Samsung Pay to integrate PayPal as a payment method
Samsung Pay will allow consumers to use PayPal alongside its current options of credit, debit and gift cards. The update will allow PayPal users to use funds in their account in physical stores. The new service will also allow PayPal’s subsidiary, Braintree, to offer Samsung Pay as a checkout option for merchants. The new method will be available in the US first before being offered worldwide.

Samsung Pay will soon accept PayPal as a payment method in addition to bank accounts, credit cards, and gift cards. It’s a tiny update that could be useful for PayPal customers who want more avenues to spend their PayPal balance in stores, as Samsung Pay is widely accepted anywhere a credit card is.

The new partnership also allows merchants who use Braintree, PayPal’s subsidiary, to add Samsung Pay as a checkout option. The update, coming soon, will be available first for customers in the US, with a more global expansion to follow.