topic Samsung Pay Philippines in Support

Samsung Pay Philippines

tsolo — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 02:35:35 GMT

Hi Samsung,

Is there a reason why you don't bring Samsung wallet in our country? I mean, you keep selling phones here but doesn't bother providing all your services. I'm pretty sure banks will want to use your app but you are just not willing to bring it here for some reason.

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

TeamGalaxyRene — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 02:45:26 GMT

Hello tsolo,

Thanks for your comments and inquiry here. I feel you and I'm excited too, to have the Samsung Pay apps rollout in our beloved Samsung Galaxy devices in the Philippines. But in the meantime, Samsung Pay is tentative here in the Philippines. It's still not available, as of the moment.

Rest assured that you will be notified and it will be announced through our official Samsung Philippines website and or through your Samsung Members app notification bell icon.

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

jd90 — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:54:44 GMT

I read somewhere before that they need BSP approval before it can be used here. I'm not sure if Apple Pay and Google Wallet are available here. If not, it's likely the same reason.

Re: Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

tsolo — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:58:36 GMT

I don't think it is BSP preventing them, we already have tap to pay infrastructure. In fact if you have cards from overseas you can use Samsung pay and Apple pay here because I tried it myself but I just can't add a local banks credit card, they are not supported. Additionaly, Eastwest Bank even have to create their own Tap to Pay app EW Pay so we can use NFC payments.

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butete — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:05:13 GMT

something in the govt is preventing

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butete — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:07:32 GMT

connection error

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

tsolo — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:16:28 GMT

I have been using Samsung pay here like mentioned but using a card issued from another country.

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

413D3Z — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:54:44 GMT

My UK samsung phone has Samsung Wallet. I bought a phone Samsung Phone in the Philippines and I cannot find Samsung Wallet installed. Does that mean when I return to the UK I can never use it???

Re: Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

tsolo — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:39:34 GMT

You can, just download it from the store

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

rambunctious_1969 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 07:04:11 GMT

Will Samsung offer this service this year 2024? All we can do is wait but Apple Pay has long been none so I hope Samsung could beat them launching here in PH soon.

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

Samsung_f9Z3CwI — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:34:26 GMT

Unfortunately, yes, you can't use it. I bought my S23U device in PH, and want to use samsung pay or google wallet here in SG for public transpo payments but to no avail, the app is not compatible on ph bought device.

Re: Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

Samsung_f9Z3CwI — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:33:09 GMT

You can't

Re: Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

butete — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:28:30 GMT

change csc to singapore

Re: Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

butete — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:28:43 GMT

been waiting

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

yuanphaw — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:41:21 GMT

I live both in the US and Manila. I use samsung pay in the US and whenever I am here in the Philippines I still use samsung pay I just tap my phone on the POS like I always do no problem. I'm not sure why you limit your tech and people are complaining with you. Same with Apple pay if you're not in the US it doesnt work but once setup then you can use it elsewhere hHa

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

yuanphaw — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:41:36 GMT

Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

joeszef — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:18:26 GMT

Are there any progress on this? EastWest Bank have created an app (EWPay) to do this and I'm sure Samsung can reach out to any bank and make a deal.

from what I have read with a DigitalBank (GoTyme) CEO, the Payment Platform (like Samsung Pay or Apple Pay) must reach out to the bank first and can make a deal and take it from there.

I hope Samsung Pay would be the first mobile platform standard that can do it here.
Most payment infrastructure in the Philippines are NFC capable, been using GooglePay with my AU-based credit card without issues.

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Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

RoroNoah — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:59:23 GMT

You can install Samsung Wallet even if you're in unsupported country, you just have to change your device's csc although you may still not be able to add locally issued bank cards but you can add the international ones (supported by Samsung Wallet). On the other note, I already got the Samsung Wallet app and added all my IDs from Philippines and it's working great. I can add boarding passes from flights as well but only from Emirates, Korean Air, KLM, Ryanair, and Air France because these are the airlines which is supported by Samsung Wallet.

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smrtn — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 07:21:47 GMT

Where to change it?

Re: Re: Samsung Pay Philippines

butete — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 07:24:50 GMT

sadly our local credit card/debit will not push thru