Samsung Pay US beta arrives for all carriers except Verizon

Samsung has started rolling out the first beta for the Samsung Pay in the United States. The mobile payment system by Samsung is scheduled to go live in the U.S. on Sept. 28.

To qualify for an invite to the Samsung Pay beta, users must own a Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+ or a Galaxy Note 5. Verizon is the only carrier which does not support Samsung Pay at this moment. The Samsung Pay beta will be available to all those users on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular.

Interested users should have an active Samsung Account to try the beta. Those who are eager to take part in the beta program are required to have a credit or debit card from Bank of America (Visa or MasterCard) or US Bank (Visa Card). There seems to be a limited selection of supported banks for Samsung Pay, as compared to Apple Pay and Android Pay. Samsung is reportedly looking for new financial partners in the coming weeks.

Users who fulfill all the specific requirements can sign up for the Samsung Pay beta program after accepting the terms and conditions. However, Samsung has clarified that they will be accepting limited number of participants to take part in the beta program. Thus, an eligible handset, right carrier and bank will not ensure registration into the program.

Last week, after a month-long beta test, Samsung Pay went live in South Korea. The mobile payment system has been a huge success ever since it debuted in its home country. Samsung Pay users in the country have registered more than 80,000 cards in the first week. However, it is worth mentioning that Apple Pay has not yet arrived in Korea.

Even if Apple Pay and Samsung Pay will cater to different users, it will be interesting to see if the latter can repeat the same success story in the U.S. Samsung Pay’s main advantage of being compatible with most credit card payment terminals in the U.S. will certainly ease out the adoption, Phone Arena reports.

Contact the writer at feedback@ibtimes.com.au or let us know what you think below.