I am very sure its not working because your first tried at mcd. My first try are those old hardware shop in Pantai Remis


I tried 3 times and all also card error and i go to their 2nd outlet also 2 times card error so i very sure its not working. So only their outlet not working machine show from heong leong bank.

For me tap on top is easier than touch on the side so i always avoid MST if machine have visa wave.

sorry for confusing,

my very first samsung pay transaction is with a restaurant, using mst, around nov-dec last year ( still in beta testing, not yet official launch) as their terminal is very old model, no paywave from public bank

i was saying, my first mst transaction attempt at mcdonald, when their terminal accept both pay wave and mst.

i would not call it failed because paywave intercept and process the signal first, my second attempt, i pull some distance, still using mst, it works fine, same location....

also, if you encounter error, remember to log the time, model and merchant name, report to samsung pay, so they can follow up and check with the bank or merchant.

i am actually reverse, i encounter more card read error if i use paywave, need few more attempt.

only with terminal that dont have special stand alone paywave reader, because i cannot grasp the exact location to beam.

just curious, what kind of error message did you get when it failed??

i don't believe it is not supported, more to bank block or disallow this kind of transaction or they did not set the terminal properly??

in singapore, they actually block my mst at mcdonald, only paywave goes through.

This post has been edited by dr2k3: Jun 27 2017, 11:34 AM

i think you guys are not using paywave right. i NEVER ever get paywave wrong for common merchants like mcdonalds, guardian, giant, etc.

The best way is to hold the phone in landscape orientation and tap it on the paywave machine at the top portion where it shows the amount. confirm will go through unless the staff did NOT key in the amount. The rule is to key in the amount first, then when the panel is ready then you can tap away.

MST is much more challenging for me because i noticed most shops their MST is not configured - they tend to prefer physical card slot in, so the magnetic part wasnt configured or calibrated, causing errors.

what to do when the cashier them self not sure..... ...all these is learn from trial and error..

It show card error on the screen. Only problem about pay wave I encounter need touch a few times at mcd drive thru

Today I tried for the first time using Samsung Pay, at Penang Queensbay Mall Morganfield.
Transaction going smoothly.
The cashier was hesitate at first, but I convinced her to treat it just like a creditcard, at the end of transaction she said "wow, that is new"
The terminal is wave type, so I just tap the back of S8+ to the credit card terminal, success!
This encourage me to use it even more, so much convenience

This post has been edited by tcsee: Jun 30 2017, 04:37 PM

If you tap on the top side, it'll be using Wave (NFC).
If you tap on the side side, it'll be using MST. You need to enter PIN or sign the merchant copy printout.

Noticed that the card number in Samsung Pay is not same as the physical card number.
Not just the last 4 digits

Store name/location: McDonalds Setia Pearl, Penang
Nfc/non nfc terminal: NFC
Success/fail: Success

Store name/location: Aeon Queensbay Mall
Nfc/non nfc terminal: NFC
Success/fail: Success

Store name/location: Coffee Bean Queensbay Mall
Nfc/non nfc terminal: NFC
Success/fail: Success

Store name/location: Samsung Service Centre E-Gate Penang
Nfc/non nfc terminal: Non-NFC
Success/fail: Didn't actually try, the rep says still cannot use because tokey dont want to upgrade machine, kedekut (his word, not mine). But the machine is actually pin capable, so I reckon they can actually accept Samsung Pay but I am not in the mood of trying... Though, Samsung rep can't use Samsung own service? funny...

Great, here are other successful terminals in Penang:
MorganField NFC queensbay mall
Petronas MST Kg Jawa
Shell MST Bayan Baru

Guys, don't be overexcited. After usage of 2 weeks, I came to conclusion that 95% of all the terminals out there support Samsung Pay.

There's a higher acceptance rate if you're using Wave/NFC but bear in mind that the limit is capped at RM 250. For this, the terminal doesn't even need to be Samsung Pay compliant.

As for MST, before July 1st, you're required to sign the printout. Not sure for now that you still need to sign it or just input the 6 digits PIN. The success rate of MST could be lower as you may encountered errors. I tried once at Caffe Bene before July 1st.

Another problem I noticed is some merchant especially the electronic cash register is linked up with the card terminal may require the cashier to put the 16 digits card number. You may need to make this available if somehow, the physical card is not available or the merchant electronic cash register is not able to read from the card terminal. I encountered this at Crocs Gurney Paragon.

This post has been edited by David83: Jul 4 2017, 08:37 AM

Thanks for the summary. I also came to conclusion that no need to track already. Samsung pay success rate is pretty high.

We just need to track WHO is the CASHIER at the terminal(s)... it's the CASHIER that creates the problem... not the terminal(s)....

Anyone received their Gear Icon X from Samsung Pay May ranking promo?

With cimb bank, more than 250 is allowed, but abit troublesome, I partially successfully, only to be blocked by Bank * do not honor * because I didn't do below

1st need to call the bank to increase the limit, but be aware it will also increase your limit for pay wave.
The limit is up until your total credit limit

2nd, need to inform bank in advance the big amount transaction

But for 2nd I think they will call you to verify instead of you calling bank to pre authorise, tmy case is special because I didn't bring my phone that's registered with the card, they attempt to call to verify, plus it's a 2k plus amount, I didn't pickup so they block the transaction, which to me is consider a plus,

As for the signature, the merchant copy still require signature, no idea why still need... Maybe system not properly configured, already informed bank and Samsung, hopefully they can fix this soon. Don't want complication from the uninformed cashier

This post has been edited by dr2k3: Jul 5 2017, 10:37 AM

Anybody sees this in your Samsung Pay?

nope. btw did anyone got their powerbank from the last spay survey?

Nope, didn't see this. I only see Auntie Anne pretzel offer.

Let's see on July 10th which is tomorrow.

That battery pack is 10200mAh fast charge, I got it from Note7 bundle last year. Which is better than newer battery pack that only has 5100mAh fast charge that bundle with S8/+. Definitely a go.