{"id":86147,"date":"2026-05-26T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=86147"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:02:37","slug":"samsung-partners-with-clear-bringing-samsung-id-with-clear-to-samsung-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-partners-clear-samsung-id-clear-samsung-wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung partners with CLEAR, bringing Samsung ID with CLEAR to Samsung Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Electronics America today announced a partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/samsung.com\/us\/samsung-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLEAR<\/a> to launch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/digital-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung ID with CLEAR<\/a>.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> Together, Samsung and CLEAR are providing a safe, secure, and free mobile digital ID designed to simplify users&#8217; busy lives \u2014 available directly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Wallet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung ID with CLEAR is a digital ID backed by information in your US passport and verified by CLEAR. This enables travelers to verify their identity at more than 250 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints using just their phones with ID in Samsung Wallet.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> By eliminating the need to find or present a physical ID, Samsung ID with CLEAR creates a faster, more frictionless traveler experience.<\/p>\n<p>Now with the integration, passport holders from the US can easily create and securely store a TSA-approved digital ID in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Wallet<\/a> for domestic travel, and select sporting arenas like the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s26-ultra\/buy\/\" title=\"Galaxy S26 Series\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01202144\/2026-Product-Banner-Refresh-1.png\" alt=\"Galaxy S26 Series\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Wallet<\/a> serves as a single, secure destination for essential items such as payment cards,<sup>3<\/sup> \u00a0IDs, passes, digital keys, and more. With the introduction of Samsung ID with CLEAR, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Wallet<\/a> \u00a0supports passports, travel, age 21+, and other government uses cases, to support users&#8217; daily routines no matter where they are going.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to partner with CLEAR to bring CLEAR ID to Samsung Wallet, making airport travel and other identity verification experiences easier and frictionless for our users,\u201d said Woncheol Chai, EVP and Head of Digital Wallet Team, Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. \u201cSamsung ID with CLEAR represents the future and remains at the forefront of digital identity. Integrating passports into Samsung Wallet demonstrates our ongoing dedication to creating technology that truly makes life easier for our users. By enabling them to leave their physical IDs in their bag and rely on secure digital identity instead, we\u2019re combining the best of convenience and security to help users get where they\u2019re going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-wallet-integrates-marta-breeze-card\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Samsung Wallet Integrates MARTA Breeze Card \u2013 Read more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/25200419\/Recommended-Articles-268x178-28.png\" alt=\"Read more: Samsung Wallet Integrates MARTA Breeze Card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung Wallet Integrates MARTA Breeze Card<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>\u201cCLEAR\u2019s secure identity verification platform makes experiences safer and easier \u2013 both physically and digitally,\u201d said CLEAR CEO Caryn Seidman Becker. \u201cNow with CLEAR\u2019s secure identity platform embedded in Samsung Wallet, verifying your identity is easier than ever. Samsung ID with CLEAR gives you a simple, secure ID in the palm of your hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Adding Samsung ID with CLEAR to Samsung Wallet<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Having your important travel information safely stored in Samsung Wallet helps you to sail through more than 250 TSA checkpoints, and setting up your Samsung ID with CLEAR is just as simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To start, you\u2019ll need a valid US passport<\/li>\n<li>Open the \u2018<strong>Quick Access<\/strong>\u2019 tab in Samsung Wallet<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018<strong>+<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018<strong>Digital IDs\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Then, select \u2018<strong>Samsung ID with CLEAR\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018<strong>Get Card<\/strong>\u2019 button and follow the prompts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>US passports added to Samsung Wallet are verified by CLEAR, enabling travelers to verify their identities at airport security checkpoints by simply tapping their Samsung ID with CLEAR. Travelers can present the ID using a simple tap or QR scan. Samsung is committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-encouraging-users-activate-latest-anti-theft-features-help-tackle-phone-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">user safety and security<\/a> across devices and features, and the same is true of this integration. With a fingerprint or PIN required for access, and with Samsung Knox on your Galaxy device, your Digital ID is secure and the information from your ID is encrypted directly on-device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Wallet<\/a> is built as an easy-to-use, secure platform that helps Galaxy users organize everyday essentials. With a refined interface and seamless access, Samsung Wallet is designed to keep what users need within reach.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Samsung ID with CLEAR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/digital-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-wallet\/digital-id\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Samsung Wallet, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/samsung.com\/us\/samsung-wallet\/\">http:\/\/samsung.com\/us\/samsung-wallet\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1<\/a> Apply for CLEAR ID (basic), or add or apply to upgrade to CLEAR+ (includes CLEAR+ lane at airport; fees apply).<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">2<\/a> Only available at select TSA checkpoints at participating airports. Requires a compatible TSA reader machine. Availability subject to TSA and participating airport discretion. A boarding pass may still be required for ID verification at the TSA checkpoint. For a complete list of participating airports and additional information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/digital-id\">https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/digital-id<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<h6>3 Samsung Wallet app requires a compatible smartphone with Android version 9.0 (PLE) or higher and Samsung account. Only compatible with select credit or debit cards from participating banks.<\/h6>\n<h6>4 Samsung ID with CLEAR is only for U.S. passport holders at select TSA checkpoints.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users can now add a US passport to Samsung Wallet for seamless, secure travel <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":86149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29720,29718],"tags":[306,40,29989,74],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-86147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-mobile","category-product","tag-knox","tag-mobile","tag-samsung-wallet","tag-security"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/25195205\/SamsungIDClear_Light-600x600.png","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/25195205\/SamsungIDClear_Light-424x283.png","primary_category":{"term_id":29720,"name":"Mobile","slug":"product-mobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29720,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":995,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86147"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86158,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86147\/revisions\/86158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86147"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=86147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}