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Samsung Wallet

{{Short description|Digital wallet platform by Samsung}}

{{Distinguish|text=with S Wallet, a Turkish mobile wallet app also made by Samsung{{Cite web |title=S Wallet - Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pazarama.spay.prod&hl=en_US |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=play.google.com |language=en-US}}}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2022}}

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| developer = Samsung Electronics

| released = {{start date and age|2022|06|24}}

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| genre = Mobile app

| website = {{URL|https://www.samsung.com/us/samsung-wallet/|samsung.com/us/samsung-wallet}}

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Samsung Wallet ({{ko-hhrm|hangul=삼성 월렛}}, or simply Wallet) is a digital wallet platform developed by Samsung. It is available for the Samsung Galaxy-exclusive One UI Android operating system, and was announced on February 9, 2022, at the February 2022 Samsung Unpacked event. It combines both Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass.{{Cite web |title= Samsung Wallet |url=https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/samsung-wallet/ |publisher=Samsung Electronics |access-date= August 2, 2024}}

History

The Samsung Wallet brand name was first used for the company's mobile wallet system of the same name, which was introduced in 2013 before being migrated into a new app called Samsung Pay in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Petrova |first=Iskra |title=New Samsung Wallet available today with integration of Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, and crypto |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/new-samsung-wallet-app-announced-integration-samsung-pay-pass_id140791 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Phone Arena |date=June 16, 2022 |language=en-US}} Samsung Wallet now contains the Samsung Pay service for payment cards, alongside other features such as cryptocurrency assets and digital credentials.

Features

Samsung Wallet allows users to store items such as payment cards, loyalty cards, boarding passes, digital keys, and vaccination cards.{{Cite web |last=Lardinois |first=Frederic |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Google launches Google Wallet to help you store your credit cards, tickets and more |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-launches-google-wallet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511181908/https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-launches-google-wallet/ |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=TechCrunch}} It replaces the old Samsung Pay app on Android-powered Galaxy devices and is currently available in Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Vietnam, UAE, U.K. and U.S.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Abner |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Google Wallet wants to replace your physical wallet (and the old Google Pay app) |url=https://9to5google.com/2022/05/11/google-wallet-announcement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511183334/https://9to5google.com/2022/05/11/google-wallet-announcement/ |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=9to5Google}}{{Cite web |title=Samsung Wallet Will Be Available in 8 New Markets |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-wallet-will-be-available-in-eight-new-markets |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=news.samsung.com |language=en}}

Samsung Wallet also supports a variety of transit cards, such as T-money and cashbee in South Korea, as well as Octopus in Hong Kong. However, due to the region-specific nature of Samsung Wallet, users from other regions are not able to utilize these transit cards from their own devices.{{Cite web |title=SAMSUNG PAY {{!}} Samsung 대한민국 |url=https://www.samsung.com/sec/samsung-pay/home/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Samsung sec |language=ko}}

= Comparison between phone and wearable versions =

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!Feature

!Android

!Wear OS

!Notes

Pay with EMV payment cards via Samsung Pay

|{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

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Store government identifications

|{{Ya}}

|{{Partial}}

|For Wear OS:

Only Colorado IDs are supported.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Wallet FAQ {{!}} Secure Payments and IDs {{!}} Samsung US |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/samsung-wallet/faq/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Samsung us |language=en}}

Store campus identifications

|{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

|For Android:

Campus identifications can still be utilized for up to 24 hours for 15 scans after the device's battery has depleted.

Store transit cards

|{{Ya}}

|{{Partial}}

|

Store coupons

|{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

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Store memberships

|{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

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Store boarding passes

|{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

|

Store digital keys

|{{Ya}}

|{{Na}}

|For Android:

Car keys can still be utilized for up to 24 hours for 15 scans after the device's battery has depleted.

Store company identifications

|{{Ya}}

|{{Na}}

|For Android:

Company IDs can still be utilized for up to 24 hours for 15 scans after the device's battery has depleted.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Wallet |url=https://www.wavelynx.com/credentials/samsung-wallet |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.wavelynx.com}}

= Fast Mode & Battery depletion =

As of 2024, car keys, transit cards, campus IDs, and company IDs are supported types of cards that can be used with Fast Mode. However, Samsung limits some passes if they are the same type or from the same issuer from being used with Fast Mode. For example, a user can only have one campus ID and one car key each set to Fast Mode. This can be mitigated in a sense by using a Galaxy Watch to split the Fast Mode passes between multiple devices. Payment cards can also be used without prior authentication on select transit systems, though that mode is called "Tap & Pay."{{Cite web |title=More than a wallet. |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/samsung-pay/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Samsung Electronics America |language=en-US}}

Fast Mode cards can be used up to five hours via power reserve after the device has powered off due to a drained battery. The ability to retain usage after battery depletion is not available for any Galaxy Watch model.

Ecosystem

File:Add_to_Samsung_Wallet_badge.svg

Samsung Wallet has a passes feature, which exists in a larger ecosystem. Passes are presented in the Menu tab of the app, or can be added to the Quick Access tab. Developers must first be granted access as a Samsung Wallet Partner to the Samsung Wallet Cards API before they can author such items.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Wallet |url=https://developer.samsung.com/SamsungWallet/onboarding.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Samsung Developers |language=en}}

An interaction (or transaction) between a pass and a system is facilitated by a 1D or 2D code, although it requires the customer to initiate the activity. Passes can also contain nothing but plain text or an image.

As of June 2022, Samsung Wallet supports memberships (loyalty cards), gift cards, health passes, and boarding passes. Memberships specifically also allow for users to create their own custom pass.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Wallet |url=https://developer.samsung.com/SamsungWallet/integration.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Samsung Developers |language=en}}

In August 2023, Samsung Wallet came to Wear OS for the first time with the launch of the Galaxy Watch6 with partial functionality of the Android app. Tickets, loyalty cards, gift cards, health passes, and boarding passes were supported at launch. Campus IDs began to be supported in September.

In India, Samsung and One97 Communications, the company behind Paytm, have teamed up to provide users of Galaxy smartphones the ability to book movie, event, bus, and aircraft tickets through Samsung Wallet by using the 'Add to Samsung Wallet' feature.{{Cite news |date=2024-06-13 |title=Samsung partners with Paytm to bring travel, entertainment services to Samsung Wallet |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/samsung-partners-with-paytm-to-bring-travel-entertainment-services-to-samsung-wallet/articleshow/110960240.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}

Availability

= Usage within [[public transport]] systems =

Due to the open nature of the Android platform, some transit cards are only available through other Android-based mobile wallets or via their own apps (e.g. SmarTrip for Google Wallet or TAP for Android). In addition, Samsung Pay does not allow for users in one region to purchase most cards for another. Galaxy devices must be purchased from the region their desired transit card hails, with the exception of Navigo, which is available to purchase from any region Wallet is available in (except India, Mainland China, and South Korea). For public transport systems where transit cards can be used, passengers can ride with Samsung Pay if such transit or payment cards can be added to Samsung Pay. Here are the scenarios where Tap & Pay mode is available.

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!Country/Region

!Scenario

!Purchasable outside service region

!Fare Payment Method(s)

Australia{{cite web |title=Samsung Pay {{!}} Samsung Australia |url=https://www.samsung.com/au/apps/samsungpay/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung au |language=en-AU}}

|All stations of Transport for NSW

|{{Not applicable}}

|Debit and credit cards

rowspan="3" |China mainland{{cite web |title=type2 {{!}} 三星电子 CN |url=https://www.samsung.com/cn/apps/samsung-pay/type2/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=www.samsung.com}}

|All forms of transit and stores that accept Beijing Transit cards

|{{Na}}

|Beijing Transit Card

All forms of transit that accept Shanghai Transit cards and selected forms of transit that accept China City Union cards

|{{Na}}

|Shanghai Transit Card

All forms of transit that accept China T-Union cards

|{{Na}}

|Beijing T-Union Transit Card, Changsha Transit Card, Changzhou Transit Card, Dalian Transit Card, Foshan Transit Card, Guangzhou Transit Card, Nanjing Transit Card, Shanghai T-Union Transit Card, Shenzhen Transit Card, Shijiazhuang Transit Card, Suzhou Transit Card, Xiamen Transit Card, Xi'an Transit Card, Xuzhou Transit Card

France{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=Samsung Wallet Adds Support For France |url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-wallet-added-support-residents-and-visitors-in-france/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Samsung Newsroom U.S.}}

|Select forms of transit that accept Navigo

|{{Ya}}

|Navigo

Hong Kong{{cite web |title=Smart Octopus {{!}} Samsung Pay {{!}} Samsung Hong Kong |url=https://www.samsung.com/hk_en/samsungpay/smartoctopus/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung hk_en |language=en-HK}}

|All forms of transit and stores that accept Octopus

|{{Na}}

|Octopus

rowspan="2" |Italy{{cite web |title=Samsung Pay |url=https://www.samsung.com/it/services/samsung-pay/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung it |language=it-IT}}

| rowspan="2" |All buses, trams and subway lines into STIBM area (Lombardy), Rome, Naples, Turin and Trieste

|{{Not applicable}}

| rowspan="2" |Debit and credit cards (temporary suspended)

Kazakhstan{{Cite web |date=2022-02-12 |title=Проезд в автобусах Астаны теперь можно будет всегда оплачивать банковской картой |url=https://www.zakon.kz/obshestvo/6424065-proezd-v-avtobusakh-astany-teper-mozhno-budet-vsegda-oplachivat-bankovskoy-kartoy.html?ysclid=m2u6p23duq25353163/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=zakon.kz.}}

|All buses in Astana

|{{Ya}}

|Debit and credit cards

style="background:#ccc;" |Russia (suspended)[https://www.samsung.com/ru/mobile/samsungpay/partners/?ruscard=mir Samsung Pay - Партнеры | Samsung РОССИЯ]{{cite web |title=troika |url=https://www.samsung.com/ru/apps/mobile/samsungpay/troika/ |access-date=2021-12-20 |website=Samsung ru |language=ru-RU}}

| style="background:#ccc;" |Select stations of Moscow Metro

|{{Na}}

| style="background:#ccc;" |Troika (previously added cards only, new cards not allowed), debit and credit cards

Singapore{{cite web |title=Samsung Pay - Mobile E-Payment Service in Singapore |url=https://www.samsung.com/sg/samsungpay/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung sg |language=en-SG}}

|All forms of transit and stores that accept SimplyGo

|{{Na}}

|SimplyGo, debit and credit cards

rowspan="2" |South Korea{{cite web |title=SAMSUNG PAY {{!}} Samsung 대한민국 |url=https://www.samsung.com/sec/samsung-pay/home/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung sec |language=ko}}

|All forms of transit and stores that accept Cashbee

|{{Na}}

|Cashbee

All forms of transit and stores that accept T-Money

|{{Na}}

|T-Money

Taiwan{{cite web |title=Samsung Pay最強行動支付 {{!}} 台灣三星電子 |url=https://www.samsung.com/tw/campaign/samsung-pay/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung tw |language=zh-TW}}

|All forms of transit and stores that accept EasyCard

|{{Na}}

|EasyCard

United Kingdom{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.samsung.com/uk/samsung-pay/faq/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung uk |language=en-GB}}

|All stations of Transport for London

|{{Not applicable}}

|Debit and credit cards

rowspan="3" |United States{{cite web |title=More than a wallet. |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/samsung-pay/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Samsung Electronics America |language=en-US}}

|All stations of Metropolitan Transportation Authority

|{{Not applicable}}

|Debit and credit cards

All stations of TriMet

|{{Not applicable}}

|Debit and credit cards

All stations of Chicago Transit Authority

|{{Not applicable}}

|Debit and credit cards

In addition to the above scenarios, Samsung Pay can still be used with other non-Tap & Pay readers that accept contactless open loop payment cards, but they will have to be verified beforehand.

= Supported car & home keys =

These home locks & car models can be unlocked via NFC with select Galaxy devices running Android 12 & later for car keys, or Android 11 or later for home keys, most notably the Galaxy S20 or later. In addition, certain car models that support operation via UWB (AKA "passive entry") require an UWB compatible device, such as the Galaxy Z Fold2 & later, or Plus/Ultra models of Galaxy S21 & later devices, for enhanced functionality.{{Cite web |title=BMW Digital Key now available for Android smartphones. |url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0362094EN/bmw-digital-key-now-available-for-android-smartphones?language=en |access-date=2021-12-01 |website=www.press.bmwgroup.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Samsung Wallet FAQ {{!}} Secure Payments and IDs |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/samsung-wallet/faq/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Samsung us |language=en}}

{{main|List of digital keys in mobile wallets}}

= Supported government-issued credentials =

== South Korea ==

13 types of electronic certificates and IDs issued by the Government of South Korea via the Government24 service are supported by Samsung Wallet. These credentials are presented via a QR code.{{Cite web |last1=SamMobile |last2=Shaik |first2=Asif Iqbal |date=2023-10-05 |title=Samsung Wallet gets Government24 ID card integration in Korea |url=https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-wallet-government24-id-card-integration-korea/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=SamMobile |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jung-joo |first=Lee |date=2024-03-20 |title=Mobile ID cards to become available on Samsung Wallet |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240320050745 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}

  • Business Registration Certificate
  • Certificate Of Graduation From Elementary/Middle School
  • Driver's License
  • Driving Experience Certificate
  • Health Insurance Premium Payment Confirmation
  • Health Insurance Qualification Gain/Loss Confirmation
  • Health Insurance Qualification Confirmation (Notification)
  • National Pension Subscriber Registration Certificate
  • National Veteran's Registration Certificate
  • Proof Of Income
  • Resident Registration Card
  • Vaccination Certificate

== United Arab Emirates ==

These emirates allow their residents to save their government-issued driving licenses and vehicle licenses in Samsung Wallet. These credentials are presented via a PDF417 barcode.

  • {{Flag|Dubai}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Roads and Transport Authority - News Details |url=https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/home/news-and-media/all-news/NewsDetails/driving-licenses-and-registrations-now-integrated-into-samsung-wallet |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Roads & Transport Authority}}

== United States ==

These territories allow their residents to save their government-issued identification credentials in Samsung Wallet. Once the credential is read, the ID holder must confirm the personal information they wish to share (full name, age, etc.) Users have a choice whether to present via either NFC or QR code. The transmission to the reader device will be completed over BLE after the presentation is fully verified. Samsung has also announced plans for added credentials to be able to be requested by apps to present virtually in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=Samsung Partners with IDEMIA to Bring Mobile Driver's Licenses to Samsung Wallet – Arizona and Iowa First States to Rollout |url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-idemia-bring-mobile-drivers-licenses-samsung-wallet-arizona-iowa-first-states-rollout/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Samsung US Newsroom |language=en-US}}

  • {{Flag|Arizona}}
  • {{Flag|Colorado}}{{Cite web |title=Colorado ID in Samsung Wallet {{!}} Department of Revenue - Motor Vehicle |url=https://dmv.colorado.gov/colorado-id-in-samsung-wallet |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=dmv.colorado.gov}}
  • {{Flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}{{Cite web |title=digital id samsung wallet {{!}} Georgia Department of Driver Services |url=https://dds.georgia.gov/digital-id-samsung-wallet |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=dds.georgia.gov |language=en}}
  • {{Flag|Iowa}}{{Cite web |title=Mobile ID Samsung Wallet {{!}} Iowa DOT |url=https://iowadot.gov/mvd/MID-Samsung |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=iowadot.gov}}
  • {{Flag|Maryland}}{{Cite web |title=Pages - Maryland Mobile ID in Samsung Wallet |url=https://mva.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=MVA |language=en-us}}
  • {{Flag|West Virginia}}{{Cite web |title=West Virginia Digital ID in Samsung Wallet |url=https://transportation.wv.gov/DMV/MiD/Pages/Samsung_Wallet.aspx |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=transportation.wv.gov |language=en}}

=== Upcoming ===

  • {{Flag|Arkansas}}{{Cite web |title=Mobile ID |url=https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/driver-services/mobile-id/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration |language=en-US}}
  • {{Flag|California}}{{Cite web |title=California mDL |url=https://ws.uat.dmv.ca.gov/portal/california-mdl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731173538/https://ws.uat.dmv.ca.gov/portal/california-mdl/ |archive-date=2024-07-31 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=California DMV}}

== Kazakhstan ==

Starting from October 10, 2024, citizens of Kazakhstan can keep their national identity cards in Samsung Wallet. The certificate can be presented in the form of a QR code.

The service is offline and works without the Internet.

  • {{Flag|Kazakhstan}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-10 |title=Identity cards of Kazakhstani citizens available in Samsung Wallet |url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mdai/press/news/details/862100?lang=en|access-date=2024-10-10 |website=gov.kz}}

See also

References

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External links

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