Samsung Pay is launching in Spain, finally getting a foothold on the mainland after the UK launch.
Research showed that among Spaniards aged 35 to 65, 64% pay with a
credit or debit cards for most or even all of their purchases. And they
have to carry more than two cards to do it.
At launch, partner banks are CaixaBank and imaginBank, Abanca and
Banco Sabadell will join soon. Here are just some of the venues that
will accept Samsung Pay:
El Corte Inglés, the biggest department store group in Europe (and
4th worldwide) will be the first in Spain to issue private cards to its
customers so they can use Samsung Pay. Samsung has organized an event at
the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry to get even more venues
involved.
"The Spanish market’s progressive approach to digital payments makes
it a logical launch market for Samsung Pay," added Nathalie Oestmann,
Director, Samsung Pay Europe. "We believe that the comprehensive support
from telecom service providers; networks and processors; and banks and
merchants, will help to accelerate mobile payments adoption across
Spain."
So far Samsung Galaxy S7 and S6 (including edge and edge Plus) and
the Galaxy Note5 are supported. Soon the Galaxy A5 (2016) will be added
to this list too.
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