Samsung Pay

Turn your phone into your wallet.

Get the app

Pay here. Pay there. Pay anywhere.

Pay where you want! Wherever you shop, however you shop, Samsung Pay works. In-store, in-app and online, enjoy quick and secure checkouts with a touch or a tap.

Adding your Barclaycard or Barclays credit card to Samsung Pay

Activate

Find the app pre-installed on your phone or download it at Google Play. Then sign in to your Samsung account.

Payment Security

Scan your fingerprint or iris and enter a back-up pin, so you can authenticate each purchase.

Add Your Barclaycard or Barclays credit card

Snap a picture of your card and provide your signature where necessary. Your cards are securely backed up and can be restored with your Samsung Account.

Eligible devices

Samsung Pay works with Samsung Galaxy phones - S6 and higher, Note 5, and Gear S2 and higher.

In-app

Check out fast in apps. Rather than entering your credit card number, just select Samsung Pay at checkout and authenticate the purchase with your fingerprint. (Available at participating merchants.)

In-store

To pay, swipe up on your screen to launch Samsung Pay and authorize with your fingerprint. Then hover the device close to the terminal where you'd usually swipe or tap your card.

Where to shop

Samsung's unique technology lets you use your Barclays Mastercard® or Visa®* with Samsung Pay almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card. Now enjoy fast, secure checkouts at all your favorite places.

Look for this symbol at checkout:

Pay Logo

Accepted cards: All Barclays-issued Mastercard® or Visa® cards are eligible for Samsung Pay**

More information: visit samsungpay.com

** With the exception of the Sears card Back

Secure checkouts

With each transaction you make with Samsung Pay, a randomized set of numbers is used to complete your purchase, ensuring your actual credit card number is never shared with the merchant. Your information stays private because Samsung Pay doesn't store or share your payment information.

FAQs*

  • Samsung Pay lets Barclays customers use eligible Samsung devices to pay at U.S. merchant locations that accept Mastercard® and Visa® cards. With Samsung Pay, you can pay in-store with your device by hovering over card readers where you would traditionally swipe your card.
  • Samsung Pay is available on all Barclays-branded and most partner-branded Mastercard and Visa cards.
  • An eligible Barclays-issued MasterCard or Visa card.
  • A compatible Samsung device. Visit the Samsung Pay website for the most up-to-date list of compatible devices and requirements.
  • To add an eligible Barclaycard or Barclays credit card on a compatible Samsung phone, open the Samsung Pay app and then tap Add.
  • To add an eligible Barclaycard or Barclays credit card on Samsung Gear, you must first pair it with a supported Samsung phone using the phone's Samsung Gear app. Once paired, open the Samsung Gear app, go to Samsung Pay and tap Add Card.
  • If your card successfully loads and activates, no further steps are required. If further identity verification is required, you will be prompted with options to quickly and easily complete your verification.
  • To use Samsung Pay for purchases, you must first add your eligible Barclaycard or Barclays credit card to the Samsung Pay app.
  • When you are ready to pay, there is no need to unlock your phone. Just swipe up from the home button, select the card you want to pay with, and then verify with your fingerprint, iris or Samsung Pay PIN. Hover the back of your device over the card reader where you'd usually swipe your physical card, or tap to complete the transaction. The card reader or cashier will tell you when your purchase is complete.
  • The last card you used to make a purchase with Samsung Pay will automatically appear as your default card the next time you open the app. If your Barclaycard or Barclays credit card is not your default card, swipe between the cards you have added and select your Barclays-branded or partner- branded Mastercard or Visa card before making a purchase.
  • You must first add an eligible card using the Samsung Gear app on your phone.
  • Once your card has been added, long press the Back key on your eligible Gear device to open Samsung Pay. You may be prompted to enter your Gear PIN. Next, make a payment by hovering your Gear over the card reader. The card reader or cashier will tell you when your purchase is complete.
  • Your credit card number is never stored in Samsung Pay. When you add your card to Samsung Pay, it is assigned a device account number, and when you make a purchase, Samsung Pay uses a device-specific number and unique transaction code. So your card number is never stored on your device or on Samsung's servers, and when you pay, your actual card number is never shared by Samsung with merchants.
  • If you ever need to make a return, you might have to provide the last 4 digits of your device account number. You can find your device account number on the card details screen in your Samsung Pay app.
  • With Samsung Pay, each transaction is covered by your card's existing fraud protection. In addition, every transaction must be authenticated with your fingerprint, PIN or iris scan.
  • Samsung Knox "tokenization" adds an extra layer of security by creating a unique randomized set of numbers to be used at each new transaction, so your real card number is never used.
  • Samsung Pay does not store your personal/payment information on a Samsung server or on your device. Also, your full details are never shared with merchants when you make a purchase. They see your device account number instead.
  • If your Samsung Pay-enabled Samsung device is lost or stolen, you can use Samsung's Find My Mobile service to disable cards remotely.
  • You can also contact the Customer Service number on the back of your card to delete Barclaycards in the device.
  • When you suspend or remove your cards from Samsung Pay, only your device-specific account number is suspended or removed, and you can continue to use your plastic cards as usual, as long as you haven't deactivated them.
  • If the merchant asks you to swipe your card, swipe up from the home button or open the Samsung Pay app, select the card you paid with, verify your fingerprint and then hover your device over the card reader to complete the return.
  • For some returns, you might have to provide the last 4 digits of your device account number. You can find your device account number on the card details screen in your Samsung Pay app.
  • You will not be able to use Samsung Pay to complete the return if you used your physical card to make the purchase.
  • Samsung Pay has built-in technology that allows it to work at both contactless and most traditional payment terminals where you swipe your card, which means you can use it almost anywhere you already shop today.
  • Some merchants may assume their card reader cannot accept Samsung Pay since their reader is not enabled as a contactless (NFC) payment terminal, but because of Samsung Pay's unique technology, it works almost anywhere you can swipe your card or tap to pay.

*The information provided here is subject to change by the digital wallet provider. To see the most up-to-date information on Samsung Pay visit the Samsung Pay website. Back