It’s not just about how many countries each of the world’s top three digital wallet services can cover. It’s also, or perhaps most importantly, what markets Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay are available in, with how many banks, and at what local retailers.
Samsung, for instance, is still at a great disadvantage as a result of constant struggles and repeated delays in the key British space. Meanwhile, Google hasn’t been able to bring its universal Android smartphone-compatible e-payment platform to China. And India doesn’t support Apple Pay.
Wait, so Samsung Pay is available on Indian shores? Not yet, but according to a generally rock-solid source, it will be soon enough. Most likely, sooner than Cupertino’s iOS-enabled solution. Possibly, as early as “the first half of 2017.”
Unfortunately, regional tests of the NFC and MST-supporting technology are barely underway, and so H1 rollout plans could always be subject to change or last-minute postponement. Let’s hope that’s not the case, and who knows, maybe Samsung can give the service this huge coverage boost around the time the Galaxy S8 launches next spring.
It would certainly help with local adoption if mid-range phones indeed got their platform admission before long, though bank backing remains the central piece of any mobile payment app expansion puzzle.
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