Samsung Pay gains support for 19 new banks

BY Rajesh Pandey

Published 15 Dec 2015

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Samsung today added support for more card issuers to Samsung Pay, including the likes of PNC and KeyBank. In total, the company has added support for 19 new MasterCard and Visa issuers to its payment service starting from today.

The list of 19 new participants are as follows:

  • KeyBank
  • PNC
  • TCF Bank
  • Central Florida Educators Federal Credit Union
  • Financial Center Federal Credit Union
  • Greater Kinston Federal Credit Union
  • Keypoint Credit Union
  • Numerica Credit Union
  • Utah Community Credit Union
  • Amegy Bank National Association
  • California Bank and Trust
  • Pentagon Federal Credit Union
  • Achieva Credit Union
  • Associated Bank
  • Bayport Credit Union
  • Bethpage Federal Credit Union
  • Cmabridge Savings Bank
  • USC Credit Union
  • Navy Federal Credit Union

“More Samsung users will be able to use Samsung Pay to shop this holiday season, thanks to new support from MasterCard and Visa issuers, including our valued partners at PNC Bank and KeyBank,” said Injong Rhee, EVP of Samsung Electronics, Global Head of Samsung Pay. “With the widest acceptance of any mobile payment service, Samsung Pay continues to expand its reach and provide its customers unparalleled choice, flexibility and access.”

Samsung Pay is supported on all high-end Samsung devices released this year including the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5.

If you have been unable to use Samsung Pay because it did not support your card, now might just be a good time to see if its supported or not.