We have been waiting too long for the arrival of mobile payment systems in Spain. While it is true that some businesses allow you to use this payment system, the truth is that Spain is not an example of mobile payment, luckily it seems that things will change soon. And it is that eOn June 2, the Samsung Pay system will arrive to a large number of establishments.
Samsung Pay will arrive in our country on June 2
The source, the newspaper El País, It is quite reliable so we can assume that this information is true and we can confirm that, after a long wait, Samsung pay finally arrives in our country. Of course, in a limited way.
And the number of terminals that are compatible with the Samsung Pay payment system is relatively limited: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy Note 5. Although it is expected that the not too distant future will expand the number of devices compatible with this service.
In the case of Spain, Samsung will implement the payment model based on NFC technology, leaving aside the magnetic stripe mechanism. The reason? As Samsung wrote a few months ago on his blog: "the people of Spain are very familiar with payments with Contactless cards"
In addition, Samsung Pay does not charge any commission for using its services, in addition to being compatible with both VISA, American Express and Mastercard, thanks to the agreements reached with La Caixa, Abanca or establishments like El Corte Inglés.
A service that It arrives very late compared to other countries. Now let's hope that the public receives Samsung Pay in a positive way and begins to use its services since personally, it seems to me one of the most interesting services, but it needs a good push from users so that the large manufacturers continue to bet on Spain to use mobile payment systems.
Arrives late and bad. The real revolution was to be able to pay at any point of sale, emulating magnetic stripe. Now it turns out that you can only use it if you have a specific bank and in a few specific businesses, we're kidding. There are banking solutions that have been offering much more for a long time.