Samsung is set to launch its payments service in South Africa, after a series of false starts. Banking group Absa said select clients will be able to start using Samsung Pay before its commercial launch. It has since been launched in a range of markets around the world. Samsung Pay was originally scheduled for launch in Q1 2017, a date which was then pushed to Q3 of that year. The company has been working on the project since 2015, and it had previously announced plans to roll out mobile payment services across Africa by 2020.
Samsung is set to launch its payments service in South Africa, after a series of false starts. Banking group Absa said select clients will be able to start using Samsung Pay before its commercial launch. Samsung Pay was originally scheduled for launch in Q1 2017, a date which was then pushed to Q3 of that year. The company has been working on the project since 2015, and it had previously announced plans to roll out mobile payment services across Africa by 2020.