Samsung Pay already is available and active in Spain. Payment via mobile is a feature increasingly present in the different manufacturers, and to it have been added already large as Apple technology, precisely Samsung is one of the companies that most are betting on this new payment system that relies on the hardware of the phone in order to verify our identity and so agree to the amount of a simple and safe way. Here we show a video of how Samsung Pay in Spain.
To use Samsung Pay we need one of the latest handsets of the Korean firm, such as the Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S6 or one of all its variants. The NFC is the key to this Samsung Paypayment. Today we have been tested in his presentation the new payment gateway, this has allowed us to see first hand how is the process whereby we can pay in many establishments with only sliding our phone with a compatible POS.
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As you can see, to activate the payments in this way and we can use them regularly, we have to add the credit or debit cards that we want to work with this form of payment. For now Samsung Pay in Spain is compatible with cards of CaixaBank or imaginBank and they must be VISA or MasterCard, but soon we will be able to add those of other banks. In addition we have all gathered in Samsung Pay regardless of the Bank to which they belong.
Once introduced the information of both cards in the Samsung Pay application and granted our approval to be used through the identification of our identity thanks to the fingerprint reader can start to pay in settlements.
The payment through Samsung Pay are very safe, because it is a system with three levels of security in those who take part with the fingerprint identification, the tokenization that encrypts the credentials from the card and the security system of Samsung par excellence, KNOX.
Where can you pay with Samsung Pay?
Samsung Pay arrived in Spain with the homework done, mainly thanks to an extensive list of establishments and supermarkets where you can pay through this system. Among establishments which accept payment by this method initially Cepsa, brewery la Surena, Cepsa, Domino´s Pizza, El Corte Inglés, Friday´s, Ginos, group day, MediaMarkt, Mercadona, Phone House, Repsol, knee, Saba, Starbucks, The Good Burger, The WOK, VIP, VIP are Smart and 100 montaditos.
Obviously the list will be increasing rapidly in the next few weeks. In addition we have known that this payment system will be in places like El Prado Museum and Samsung to promote knowledge of this gateway between SMEs and small traders to extend their use.
Item tested Samsung Pay in Spain was published in MovilZona.