Samsung, Visa connection opens door for more remote payments
Samsung last week announced a new partnership with Visa that will enable Samsung Pay transactions at thousands of online merchants who already accept Visa Checkout.
"Users with fingerprint authentication-enabled Samsung devices will be able to click the Visa Checkout/Samsung Pay co-branded button and touch the fingerprint sensor and the payment will proceed instantly, without needing to enter a user name and password for each purchase," Samsung said in a statement. "We are excited to extend the benefits of Samsung Pay from the mobile world to now also include online merchants, ensuring customers can pay everywhere Visa Checkout is accepted, on any device and in app."
In related news, Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the United Arab Emirates, announced its partnership with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay.
"Our partnership with Samsung Pay also effectively builds on the successful launch of Emirates NBD Pay last year to provide yet another exciting digital payments solution for our customers," R. Sivaram, executive vice president and head of retail banking products for Emirates NBD, said in a statement.