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APRIL 23, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retail has spent the last decade building bridges to the digital world so a new generation of digital consumers can move fluidly between them. Sang Ahn, VP and general manager of Samsung Pay U.S. Samsung Pay Inc. PayPal users who link their PayPal accounts to Samsung Pay will receive a virtual account with a $5.00

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JANUARY 12, 2020

12), as Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy XCover Pro, an enterprise-grade smartphone that comes pre-installed with Visa’s Tap to Phone app. The partnership with Samsung is the first time the Tap to Phone software has been integrated into a device. Optimizing the Digital Transformation of Retail .

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

can now accept Samsung Pay for in-app payments. In a press release , Braintree said support for Samsung Pay was driven by focusing on what will drive the future of commerce and help merchants. could use PayPal within Samsung Pay at millions of retailers. By allowing U.S. billion transactions globally.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Such seems to be the motto over at Samsung with the news that it will be hiring the team that built Siri. Samsung has announced that it will acquire Viv Labs — founded by the creators of Apple’s Siri — for an as-yet-undisclosed sum of money. So, why is Samsung buying the tech and the team that built it?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Two years ago, when Samsung Pay entered the mobile payments scene, it did what Apple and Android a year before it had not: It made mobile payment capabilities at the physical point of sale (POS) more or less ubiquitous right out of the gate. That’s where Ahn said Samsung Pay’s more than 1,500 U.S. s VP and GM for the U.S.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring digital technology to emerging markets and accelerate connectivity and smart devices, Mastercard said on Thursday (March 12). Mastercard Labs created the platform, which will be rolled out to the Samsung Knox team in the Middle East and Africa early this year.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

In 2014, Apple incorporated Apple Pay into its iPhone, allowing payment with just a tap in retail stores using the phones, and last year, the tech giant launched its Apple Card, a credit card. Last year, Mobeewave partnered with Samsung to enable Samsung phones to use the tech.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Wearable device sales have shot up at least 30 percent this year as consumers looked to technology to help them monitor their health during the ongoing global pandemic, according to a top Samsung executive. Samsung will continue to invest in these advanced technologies.”. Samsung will face strong competition from Apple.

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APRIL 17, 2019

The race to 5G retail is on. Recent news out of Asia serves as solid foreshadowing of how 5G could enhance retail in the coming few years. 5G Retail Plans. South Korea’s SK Telecom and retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group have joined forces on 5G retail, for instance.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail game. A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to news from CNBC , citing Alibaba, Apple topped the list in the mobile phone category — one retailer among 237 others that surpassed $14.36 Earlier this year, Huawei was able to surpass Apple in China to become the second-place handset maker globally behind Samsung Electronics. Samsung fell to eighth place.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In a potential challenge to Apple at brick-and-mortar retail, Samsung Electronics is looking to move beyond pop-up shops with its own full-scale U.S. The outlet reported that the first Samsung stores will be at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, The Americana at Brand in Los Angeles and The Galleria in Houston.

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MAY 3, 2018

Samsung Pay , the digital development unit of Samsung Electronics , said on Thursday (May 3) that it has added new shopping and rewards features to its mobile payment service. One of those features uses Bixby , Samsung’s intelligence platform, to enable Samsung Pay users to shop via their smartphone cameras.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are blurring the divide between online and in-store shopping, and bringing an all-new human element into retail. To learn more about how businesses are leveraging AI and ML technology to optimize their customer experience, click here to download the report.

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MAY 8, 2020

In today’s top news, Samsung Pay is launching a debit card and a money management tool, and Apple has introduced a new ecommerce portal. Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management. Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card, and this summer the company will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi.

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MAY 1, 2017

It’s no secret that mobile wallets, although well-intended, haven’t gained much traction among consumers. In fact, a recent Accenture study suggests that 56% of North American consumers are aware of mobile payment services, but only 19% use their mobile wallet regularly.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Samsung Electronics smartphone sales will increase in the holiday shopping season, with the general trend lasting into 2019, the company said when announcing its Q3 results. AI-based automation will enable Samsung to introduce new services in the 5G era, such as industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and connected cars.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

A new report claims that Samsung is set to release another smart speaker next year, in addition to the Galaxy Home. According to SamMobile , the other Samsung speaker will reportedly bear the model number “SM-V310” and come in black. According to data, Bixby is only used by 6 percent of consumers in the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Samsung on Wednesday (Feb. According to Samsung , the “Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally, like a book, and closes flat and compact with a satisfying click.” Last year in California, Samsung gave a first look at its foldable phone , which has a screen similar to a small tablet. starts at $1,980.”

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JUNE 24, 2019

Samsung has introduced three new smart home items that are low-cost entrants into the space, according to a report. The Smart Bulb, which retails for $10, does need one. The Smart Bulb, which retails for $10, does need one. A SmartThings hub by Samsung runs about $70. It switches into night vision when the lights are out.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

With a high-end product that is said to fold inward like a classic flip phone, Samsung Electronics Co. At the same time, Samsung reportedly had a design defect that made it push back the release of the Galaxy Fold. In separate news, Samsung smartphone shipments rose in Q2 2019 thanks to retail sales of its mid-level models.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, announced Thursday (March 20) a partnership with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. In a press release , Samsung said cardholders on specific programs issued and managed by PFS in the U.K. can now enable Samsung Pay.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In an Academy Awards TV advertisement that hinted at the features of the new device, Samsung unveiled its new foldable phone. In other news, a myriad of videos, screenshots and images of Samsung’s Galaxy Home Mini have made its way to the internet, according to The Verge. 12, which is one day after the rollout of the Galaxy S20.

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JULY 2, 2019

Samsung has shut down its India-specific, AI-powered app called Samsung Mall, according to a report. India is a big market for Samsung, and its research and development team is based there. The Samsung Mall app was created to help shoppers find things they wanted to buy and then direct them to a site where they could do so.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Verizon and Samsung announced on Monday (Dec. Verizon and Samsung will use Qualcomm modem chips and unveil a prototype at Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Technology Summit held in Maui, Hawaii from Dec. The delay could prove to be fortuitous for Verizon and Samsung, as the companies fight for Apple’s customers. ”

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MARCH 14, 2017

The report notes that the increasing popularity of mobile wallet payments, such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, will only serve to boost the mobile POS industry, especially in the retail sector.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Samsung Pay debuted just a year ago, and now, the company announced plans to expand the platform and capabilities even further. At Money20/20, Samsung Electronics announced Samsung Pay is launching in three additional countries — Malaysia, Russia and Thailand — which will bring the service to a total of 10 countries by the end of the year.

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MARCH 25, 2019

And this isn’t a small or niche subset of consumers – according to the latest edition of the Digital Consumer Report , a PYMNTS/ Samsung Pay collaboration, 58 percent of consumers reported engaging in contextual commerce. If you asked them, however, they’d probably just say they were shopping, and the word “contextual” would never come up.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Samsung is abandoning its Galaxy Note 7 and will not produce any more of the ill-fated smartphone. After the original models burst into flames along with Samsung’s reputation, Samsung recalled the devices only to have replacement models do the same thing. The fund and exchange program in the U.S. Users in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

13) the rollout of Android Pay and Samsung Pay to its personal banking clients. In a press release , Scottrade said that, with Android Pay and Samsung Pay, Scottrade Bank now offers multiple mobile payment solutions. Scottrade Bank, a division of Scottrade Financial Services, announced Tuesday (Dec. Scottrade and U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Samsung said on Tuesday (Sept. 27) that its one anniversary of Samsung Pay in the United States has brought some new features to the payments platform. The coupons, linked to a membership account, are automatically applied upon checkout using Samsung Pay. formerly Coupons.com), which has a platform for digital promotions.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Samsung Electronics announced on Thursday (Aug. 9) the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Watch, a smartwatch aiming to take on Apple and the Apple Watch. The watch is also designed to help users track food and water intake by enabling them to input meals and get personalized alerts from Samsung Health. for a 42mm version and $349.99

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MAY 29, 2019

With a new array of budget-friendly devices, Samsung Electronics is looking to double its online sales of smartphones in 2019 to reach $1 billion in India. Samsung India Senior Vice President Asim Warsi told the newswire, “Business-to-consumer sales in the online market are expected to be $4.5

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The 2018 holiday quarter was a good one for smartwatches, as Samsung and Fitbit each quadrupled shipments compared to a year before, according to reports. Samsung shipped 2.4 And although Apple Watch market share dropped 15 percent over the same time period, it still dominates with control of more than 50 percent of the market.

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JULY 5, 2019

and China impacts the global markets for smartphones and chips, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. In separate recent news from Samsung, reports noted that the tech company is rolling out a marketplace for the company’s voice assistant, Bixby, despite its relatively unknown name when stacked against the likes of Siri, Alexa, and Cortana.

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