How to use Samsung Pay on the Galaxy A70 in India

Samsung's wave of low-budget smartphones launched in India continues with the release of the Samsung Galaxy A70. The latest addition to the ever-expanding Galaxy A family is ready to join the extremely competitive mid-range segment. However, the Galaxy A70 has a flagship feature that sets it apart from its lower-ranking siblings and the pack: Samsung Pay Support.

Here's all you need to know about using Samsung Pay on the Samsung Galaxy A70!

Features of Samsung Pay in India

Samsung Pay allows you to pay at most retail stores in India by simply pointing your Samsung smartphone at a payment terminal, instead of swiping a credit or debit card or sharing your payment information. The service also supports mobile wallets such as Paytm and Mobikwik, and allows for money transfers using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI).

One of the reasons for Samsung's popularity is that it works with all standard scan-based card machines that support NFC or MST (magnetic secure transmission) technology. MST sends a magnetic signal from the smartphone to the payment terminal's card reader to emulate the sliding of a physical card. As no hardware or software upgrade is required for the payment terminal, Samsung Pay is not bothered by the lack of adoption of modern terminals.

Not to be outdone with the many electronic payment options available in the country, you can also clear the bills of your cell phone, internet, electricity, water, a landline phone, DTH and other bills using the Samsung Pay app. Samsung also seeks to meet your personal finance needs by offering credit card offers and personal loans, as well as the ability to view your credit score directly through the app.

How to set up Samsung Pay

• As long as you have an eligible Samsung smartphone, like the Galaxy A70, a Samsung Pay app icon will appear on your home screen or in the application drawer. Tap on the icon to start.
• You will need a Samsung account to use the application. If you already have one, just tap the Connect button after playing the introductory video and enter your login information. Otherwise, you can create an account on this page. Sign up with an email address (which will be your Samsung ID) and create a pbadword.
• You will then need to register a payment authentication method. You can use the built-in fingerprint scanner or set a PIN. The fingerprint scanner is the first option that appears, but you can ignore it and choose to use a four-digit PIN.
• You can now start adding the required debit and credit card information. You can save up to 10 cards at a time.
• On the screen that appears after the authentication method page, tap Add Card. You can use the camera built into the application to automatically read the details of the card or enter the information manually. Follow all the instructions on the screen to complete the process of registering the card.

How to make payments with Samsung Pay

• Once you have added your credit and debit card information into the Samsung Pay app, you are ready to make your payments.
• To launch the Samsung Pay app, just a simple scan from any screen, that it 's an integrated application, it' s all there is to it. Home screen or even locked screen.
• The application will display the cards you have saved. You can swipe left or right to switch between them.
• Once the card is selected, you can authenticate the payment using your fingerprint or by entering the four-digit PIN.
• Place your phone next to the card machine and your payment should be made. Do not forget that you will have to place the phone on the side of a normal machine and above if it is an NFC compatible card reader.
• If the cashier asks you the last four digits of your card number, share the number that appears under your actual card. It is usefully marked "last 4 digits for the cashier".

So that's all you need to know about payments via Samsung Pay on the Samsung Galaxy A70! It's great to finally see that Samsung finally brings this extremely useful feature to the mid-range market and that it hopes it will end up in the multitude of other affordable smartphones offered by Samsung in India this year.