NFC and Contactless Payment

NFC contactless payment setings is easy. Your smartphone device allows you to read near field communication (NFC) tags that contain information about products.

You can also use this NFC feature to make contactless payments and buy tickets for transport or events after downloading the required applications apps.

Your Samsung Galaxy S2 or S3 or S4 or S5 or S6 battery contains a built-in NFC antenna. You should always handle the battery with care to avoid damaging the NFC antenna.

Note that if the samsung galaxy phone's screen is locked, your device will not read NFC tags or receive data.

To activate the NFC feature, on the Applications screen,
tap Settings --> More settings --> NFC. Drag the NFC switch on the right.

Reading information from an NFC Tag

Place your Samsung Galaxy smart phone device near an NFC tag. The information from the tag will appear.

Making a Contactless Purchase with the NFC Feature

Before you can use the NFC feature to make contactless payments, you must register for the mobile payment service.

To register or get details about the service, contact your banking service provider (for example, Barclaycard, Natwest, RBS, Lloyds TSB, HSBC, Nationwide, Halifax, ASDA, Virgin Money, O2, etc.).

Touch the back of your device to the NFC card reader.

How to Use Android Beam on Samsung Galaxy

You can use the samsung galaxy Android Beam feature on your smart phone to send data, such as Webpages and Contacts, to NFC-enabled mobile phone devices.

On your smartphone Applications screen, tap Settings --> More settings --> NFC. Drag the Android Beam switch to the right.

Select an item, touch the back of your device to the back of the other device, and then tap your device's screen.

Making Payments with Samsung Galaxy S6 NFC feature

You can pay with samsung galaxy s6. Before you can use the NFC feature to make payments, you must register for the mobile payment service.

To register or get more information about the service, contact your service provider.

1. On the Settings screen, tap NFC and payment --> NFC, and then tap the switch to activate it.

2. Touch the NFC antenna area on the back of your device to the NFC card reader.

To set the default payment app, open the settings screen and tap NFC and payment --> Tap & Pay, and then select an app. The payment services list may not include all available payment apps.

Using Fingerprints for Purchases via PayPal

You can use fingerprint for purchases validate certificate manually by scanning your fingerprints.

This feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider.

1. On the Settings screen, tap Lock screen and security --> Fingerprint.

2. Scan a registered fingerprint, or tap BACKUP PASSWORD and enter the backup password.

3. Tap Pay with PayPal.

4. Tick FIDO Ready support and PayPal, and then tap INSTALL.

5. When the installation is complete, tap LINK PayPal ACCOUNT.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to sign in to your PayPal account and register your fingerprints.

Samsung Pay Connect to European Banks Card Issuers

Samsung Pay can connect to the European banks card issuers using the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service platform and activate the Samsung Pay service when available to consumers.

Just like Apple Pay, which launch in the United Kingdom on June 2015. MasterCard has already provide tokenisation services to Samsung Pay for its secure transactions.

As a result, Samsung mobile users will be able to activate their credit, debit, reloadable prepaid and small business cards in the Samsung Pay service;

And use their mobile devices to make purchases at contactless and magstripe terminals across the European common markets.

Samsung Pay with MasterCard

Samsung Pay with MasterCard rolled out service on Galaxy S6 and S6 edge phones is expected from the beginning of mid August at Korea and the United States of America (USA) on the September ending. Then, China, Spain and United Kingdom (UK) will follow.

Samsung Pay will be added in the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 devices with a free software upgrade. will be rolled out beginning mid-August to bring the service to Galaxy S6 and S6 edge phones.

Samsung mobile phone users will be able to activate their debit, credit, reloadable prepaid and small business cards in the Samsung Pay service and use their mobile devices to make purchases at contactless and magstripe terminals.

This will give the likes of Apple Pay and Android Pay a run for their money!

In addition, the handset manufacturing giant - Samsung also anticipates a joint venture working in the USA with American Express and Discover and major banks including Bank of America (BofA), Chase and US Bank, as well as First Data, Synchrony Financial and Tsys.

In South Korea, all major Korean card companies, including BC Card, Citi Card, Hana Card, Hyundai Card, KB Kookmin Card, Lotte Card, NH Nonghyup Card, Samsung Card, Shinhan Card and Woori Card are onboard to accept Samsung pay.

The future of mobile payments has seriously arrived.

The handset manufacturer Samsung are partnering with card networks, acquirers and issuers, and Samsung Pay will also be the first to support contactless payment for store-branded credit cards.

Samsung Pay with MasterCard is convenient and secured mobile payment via MST, NFC and Barcode.

Payments Services on Samsung Pay

CaixaBank is the first Spaniards bank to roll out mobile payment services based on the Samsung Pay contactless HCE technology.

CaixaBank had hope to turn customers on to Samsung Pay products, including smartphones, tablets and televisions.

The mobile handset currently works on many stores in Spain that operate with contactless technology, amounting to over 600,000 payment terminals.

For low-value payment over €20, the customer will have to enter their PIN at the payment terminal.