Samsung Pay finally went live in the United States a couple of days ago, it's supported by almost all major carriers in the country except Verizon Wireless, which also happens to be the largest mobile carrier in the US. Carrier support is required for Samsung Pay to function, aside from support from card networks like MasterCard and Visa, so unless Verizon flips the switch even if you own a compatible device on the carrier you won't be able to use Samsung Pay. However Co-GM of Samsung Pay, Will Graylin, says that Verizon subscribers should be able to get the app in “the next week or so.”
Something doesn't seem to be quite right here, Graylin suggests that Samsung Pay app will be available to Verizon subscribers via the Google Play Store even though one would expect that the company would release it through the Galaxy Apps store. That doesn't even matter though because the Samsung Pay app hasn't been released through either app store, newer devices like the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ come with it pre-installed while older devices like the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge got it via a software update. Moreover Verizon hasn't said anything as yet to indicate that it's about to flip the switch on Samsung Pay support, the last we heard from the carrier on this subject was that it's “evaluating” the service, so all Verizon subscribers can really do now is wait until next week as Graylin suggests to see if the situation becomes clear.
@KochharPulsar soon to be down loadable on Google Play for Verizon customers. Hoping in the next week or so.
— Will Graylin (@wgraylin) September 29, 2015
