Samsung reportedly offering mobile payments with new smartwatch

June 8, 2015

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According to a report from Electronic Times, Samsung's next smartwatch will include NFC, so mobile payments will be possible. One of Apple Watch's best features is the ability to use the device for mobile payments using NFC, so should Samsung use Samsung Pay in the same way, a similar experience could be expected. While Samsung Pay's big draw is the ability to pay at all credit card terminals instead of just NFC, just the ability to pay from a watch is still a great feature.

The current target release for Samsung's new watch is the second half of the year, so we'll see all the device has to offer in a few months.

Source: Reuters
Via: Droid Life

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