Samsung Electronics Australia today announced that its contactless mobile payments service, Samsung Pay, is now accessible for millions of Australians who have an eligible ANZ Visa debit or credit card and a compatible Samsung device.
Samsung Pay is a secure and easy-to-use mobile payments service available on compatible Samsung devices, including the Gear S3 smartwatch and the recently released Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.1
Richard Fink, Vice President, IT & Mobile Division at Samsung Electronics Australia, said: “ANZ and Samsung share goals of developing incredible experiences for our customers through collaboration and innovation with a mutual effort to advance digital payments for the benefit of Australians.”
“We believe the convenience, security and choice that Samsung Pay offers is helping to transform the way Australians undertake everyday tasks when transacting.”
“ANZ customers can now benefit from Samsung Pay’s unique features, such as our three-layered security system, and can enjoy using the service anywhere you can pay with a contactless credit or debit card,” Mr Fink said.
Commenting on the partnership, ANZ Managing Director Product, Bob Belan said: “We are pleased to be delivering another innovative mobile wallet solution specifically for Samsung devices – something that ANZ customers have told us is relevant and important to them.”
“Samsung has strong device market share in Australia and many of our customers love its open approach to technology, so it made sense for us to work with them in bringing this convenient and secure mobile payments solution to our customers.”
“The addition of Samsung Pay further enhances ANZ’s leadership position in payments innovation and in bringing mobile wallet solutions to consumers in the Australian market.”
“At ANZ, we believe our customers are best placed to make their own choices about which digital wallet works best for them. From today, our customers can now choose to make purchases using their compatible Samsung device and eligible ANZ Visa debit or credit cards,” Mr Belan said.
With the addition of ANZ, Samsung Pay has now paired with over 40 payment card brands and has over 100 different types of loyalty cards loaded onto Samsung Pay – helping to make everyday payments and loyalty point collections simple and secure.
Samsung Pay has more than 870 bank partnerships worldwide and there has been more than 240 million transactions processed over the past year and a half.
For more information about Samsung Pay visit www.samsung.com/pay.
About Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay, a mobile payment service from Samsung Electronics, is simple, safe and works almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card. Samsung Pay provides consumers with a way to pay almost anywhere you can tap a card at numerous of merchant locations. Samsung continues to strategically expand its partnership ecosystem for Samsung Pay to provide greater flexibility, access, and choice for customers while enabling an easy and safe payment experience. Samsung Pay is compatible with select cards and Samsung devices. Visit www.samsung.com/au/pay to learn more.
About ANZ ANZ is one of the five largest listed companies in Australia and the number one bank in New Zealand with market capitalisation of AU$93.4b and total assets of A$896.5 billion as at 31 March 2017. We operate in 34 markets across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Pacific, Europe, America and the Middle East. Our ~46,000 staff serve retail, commercial and institutional customers through consumer and corporate offerings in our core markets, and regional trade and capital flows across the region. We have over 550,000 shareholders with 41.8% being retail shareholders and 72.5% domestic shareholders.
