Samsung Pay is now being beta-tested in the U.S. The new digital payment method will be available to select owners of Galaxy devices including the S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, and the Note 5.
Samsung Pay allows users to upload credit card information to their phone and use it as a way to pay at credit card-accepting retailers. Samsung claims that users can pay with their phone at 90 percent of retail locations in the U.S.
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For now, the beta is selectively open to device owners with credit and debit cards from US Bank and Bank of America, according to the blog Droid Life.
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Samsung is expected to formally launch the new payment feature on September 28, 2015. For more on Samsung Pay, check out our past coverage.
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