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Customers will be able to make purchases using Galaxy smartphones
Contactless payment system integrated into selected Galaxy smartphones.
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Samsung Pay allows users to register up to 10 cards (which includes credit, debit and prepaid) with the smartphone’s digital wallet.
Users of Maybank, CIMB, Citibank and Standard Chartered cards who own a Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S6 Edge+, Note 5, A5 (2016/17 models) or A7 (2016/17) will be able to take advan
tage of Samsung Pay.
Hong Leong Bank is expected to get
on board with Samsung Pay very soon,
with other banks to follow in the next
two to three months.
Lee added that Samsung Pay sup
ports over 90% of merchants in the
country that include supermarkets, department stores, food and beverage outlets.
Samsung Pay also supports loyalty cards such as B Infinite, Bonuslink and Sunway Pals, with more loyalty brands expected to be added in the coming months.
Malaysia is the 11th country to launch Samsung Pay, joining the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, China, Australia, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, Spain and Thailand.
For more information visit the Samsung Pay roadshow at Suria KLCC centre court which runs until Feb 28.