Since the Samsung Pay is not exactly a cross-platform feature one needs to own a Samsung device. The list of eligible Samsung Galaxy smartphone includes Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S7, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy A5, Galaxy A7 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2017) and also Galaxy A7 (2017). The Samsung Pay works on three levels of security including fingerprint authentication, card tokenization and also the Samsung KNOX.
How to use Samsung Pay?
First things first, ensure that your device is supported by Samsung. Once done authenticate using a fingerprint or PIN, select the card and bring the phone near to the Point of Sale terminal. The Samsung Pay uses Magnetic Secure Transmission technology in tandem with Near Field Communication (NFC). The MST technology simulates a card swipe from the Samsung Device to the standard card reader and what this means is that Samsung Pay should work seamlessly with the existing Point of Sales (PoS) Samsung also touts the Pay as a Make in India initiative and further claims that it has been fine tuned to suit the Indian consumers. The Samsung Pay offers a mobile payment option that has been built natively on the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and will also facilitate P2P transfer of funds between bank accounts. The best part is that the Samsung Pay will allow the consumers to link their Paytm accounts and thus let them pay by scanning the QR codes securely or by using OTP. Apart from the aforementioned devices in the future, Samsung Pay will also be available on Samsung Gear S3 Smartwatch.
