Samsung has rolled out its mobile wallet service Samsung Pay in India, including support for Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards issued by Axis, HDFC, ICICI, SBI and Standard Chartered.
Samsung Pay uses magnetic secure transmission (MST) and near field communication (NFC) technology to enable users to make secure contactless payments via their mobile.
Mobile payments service Paytm will also be supported on Samsung Pay, allowing customers to create or top up their Paytm mobile wallet using debit or credit cards.
The service, which Is available in several countries including the US, China, Singapore, Canada and Russia, is currently available on the Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy A7 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2016).
Samsung Pay is expected to be launched in the UK this year, following delays after recalling millions of Galaxy Note7 devices after several were found to overheat and explode.
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