三星支付Samsung Pay計劃3月進入中國市場

Samsung Electronics Co. said Saturday it plans to release its mobile payment system Samsung Pay in major markets, including China, next month, speeding up its efforts to expand the presence of the platform amid the rise of rivalry services.

三星電子公司週六宣佈，其移動支付系統Samsung Pay將於下個月在包括中國在內的主要市場上線，以此在這一競爭中興起的平臺上加速擴大其服務範圍。

Samsung Pay, first released in South Korea and the United States last year, boasts around 5 million users.

Samsung Pay去年在韓國和美國率先發布，目前大約擁有500萬名用戶。

The South Korean tech giant said the service will kick off in China next month, adding that it is also preparing to launch in Australia, Brazil, Spain and a handful of other countries.

這家韓國的科技巨頭表示，這項服務將於3月在中國上線，並準備在澳大利亞、巴西、西班牙等多個國家陸續推出。

Samsung Pay supports magnetic secure transmission technology that works on traditional credit card machines. Like rivals Apple Pay and Android Pay, it also supports near field communication technology that requires a separate transaction device.

Samsung Pay支持傳統信用卡設備使用的磁力安全傳輸技術，同時與競爭對手蘋果支付和安卓支付一樣支持近場通訊技術。

While the Samsung Pay platform was initially available for high-end smartphones, the company said it aims to have the service installed in its budget models as well, rolling out the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A7 last month.

雖然Samsung Pay平臺最初只支持高端智能手機，但是三星方面表示，公司計劃也將該服務安裝在其低端機型上，包括上個月剛剛推出的Galaxy A5和Galaxy A7。