Samsung launches first US credit card with Barclays, signals ambitions for deeper financial ...

Samsung launched its first US co-branded credit card with Barclays, running on Visa's network and integrated into Samsung Wallet, offering 5% cash back on Samsung purchases. The move signals Samsung's intent to deepen financial services offerings beyond cards and directly compete with Apple Pay's dominance in US digital payments.

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