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Samsung Wallet Digital Integration With SPay & SPass
On the authority of Samsung Electronics media press release, On June 16th Samsung announced that the Samsung Wallet would be integrated with its other digital services, namely SamsungPay and Samsung Pass, to store and access digital IDs, payment, and loyalty cards, keys, .etc. Digitally for users’ convenience and ease of access.
If you did not or aren’t following this news, reading about the previous developments here is recommended first.
Samsung wallet was originally launched nearly ten years ago and shut down in 2015; it became Samsung Pay. Samsung Pay’s functions were similar to Apple’s Passbook.
Experts believed Apple’s payment services heavily inspired it at that time.
Even now, we can conclude that this relaunching of the Samsung Wallet and its integration is a step towards creating a payment ecosystem like Apple’s.
It was on June 9th that Samsung Pay & Samsung Pass integrated the merger started in-home country of S.Korea and then moved to other regions.
As so was promised, it happened. Now Samsung has taken a step further and relaunched SWallet with SPay & Spass integration to store digital currency and transactions.
It has also increased the number of partners and service regions and will further expand its services to other regions.
Digital Key Function, Digital Ticket and Assets Management, Samsung Pay’s Digital Asset Inquiry Function, and Samsung Knox were its four major functions and services.
Samsung SWallet is protected by defense-grade security from Samsung Knox. It takes advantage of an open Galaxy ecosystem by integrating with Samsung Blockchain Wallet to monitor cryptocurrencies and SmartThings to unlock doors easily.
“Samsung Wallet is bringing a new level of everyday convenience to mobile devices with a safe and secure environment for storing digital keys, cards, and more,” As part of our ongoing commitment to open ecosystems; we will continue to expand on the capabilities of Samsung Wallet by working closely with our trusted partners and developers.”
-Jeanie Han, EVP, and Head of Digital Life, MX Business at Samsung Electronics.
Following are the highlights of this integration:
- Samsung Wallet has a refined interface and one-swipe feature to access payment cards, loyalty, and membership cards.
- Samsung Pass will securely store passwords and allow a hassle-free quick login to apps and services. It will monitor digital asset portfolios by checking the value of their cryptocurrencies across various exchanges.
- Later this year, Samsung Wallet will also support official IDs, such as mobile driver’s licenses and student IDs.
- The integration will allow convenient access to Home and Transportation to lock and unlock doors with a Galaxy device. Partners supported for this functionality are select BMW, Genesis, and Hyundai models. Partners such as Korean Air will allow boarding passes to be stored in Samsung Wallet.
- Samsung Knox will provide a digital security service that protects from external threats like hacking, remote control access, theft, access to personal info, etc. Samsung informed that in addition to these security measures and services, the sensitive personal information is also stored in a separate secure area within the device so that users can use it confidently.
Samsung released a press release that explains:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US, can open Samsung Pay or Samsung Pass app from their eligible Galaxy devices and follow the prompt to update and migrate to Samsung Wallet.
However, these services, features & functions are subject to availability and can change, as informed by Samsung:
- These services require Samsung Pay-enabled Galaxy phones running Android 9 Pie or later.
- Availability and launching of specific features may vary by market and user’s device model and are subject to change; this includes apps, partner’s services, supported terminal, functions, variants, etc.
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Samsung Ads made a two-pointed pitch at the IAB NewFronts to consumers and advertisers to enhance their experience.
The Korean brand ‘Samsung’ is now offering new premium content to its free streaming service, Samsung TV Plus,across various genres for consumers. On the other side, Samsung Ads is using artificial intelligence just to offer improved ad targeting and results. The giant foregrounds its strong market position as America’s first choice for TV and the undisputed global leader for 18 years, continuing to innovate and transform living rooms in central hubs.
Samsung is now setting up to expand its investment in the Samsung TV Plus service with an all-new premium programming partnership. The service, which grew more than 60% year-over-year, announced a suite of major league channels that will deliver live sports from Major League Baseball (MLB) and more. The detailed information is mentioned below.
- MLB: Samsung TV Plus is collaborating with Major League Baseball (MLB) to debut a new MLB FAST channel. Although this channel will not offer live games, it will offer baseball fans weekly game replays, Minor League game replays, game recaps, and other exclusive content.
- PGA TOUR: This will offer total coverage of all things PGA TOUR, with behind-the-scenes programming, documentaries, tournament recaps, highlights, competitions, and so on.
- AHL: Once this report comes into practice, Samsung TV Plus will be the first FAST platform to air live American Hockey League games through the Los Angeles Kings affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
- Formula One Channel: The Formula 1 Channel is the best destination for fans to catch up on all the actions from F1, F2, F3, and F1 Academy races throughout the season, including analysis, replays, and documentaries.
- One Championship TV: The debut of ONE Championship TV will introduce combat sports content to the service. Featuring unique live events on TV Plus, highlights, series, and behind-the-scenes access from the world’s largest martial arts organization,.
Apart from these, for the music enthusiast, Samsung TV Plus is announcing an exclusive partnership with Warner Music, which will boost the approximately 500 existing premium national and local channels already on Samsung TV Plus. Warner Music content will appear in Samsung TV Plus’ recently launched dedicated music destination and will feature exclusive music playlists, for instance, The Drop and Artist Odyssey.
Samsung Ads is stretching its suite of AI-powered performance solutions, Smart Outcomes, with two new solutions, Smart Acquisition and CTV to Mobile, to make advertising smarter with smart outcomes.
Samsung Electronics has disclosed the financial results of its Q1 2024; fortunately, the results are mesmerizing, as the mobile division was upbeat by Galaxy S24 sales.
The Korean brand debuted the Galaxy S24 flagship series in January earlier this year, bringing a slew of Galaxy AI novelties to the phones and older flagship devices. It is reported by Samsung’s mobile and network division that they have won 3.51 trillion of operating profit in Q1 2024, around ~$ 2.54 billion.
It was already reported, again, that the same fact has come into existence: Galaxy AI, a power package of generative AI features, is the key reason behind the sales growth. The brand states that it has decided to bring these AI features to other flagship phones in Q2 2024, but also promises that “it will continue to invest in research and development to further expand and refine Galaxy AI.”
The brand is already all set to debut a bundle of new Galaxy devices at Galaxy Unpacked Event 2024 in July, including the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, the Galaxy Tab S10 series, the Galaxy Watch 7 line, and the Galaxy Ring. Samsung is not the only firm actively working on generative AI features, as AI has become increasingly important in the smartphone industry. Other smartphone manufacturers, such as Google, Xiaomi, OnePlus, OPPO, and more, are also actively looking forward to generative AI facilities.
It appears that the increase in investment also comes after a report that the
Galaxy S25 series would run Google’s Gemini Nano 2 machine learning model. Presently, the current version of Gemini Nano authorizes on-device AI features like recorder summaries and Smart Reply in Gborad.
Samsung starts a new campaign to celebrate the Olympics and Paralympics, which are scheduled to be organized in the next few months of this year. The company has named the campaign “Open Always Wins. Through this program, Samsung advertises its brand value of openness with the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Going into previous company involvement in these events, the Korean giant has always been partnered with the Olympics since the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998. The company’s commitment to the Olympic movement soon faces its fourth decade of partnership and extends through Los Angeles 2028. Meanwhile, in the Paralympic Games, the company has been invoked since 2006. It has proudly supported the Paralympic movement and encouraged athletes and fans worldwide to share the excitement and inspiration of the Games through Samsung’s transformative mobile technology.
The latest campaign, which is themed “Open, ‘Always Win,’ gives a message about the brand’s belief that openness enables new perspectives and unlimited possibilities that will serve as the heart of its Paris 2024 programming.
In the latest campaign, it shares the stories of team Samsung Galaxy skateboarder Aurelien Giraud (France), ara sprinter Johannes Floors (Germany), and breakdancer Sarah Bee (France) and demonstrates how being open enables you to do extraordinary things.
Additionally, Samsung has also unveiled a brand new showcase, the Olympic Rendezvous @ Samsung Champs-Elysees 125. In this showcase, the company is all set to bring a whole new express to the Olympic and Paralympic Games fans on an epic journey to Paris 2024. In this event, fans can relive the past Games moments with Galaxy, explore the latest innovations, and create long memories with Galaxy AI.
“The entire space is designed to celebrate Samsung’s commitment to openness,” said Jean Nouvel. “The abstract graphic façade captures the reflections of movements and lights that appear and disappear in an instant, while the matte, reflective white mirrors in the lobby invite the discovery of the latest innovations.”
The Olympic rendezvous at Samsung, located at 125 Avenue Champs-Elysees, will open its doors to the public on May 3 and run until October 31 from 10:00 to 20:00 for Monday to Saturday, while on Sunday it will be open from 11:00 to 20:00. In this showcase, there will be a series of special events throughout the summer that will be open to anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.