Samsung Pay
Let customers pay with Samsung Pay. No configuration required.
Samsung Pay comes preinstalled on Samsung smartphones, the most popular brand of phone in Korea. It's a popular way to pay in-store and increasingly used for online payments, too.
Customers authenticate and confirm payments using the Samsung Pay app, making it a quick and secure way to pay.
You don't need to set up a bank account in Korea to add Samsung Pay as a payment option with Paddle.
primary market
Samsung Pay is a popular payment method for customers in Korea.
people use to pay
Samsung Pay was used by three in 10 people for online payments in 2023.
phone market share
Samsung Pay comes preinstalled on over 80% of phones sold in Korea.
Key features
| Countries | KR |
| Platforms | All |
| Currencies | KRW |
| One-time items | |
| Subscriptions | |
| Refunds | |
| Chargebacks | |
| Can be presented when saved? | |
| Instalments |
How it works
Customer chooses local payment methods option
Turn on Samsung Pay by enabling Korean payment methods in a couple of clicks in your Paddle dashboard. Paddle automatically presents the option to pay using Korean payment methods for customers paying in a supported country and currency.
Customer chooses Samsung Pay
Paddle launches a localized Korean payment methods workflow, where the customer can choose to pay using Samsung Pay.
Customers may be asked to accept terms for Samsung Pay.
Customer starts confirmation
If the customer is checking out on a desktop, they're prompted to scan a QR code with their phone. If they're on mobile, they're prompted to open Samsung Pay.
Customer confirms purchase
Customer confirms purchase on their phone using their Samsung Pay app.
Payment complete
If successful, Paddle Checkout shows a success screen or enters your success workflow.
Accept Samsung Pay
Go to Paddle > Checkout > Checkout settings.
On the General tab, check Korean payment methods.
Click Save to apply.
Test Samsung Pay
You can test Korean payment methods using your Paddle sandbox account, but you can't test Samsung Pay directly yet.
To test Korean payment methods:
Turn on Samsung Pay by enabling Korean payment methods for your Paddle account.
Open a checkout for a one-time item that's priced in
KRW(South Korean Won).Pick Korea as the country on the first screen of checkout, then enter an email address.
Select local payment methods as the payment method.
Follow the prompts to complete purchase.