SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics said Tuesday the country’s 10 credit card companies have agreed to support its new mobile payment system whose launch is slated for later this week. The Samsung Pay service, scheduled to debut on Thursday in South Korea, supports not only the near field [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it will launch a mobile payment platform in South Korea and the United States around September. Samsung Pay will be available upon the release of Samsung’s next flagship model around September, and the company will gradually expand sales to China, Europe, Australia [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it has bought U.S. mobile technology firm LoopPay, a move apparently aimed at making inroads into the mobile payment technology market against its rival Apple. “Samsung has made efforts to provide safe and convenient mobile payment service,” said Shin Jong-kyun who [...]