{"id":8500,"date":"2016-05-18T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=8500"},"modified":"2019-06-18T22:26:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T02:26:41","slug":"samsung-pay-membership-loyalty-cards-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-pay-membership-loyalty-cards-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Pay Announces Support for Membership and Loyalty Cards in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/14183604\/29697248_max.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8502 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/14183604\/29697248_max-713x950.jpg\" alt=\"29697248_max\" width=\"713\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/14183604\/29697248_max-713x950.jpg 713w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/14183604\/29697248_max-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/14183604\/29697248_max.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"press-release-open\"><strong>NEW YORK \u2013 May 18, 2016<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/span> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung Electronics America, Inc.<\/a><\/strong> announced today that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung Pay<\/a>\u2014the most widely accepted mobile payment system\u2014is giving U.S. users another way to slim down their physical wallets with the support of membership features. Samsung Pay users now have easy, direct access to merchant membership and loyalty cards to receive savings, rewards and other offers\u2014all on their supported Samsung Galaxy smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>The average American household carries almost 30 loyalty cards.<sup>1<\/sup> With the new feature announced today, Samsung Pay lets users access all of their merchant membership and loyalty cards from one, easy-to-use application on the supported Samsung Galaxy smartphone that is already in their hands. With Samsung Pay, users no longer have to worry about fumbling through their wallet to find the right card, or worse, forgetting it and missing out on savings.<\/p>\n<p>Users can upload and store merchant membership and loyalty cards in Samsung Pay\u2014including from their gym, drug store, grocery store or any of their favorite retailers. Samsung Pay\u2019s new membership feature can also be used to store other cards such as insurance and personal identification cards for safe keeping. To use membership or loyalty cards, users simply launch the Samsung Pay app, select the appropriate card, hold their Samsung Galaxy smartphone screen up to the merchant\u2019s scanner, and let the card\u2019s barcode be scanned at the register.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this new feature, Samsung Pay is giving users quick access to their favorite membership and loyalty programs and making shopping even easier,\u201d <strong>said Nana Murugesan, VP of Strategy and Operations for Samsung Electronics America.<\/strong> \u201cRight now, shoppers have several things\u2014credit and debit cards, membership cards, coupons, gift cards\u2014they 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Samsung Pay<\/strong><br \/>\nSamsung Pay, a mobile wallet service from Samsung Electronics, is simple, safe and works virtually anywhere plastic cards are accepted. Samsung Pay supports all major payment networks and many of the country\u2019s major financial institutions, and it continues to expand its partnership ecosystem<sup>*<\/sup>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/answer\/ANS00043884\/997408820\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> for the full list of financial partners that support Samsung Pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIMPLE<\/strong>: Samsung Pay is easy to use. Users simply swipe up from their eligible Galaxy smartphone, scan their fingerprint and pay at millions of merchants across the country.<br \/>\n<strong>SAFE<\/strong>: Samsung Pay uses tokenization, Samsung KNOX, and fingerprint authentication to provide secure payments. Samsung Pay users are fully protected against fraud by card issuers, and merchants receive Card Present rates with no EMV liability shift.<br \/>\n<strong>ALMOST ANYWHERE<\/strong>: Samsung Pay is the most widely accepted mobile payment system. Samsung Pay works with the majority of existing and new terminals, including most magnetic stripe, EMV and NFC terminals. For more information on Samsung Pay, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fpay&amp;esheet=51323999&amp;newsitemid=20160419006821&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.samsung.com%2Fpay&amp;index=2&amp;md5=0e8871b361e10abaebff9bd977083b9a\">www.samsung.com\/pay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><em>Samsung Pay is compatible with select cards, Samsung devices, and leading wireless providers. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fpay&amp;esheet=51323999&amp;newsitemid=20160419006821&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.samsung.com%2Fpay&amp;index=3&amp;md5=271cdc457b7fd2b36bc0a651e7207f20\"><em>www.samsung.com\/pay<\/em><\/a><em> to learn more. Some card reader terminals may require software updates to be compatible with Samsung Pay.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Samsung Electronics America, Inc<\/strong><br \/>\nHeadquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovation leader in consumer electronics design and technology. A wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA delivers a broad range of digital consumer electronics, IT and home appliance products. Samsung is the market leader for HDTVs in the U.S and one of America\u2019s fastest growing home appliance brands. To discover more of the award-winning products you love with Samsung, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.samsung.com<\/a> and for the latest Samsung news, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news.samsung.com\/us <\/a>and follow on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/SamsungNewsUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SamsungNewsUS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/strong><br \/>\nSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at news.samsung.com.<\/p>\n<h5><em><strong><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><em> 2015 COLLOQUY Loyalty Census. Rep. COLLOQUY, 9 Feb. 2015. &lt;https:\/\/www.colloquy.com\/latest-news\/2015-colloquy-loyalty-census\/&gt;.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 May 18, 2016 \u2013 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today that Samsung Pay\u2014the most widely accepted mobile payment system\u2014is giving U.S. users another way to slim down their physical wallets with the support of membership features. 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