topic Re: Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support in Mobile Apps & Services

Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

CoolMcCoolson — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:32:10 GMT

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a thought about Samsung Wallet and its support for UK banks, specifically concerning Lloyds Bank.

While Samsung Wallet is incredibly convenient and integrates seamlessly with many major UK banks like HSBC, Santander, Nationwide, and Starling, I've noticed that Lloyds Bank cards aren't yet natively supported. This means that, unlike some other banks, we can't directly add our Lloyds debit or credit cards to our Samsung phones or watches for quick contactless payments.

Currently, the common solution for Lloyds customers using Samsung Wallet is to go through a third-party service like Curve. Curve is quite clever – it lets you consolidate multiple cards, and then you can add your Curve card to Samsung Wallet. This makes it possible to use your Lloyds card indirectly. However, relying on an intermediary like Curve does introduce an extra step and comes with its own set of daily or monthly spending limits, which can sometimes be a consideration for larger transactions.

Why Native Support Would Be Great

For many of us, native support would offer several advantages:

Simplicity: It would remove the need for an additional app or card, streamlining the process.
Directness: Payments could feel more integrated and straightforward.
Convenience: Enjoying the full capabilities of Samsung Wallet directly with our primary bank would be a definite plus.

It would certainly be fantastic to see Lloyds Bank cards directly supported by Samsung Wallet in the future, providing even more flexibility and convenience for their customers who use Samsung devices.

I'm curious to hear if other Lloyds Bank users on Samsung devices feel the same way!

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

smiley — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:52:42 GMT

This is typically a decision of the bank and not with Samsung wallet.

With Google pay being the larger ecosystem and running alongside Samsung pay, then some banks are reluctant to go through the process of adding their support to two different Android systems. Google pay is used with Pixel, and other android phones, so for banks is the default integrated option.

In principle I agree with you. I also use Lloyds for some banking. But they are not alone and I seem to remember my barclaycard also did not get supported.

Additionally for some ticketing features for gigs and football matches, these online ticketing only work with google pay.

For all these reasons I use Google Wallet as my default.

Smiley

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

Moiramon — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:27:25 GMT

I used Google pay with Lloyds bank.

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

keith30 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:34:11 GMT

I use to bank with Lloyds and I think you have to use Google Pay instead of Samsung Wallet as like you say not all banks are supporting Samsung Wallet.

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

Brooklin — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:53:59 GMT

Halifax is the same. I would love to use Samsung Wallet however due to the circumstances I just default to Google Wallet.

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

Shorts99 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:18:02 GMT

I also observed that BMW’s Digital Key currently doesn't support the Samsung Galaxy ? BMW currently supports Apple’s Digital Key through Apple Wallet (and Apple Watch), but support for Samsung Galaxy Watches — including the Galaxy Watch 8 — lags behind or is entirely absent.

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

GoanGeek — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:47:55 GMT

Samsung should work with Google and make them one app now like how they did with quickshare.

Duplication of apps must go.

Re: Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

Shorts99 — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:46:35 GMT

I agree seems like unnecessary duplication that benefits nobody except for Samsung trying to create a USP that is not recognised by any third parties.

Re: Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

Shorts99 — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:52:59 GMT

Also have to ask what benefits the end user

Google Wallet – Where It Excels

Feature Advantages & Broader Appeal

Device / OS Compatibility Works across most Android phones (not just Samsung), plus many Wear OS watches. More universal.
Wider Global & Merchant Acceptance More countries, more merchants, better acceptance in varied parts of the world.
Online & In-App Integration Google’s ecosystem (Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome) often auto-detects passes, tickets, etc. Easier autofill & cross-device sync.
Simplicity / Ease of Use Faster access in many cases; less setup if not tied to a particular hardware brand; generally very reliable.

Why does Samsung feel the need to create a wallet function on their devices when Google has a world wide renowned product?

Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

JunaidV — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:34:39 GMT

Apologies I know this is an old thread. Though it should be noted that per curves email today, from December samsung plus in its current format will no longer exist. Meaning you have to migrate your samsung plus account to curve. There should still be support to pay with banks that are not supported natively on samsung via curve but it seems like a step backwards?

Re: Re: Lloyds Bank and Samsung Wallet Support

Shorts99 — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:37:12 GMT

Exactly — that’s a very common sentiment among Android users. Samsung has a habit of building its own versions of apps and services (like Samsung Messages, Galaxy Store, Samsung Cloud, and Bixby) even though Google already offers strong equivalents.

From a user’s perspective, it can feel redundant and fragmented — you end up with duplicate apps, settings, and sometimes inconsistent syncing across devices. This can be seen with car digital keys not working on the watches has they are not integrated with Google Wallet.