Consumers love their smartphones, but a substantial number of them don't love using them to pay for purchases. With Samsung's introduction of its Galaxy S5 phone last week, the company is betting it can change some of those consumers' minds on that subject. Like Apple's iPhone 5s, the S5 has a fingerprint scanner. Unlike the Apple product, though, the S5's scanner can be used to pay for things. That's because Samsung has partnered with PayPal and the FIDO Alliance to allow S5 users to shop with a swipe anywhere PayPal is accepted.Galaxy S5 Could Win Over Mobile Payment Skeptics
Consumers love their smartphones, but a substantial number of them don't love using them to pay for purchases. With Samsung's introduction of its Galaxy S5 phone last week, the company is betting it can change some of those consumers' minds on that subject. Like Apple's iPhone 5s, the S5 has a fingerprint scanner. Unlike the Apple product, though, the S5's scanner can be used to pay for things. That's because Samsung has partnered with PayPal and the FIDO Alliance to allow S5 users to shop with a swipe anywhere PayPal is accepted.
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