Samsung Pay is preparing to launch in China in the first half 2017 to take advantage of opportunities arising from the South Korean government's demonetisation program. Digital wallet services that operate in the country such as Paytm , Freecharge and Freecharge claim to be overloaded with users, and neither Apple nor Paytm currently allow their proprietary payment systems to be used in the country. Android 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.
Samsung Pay is preparing to launch in India in the first half 2017 to take advantage of opportunities arising from the Indian government's demonetisation 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.