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Google Wallet or Samsung Pay?

(Topic created on: 25-09-2022 07:08 AM)
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Bigtasty65
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‎25-09-2022 07:08 AM

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I use Google Wallet (formerly Google Pay) almost daily and find it incredibly useful. When I tried setting up Samsung Pay a couple of years back, my bank (NatWest) was not supported. 
Does anyone know if the NatWest here in the UK, is now supported in the Samsung Pay app?
Google Wallet works flawlessly for me so I'm not sure if it would be worth trying now. 
I have to say the NatWest mobile banking app is superb. Getting speedy notifications of any transactions occurring, or if I need to pay someone or transfer money between accounts is just easy and incredibly fast.
Who do you bank with and are their apps any good? Also, Samsung Pay or Google Wallet?
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Ferenc75
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‎25-09-2022 08:29 AM - last edited ‎25-09-2022 08:31 AM

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I have Natwest and sadly doesn't work with Samsung pay. I'm using Google pay long time ago no problem. Google wallet wanted to say 😄. Personally much more useful than Samsung pay.
Bigtasty65
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‎25-09-2022 08:34 AM

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In response to Ferenc75
Great to know, thank you.
Same for me with Google Pay. It's never let me down. 👍🏻
WelshPaul
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‎25-09-2022 08:51 AM - last edited ‎25-09-2022 08:56 AM

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I bank with Halifax and their cards won't work with Samsung Pay either. So, I signed up for Samsung Pay+ and used Samsung Pay for over a year. It was OK, Samsung Pay+ (Curve) isn't the best though! No support, frequent declines due to system issues and many duplicate transactions. I closed my Samsung Pay+ account (it was hard work) and have since gone back to Google Wallet.

My advice comes from being a UK Samsung iPhone user.

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StuartR
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‎25-09-2022 10:25 AM - last edited ‎25-09-2022 10:26 AM

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These are the only banks im aware of that support samsung wallet in the UK HSBC, First Direct and Nationwide, I'm not sure why there aren't more as it's apparently more secure than Google wallet.

I use Samsung Wallet (not via Curve) I've never had any issues.
Obsydian
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‎25-09-2022 10:31 AM

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Barclays don't support either method,

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Bigtasty65
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‎25-09-2022 10:47 AM

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In response to WelshPaul
I've not even heard of Samsung Pay+ but I'd never even try it after what you said. Lol. For me it's a case of if it ain't broke don't fix it! Google Wallet has been 100% excellent since I started using it a few years ago.
Does your Halifax bank have a good mobile app?
Bigtasty65
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‎25-09-2022 10:49 AM

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In response to StuartR
It's strange that only them banks use it. I asked someone in a NatWest branch why they don't support it and they came back with security issues!
Smithy71
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‎27-10-2022 09:47 PM

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Google pay used it for a while