Samsung is going to pay people to use its payment app

Advertisement

Samsung Galaxy

REUTERS/Beawiharta

A model holds a Samsung Galaxy Alpha smartphone during a launch event in Jakarta, August 28, 2014.

Samsung is offering customers a $50 (£33) Best Buy gift card if they sign up to Samsung Pay, according to a promotion on the company's website.

Advertisement

The promotion, which is available until the end of 2015, is available to anyone with a Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, and Note 5.

Samsung Pay is a direct competitor to Apple Pay. It allows the user to pay for small-value items from their phone using NFC and a credit card.

Complimentary Tech Event
Transform talent with learning that works
Capability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More

Samsung announced that the service has one million users in South Korea and the Best Buy promotion is aimed at drumming up interest in the U.S. Apple announced that Apple Pay had over one million sign-ups in the first three days but has not released any other figures since then.

NOW WATCH: Watch the mesmerizing way a company puts camouflage on helmets