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Samsung Pay Adds Support for U.S. Loyalty and Membership Cards

Samsung Pay works with higher-end Samsung phones such as the Galaxy S7.

(Photo : Reuters) Samsung Pay works with higher-end Samsung phones such as the Galaxy S7.

Samsung has announced that its mobile payment service will now support all U.S. retail membership and loyalty cards.

Users will be able to scan the loyalty cards when they checkout, and Samsung Pay will also be able to store insurance and personal identification cards alongside their credit cards. Samsung Pay will be able to store up to 100 loyalty and membership cards. Users should be able to upload their loyalty and membership cards today. Loyalty and membership card support is the first to make its way to the United States.

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“With this new feature, Samsung Pay is giving users quick access to their favorite membership and loyalty programs and making shopping even easier. Right now, shoppers have several things-credit and debit cards, membership cards, coupons, gift cards-they need to take out of their wallets and scan at the register. Samsung is simplifying the checkout experience by bringing those items to your phone, representing our next step toward a world without physical wallets,” says Nana Murugesan, VP of Strategy and Operations for Samsung Electronics America.

Samsung added a batch of 38 new banks and credit unions in its mobile payment service. Among them are: AmegyBank of Texas, California Bank & Trust, Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union, Nevada State Bank, and Utah First Credit Union.

In April, Samsung has unveiled the new Samsung Pay capability during its developer conference in San Francisco. The company said in the conference that the service would let users withdraw cash from an ATM, no debit card needed. In addition, it included support for transit systems and online payments to allow users to pay for subway ride on the go and shop in apps without leaving the screen. All those features were initially available only in South Korea.

Samsung Pay works with higher-end Samsung phones: the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S6 Edge+, S6, S6 Edge, S6 Active and Galaxy Note 5.

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