Carrying forward the mission of Cashless and Digital India, Samsung has customized the Scan QR Code features to make it suitable for its users in India. This Scan QR feature is currently live on Samsung Pay compatible devices. Users must have the latest software to experience the Scan QR option.

“At Samsung, our mission is to make everyday life easier for our users by providing unique & innovative experiences when they make payments through Samsung Galaxy devices. Since the launch of Samsung Pay, we have constantly innovated and added user-centric features such as UPI, Wallets, Gift Cards, Fastag recharge and Bill Payments. We are excited to expand our footprint in digital payment by introducing a whole new experience for our users to make payments while using the camera and Quick Panel,” said Sanjay Razdan, Senior Director, Samsung India.

Samsung’s R&D team built the Scan QR feature specifically for India as the country is witnessing a monumental growth in Scan and Pay. The Scan QR feature, with camera integration, solves the unique needs of Indian consumers and is consistent with Samsung’s ongoing efforts to increase the adoption of digital technology.

With camera and Scan QR integration, payments can be initiated with minimal clicks. The Scan QR feature also reduces the time invested in searching for Scan QR within the app before users can scan QR & make payments.

The QR Scan integration is being expanded to other Galaxy devices with FOTA and software updates. The Scan QR feature is live in select models and will be available for more devices with software updates. The Scan QR feature is currently live across Galaxy Z series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Note20 series, Galaxy Note 10 series, Galaxy M series, Galaxy A series and Galaxy F series.

How it works?

To make payment using camera/QR Scanner in Quick Panel

1. Ensure your phone has the latest software update installed
2. Open the camera and scan the UPI QR
3. Select the option to pay with Samsung Pay or Samsung Pay Mini
4. Complete the payment by entering the amount & UPI PIN

Phones currently supporting Scan QR Option

Galaxy A22, Galaxy A30s, Galaxy A31, Galaxy A32, Galaxy A50, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52s 5G, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A72, Galaxy F22, Galaxy F41, Galaxy F62, Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy M21, Galaxy M21 2021, Galaxy M30s, Galaxy M31, Galaxy M32, Galaxy M42 5G, Galaxy M52 5G, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10 Lite, Galaxy Note 10+, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20FE 5G, Galaxy S21+ 5G, Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Flip 3.

Sanjay with his mother: Do What You Can’t

“She was not comfortable using the smartphone–as it involves touches on the screen. And she never understood why the rest of the family were, at times, hooked on to their devices,” says Sanjay. But over the last few days, Sanjay’s mom has turned into a smartphone fan. She is doing video calls with Sanjay’s siblings who aren’t able to meet her. She is video calling her sister in Jammu, whose son is stuck (as a crew member) on the Grand Princess cruise ship on the coast of San Francisco. And she has been witnessing how Sanjay is paying her doctor’s fee, and other bills, through his smartphone.

“We all understand the predicament of our seniors. But once that barrier is overcome, they know how helpful the smartphone can be. During the lockdown, most of us must have felt the same way,” he adds.

Sanjay now expects people to use their smartphone services more meaningfully. As they delve deeper into the digital world, they need more trusted and secured devices. Like Samsung phones, which are protected by defense-grade KNOX security.

The smartphone’s utility will also rise from a hygiene point of view–the lesser the touch, the better. For instance, consumers will use Samsung Pay to make contactless payments on card machines (instead of handing out the credit or debit card). Galaxy users can also use it to make payments through wallets and UPI, with a swipe of the finger on their personal device.

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Sanjay, who spent his initial years in Samsung at SRI-Bengaluru, Samsung’s biggest research centre outside Korea, before moving to the Two Horizon Center head-office in Gurugram, played a leading role in localising and launching Samsung Pay, the only contactless phone payment service in India that can be used on both, Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology-enabled card machines.

Samsung Pay is the first smartphone-based UPI Payment application launched in India. It also integrated several digital wallets, and recently added the national toll payment app FASTag into it, making it a ‘super payment app’ for all consumers.

‘We will delve deeper into the Digital World’

The team recently enabled Samsung Pay for consumers to pay directly to the PM CARES Fund via the app.

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“You really don’t need to worry if you forget your wallet and cash back home. If you have your phone with Samsung Pay on it, you can make credit and debit card payments, and even UPI or wallet payments using your smartphone, and without having to touch any other object,” Sanjay explains.

“And now that my mom is comfortable using the smartphone, I really want her to experience Samsung Pay some day. It is a sheer joy to see how people react when they make a payment by just tapping their phone on the card machine. It’s like some magic.”

A significant achievement of the digital services team in India that Sanjay leads was to localise the Galaxy Store, loading it with top local content, games as well as themes. The ‘Make for India’ Galaxy Store is now available in 14 regional languages giving local app and content developers better discovery and reach.

The team also repositioned the ‘My Galaxy’ app as a unique platform for curated content—videos, music and games—for Indian consumers. They recently added a K-Pop section that has been a run-away hit among millennials. ‘My Galaxy’ has seen significant uptick in content consumption at a time when a large number of people in India are working remotely from home.

What’s his take on work from home? Sanjay quips he has an added role now! At home, he gets to decide how his family members use data, and when. “It is challenging and fun in equal measures. I have back-to-back video conferences, my wife works from home and our kids attend online classes. A typical weekday starts with identifying how to ensure Wi-Fi connectivity for all. I have to ensure that no data is diverted for entertainment during office hours, even if that means changing Wi-Fi password at times,” says Sanjay, with the effervescent smile on his face.

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