure and Simple Mobile Payment Experience
Launches Today
Beginning today, Samsung Pay is now available to MasterCard
cardholders for everyday purchases. Samsung device
owners can use their MasterCard credit, debit and select
prepaid and small business cards from participating
banks directly through Samsung Pay.
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Samsung Pay Debuts for MasterCard
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Three Things You Need To
Know:
1) Who can use Samsung Pay? Samsung
Pay is now available on select Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note5,
Galaxy 6 edge and Galaxy S6 smartphones. Consumers simply launch
the Samsung Pay app and scan their fingerprint to authorize the
payment and pay. U.S. MasterCard cardholders can now make safe,
seamless and secure payments with their consumer credit, debit and
select prepaid and small business cards.
2) Where can Samsung Pay be used?
Samsung Pay works almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card in
the U.S. Cardholders shopping on the go can use the MasterCard
Nearby app which, among many other benefits, can help you locate
hundreds of thousands of merchants that accept contactless
payments.
3) Paying with your MasterCard = All the
same protections you’re used to AND MORE! Our MasterCard
Digital Enablement Service (MDES) is making safe and secure
payments possible for cardholders who pay via Samsung Pay. MDES is
one of the most secure payments technologies in the world. For
consumers and merchants alike, this means that every purchase
made with a MasterCard using Samsung Pay offers the same
enhanced security and benefits of a digital
MasterCard transaction including the latest tokenization
technology.
About MasterCard
MasterCard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com, is a
technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the
world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers,
financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in
more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and
solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping,
traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more
secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on
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About Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay is a simple, safe and available almost anywhere you
can swipe or tap your card mobile payment service from Samsung
Electronics. Combining NFC with Samsung’s proprietary MST
technologies, Samsung Pay provides consumers a way to pay nearly
anywhere you can swipe or tap a card at millions of merchant
locations worldwide. Samsung continues to strategically expand its
partnership ecosystem for Samsung Pay to provide greater
flexibility, access, and choice for customers while enabling an
easy and safe payment experience. Visit www.samsung.com/pay to
learn more.
*Some card reader terminals may require software updates to be
compatible with Samsung Pay.
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