Samsung Pay is preparing to launch in India in the first half 2017 to take advantage of revenues arising from the Indian government 's incentive program . Digital wallet services that operate in the country such as Paytm , Freecharge and Mobikwik claim to be overloaded with users , and neither Apple nor Android currently allow their proprietary payment systems to be used in the country . Samsung Pay ’s use of magnetic secure transmission Samsung recently tied up with most major Indian banks for its My Money Transfer app for Tizen-based Z1 and Z3 smartphones. ( MST ) technology would give it an advantage over Apple Pay and Android Pay , which need near - field communication ( NFC ) equipped point - of - sale infrastructure .
Samsung Pay is preparing to launch in India in the first half 2017 to take advantage of revenues arising from the Indian government 's incentive program . Digital wallet services that operate in the country such as Paytm , Freecharge and Mobikwik claim to be overloaded with users , and neither Apple nor Android currently allow their proprietary payment systems to be used in the country . Samsung Pay ’s use of magnetic secure transmission ( MST ) technology would give it an advantage over Apple Pay and Android Pay , which need near - field communication ( NFC ) equipped point - of - sale infrastructure .