Samsung Pay launches in Brazil
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Samsung Electronics will roll out Samsung Pay in Brazil tomorrow (19 July), the first market in South America to introduce its mobile payment service.
The service will launch with “major issuers” including Banco do Brasil, Brasil Pré-Pagos, Caixa, Porto Seguro and Santander. Additionally, Samsung says it is working with other bank partners including Banrisul, Bradesco, Nubank and Itaú-Unibanco, to make the service available to more consumers in Brazil.
Thomas Ko, vice president and global co-general manager of Samsung Pay at Samsung Electronics, says: “We are always exploring creative technologies and use cases to provide consumers with an immersive and holistic mobile wallet experience.”
Source: Banking Tech (link opens in a new window)
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