Samsung Pay Launches in U.S.; Will be Accepted in More Places Than Apple Pay, Android Pay

Samsung Pay has launched in the U.S., though it is currently only available on certain devices and carriers.

Reports have Samsung Pay available for those with a Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S6 Edge, or Galaxy S6 device. Also, the devices have to be run on Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, or U.S. Cellular.

Samsung Pay also has adopted MST and NFC technology, which means you should be able to use it anywhere you can swipe a card. This means it should be accepted at more places than Apple Pay or Android Pay.

It wasn't made clear when Verizon (NYSE: VZ) would move to support Samsung Pay, if at all.

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