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Samsung Pay in the US finally gets PayPal integration

Since the launch of Samsung Pay, Samsung has been aggressively working to get more financial companies onboard to support its payment service. As part of the efforts, Samsung announced PayPal integration for Samsung Pay in the US in July last year. For reasons best known to them, Samsung Pay didn’t receive the PayPal support so […]

By Naresh
7 years ago

Samsung Pay adds support for PayPal

Big news for Samsung Pay customers in the United States: you can now pay for goods both online and in brick-and-mortar stores using PayPal. While accessibility is restricted to the aforementioned region, it should make its way to other countries where Samsung Pay is currently available in the not-too-distant future. “Customers will be able to […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

PayPal app on Play Store updated with fingerprint support for Samsung devices

One of the best features of the fingerprint sensor found on recent Samsung devices is its ability to let users authenticate PayPal payments with a simple swipe. PayPal officially tied up with Samsung to integrate support for the fingerprint sensor in its app, but this app was only available through the Samsung Apps store. Now, PayPal has […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

PayPal’s relationship with Samsung might have kept it away from Apple Pay

Last month Apple announced its new payments service called Apple Pay. Many were surprised to note that PayPal was nowhere to be seen, even though it had been rumored initially that both Apple and PayPal were in talks regarding a payments service. One would expect PayPal to have been there given that its one of the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

PayPal app released for Samsung Gear 2

PayPal has finally released their official app for the Gear 2 (and the Gear 2 Neo.) The app was originally announced during the launch of the Gear 2 at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. It can be used to manage PayPal payments and recent transactions right from your wrist, without a need to take […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Verizon Galaxy S5 owners can get PayPal fingerprint authentication unofficially

Using the fingerprint sensor for PayPal payments was one of the headlining features of the Galaxy S5, but it was revealed that Verizon has disabled the feature on its variant of the handset. However, as with most such limitations imposed by carriers, this one can be gotten around with an unofficial method detailed at the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

PayPal announces fingerprint-based payment support for Galaxy S5, dedicated apps for Gear 2

Being able to use the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 to make PayPal payments is one of the handset's most useful functions, and today, PayPal has announced that their fingerprint-based authentication system has gone live in 25 countries, on the same day as the Galaxy S5 was launched worldwide. Users will be able to swipe […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy S5 is first smartphone to support PayPal payments in stores and online using a fingerprint

One of the most touted features of the Galaxy S5 is its fingerprint scanner, and the ability to use it for making PayPal payments, something which we exclusively confirmed before the device was officially announced. According to MIT's Technology Review journal, the Galaxy S5 is the first smartphone to support this feature and goes beyond what […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor lets you authenticate PayPal purchases

One of the new features Samsung introduced with the Galaxy S5 is a fingerprint sensor. At the launch event, Samsung announced that the fingerprint scanner can be used for much more than unlocking the device, and that they would be working with third party vendors in creating additional functionality. The first such functionality seems to […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

PayPal app on the Gear 2 features check-in to pay functionality

PayPal uploaded a video to their YouTube page that showcases functionality offered by the PayPal app on the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Samsung announced at the launch of the smartwatches that focus will be on providing additional functionality, and it looks like they delivered. Users worried about the availability of content on the […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Rumour: Samsung and Paypal could make payments much easier

There is a possibility that Samsung and PayPal might announce a partnership at the Samsung UNPACKED 2014 event on February 24 in Barcelona, because we have just received information which points towards a collaboration between the two companies. We are all well aware that Samsung already has its own payment solution called “Samsung Wallet”, but we […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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