Samsung Expands Mobile Wallet Globally, Eyes Future Integration with Digital ID, CBDC, and Blockchain

Samsung is gradually expanding Wallet availability and hopes to bring it to more countries where mobile payments are widely accepted. There are specific criteria they evaluate for each market.

They are monitoring EU Digital ID and open to a possible future Samsung Wallet collaboration in Europe.

Samsung is collaborating with Bank of Korea to explore integrating CBDC capabilities into Wallet.

Key features that make users' lives easier include mobile driver's licenses, open APIs for partners to integrate cards/passes, and secure Knox protection.

Samsung sees blockchain playing a role in Wallet's future and making it "future-ready," though specifics are still developing.