Samsung will bring its Samsung Pay mobile payments to Australia, among a number of countries, in 2016, the Korean company has revealed at the Mobile World Congress.
However the service will be introduced in partnership with American Express, which may limit its appeal. Because of its high charges, Amex is shunned by many merchants in Australia.
Samsung said it planned to launch the payments service in China shortly and in a number of other countries, including Australia, later in the year.
The service will work with existing devices such as the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge +, Note 5, and A5 and A7, as well as the new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, Samsung said.