Samsung has recently launched in another market. The mobile payment service that’s been satisfying more consumers in the United States according to a survey is now available in Puerto Rico. This is almost a month after it launched in Australia and Singapore. The service has been widely available in the US, South Korea, and China. It has also reached Spain as the first stop in Europe. We’ve been expecting that Samsung Pay will be ready in Brazil as its first South American market but it’s Puerto Rico now.
We’re not sure what happened in that region but we know a lot of Puerto Ricans are happy with the news. This means they can now start shopping with their Galaxy phones and Samsung Pay. If you’re in the country, the service can now be linked with your Banco Popular credit card. Any compatible Galaxy phone from carriers like Claro, T-Mobile, and AT&T can be supported as long as they are updated with Marshmallow.
Eligible phones include last year’s Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, S6 Active, Note 5 and the latest S7 flagship phones. We’re assuming the next Note 7 and Note 7 edge will also be ready for Samsung Pay. Interestingly, the Galaxy A5 will be supported on the Claro network.
Samsung Pay’s VP and Global Co-General Manager Thomas Ko said: “With Samsung Pay, you can shop in Puerto Rico right from your phones at retail chains and independent businesses – the stores you already know and love. With the widest acceptance, Samsung Pay works almost anywhere2 you scan swipe or tap a card.”
Samsung is confident that the service can be accepted in most terminals because it works over NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission. After Puerto Rico, we’re expecting Samsung to announce its rollout in the UK, Canada, and Brazil for further expansion.
SOURCE: Samsung
The Caribbean, and therefore Puerto Rico, is part of North America, not South America.
Since when is Puerto Rico considered “South America”? Who wrote and researched this?
Dear ignorant author: Puerto Rico is neither in “South America” nor is it a separate country. It is part of the United States of America. As a Spanish-speaking separate territory (technically a “commonwealth”) of the United States, it can legitimately be called part of “Latin America”.
Geographically, it is indeed part of the Caribbean, which geographically is considered part of North America, though the Caribbean is usually not considered that in everyday usage nor from a sociopolitical perspective.
For extra credit: “Latin America” and “Hispanoamerica” are not the same thing, because the largest country of Latin America does not speak Spanish, it speaks Portuguese.
Finally, a significant part of South America is in the Northern Hemisphere.
So please be accurate, when writing about things on your iPhone website AndroidCommunity.
(sarcasm. Yes, you using “South America” for Puerto Rico is every bit as wrongly stupid as using “iPhone” for “Android”. Or if I wrote “Its launch in Islamabad will be the first location in India.” Yes, that much wrong!)