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Samsung Wallet will start supporting small-ticket UPI-linked transactions by using the biometrics of users registered on their devices, and thereby eliminating the need to use a PIN for every transaction, a senior company official said.Madhur Chaturvedi, Senior Director, Services & Apps Business, Samsung India, said the facility will be rolled out from December."Samsung Wallet's authentication experience has been enhanced with the introduction of biometric verification, device fingerprint and facial recognition, eliminating the need for PIN entry for everyday use. Users will be able to access the app and make UPI payments using just their Galaxy device's fingerprint or face recognition," Chaturvedi said.At present, UPI Lite users can pay without using a PIN for small transactions.Chaturvedi said the new Samsung smartphones, to be sold from early next year onward, will come with a UPI account onboarding feature that will enable users to add their UPI account at the time of setting up their new device.Live EventsHe said Samsung Wallet will soon start supporting direct online usage of stored credit and debit cards across a wide set of key merchants without the need to manually key in card details. Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onSamsung Wallet UPI transactionsbiometric payment authenticationUPI Lite transactionsfingerprint and facial recognition paymentsSamsung India servicesUPI account onboarding (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onSamsung Wallet UPI transactionsbiometric payment authenticationUPI Lite transactionsfingerprint and facial recognition paymentsSamsung India servicesUPI account onboarding(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless
