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Almost all Hong Kong people will have an Octopus card, which is widely used in all aspects of life and life. Apart from paying daily, the building access control system can also be used. With the popularity of electronic payment craze in recent years, Octopus has finally joined one of them so that everyone can use this long-established payment tool in Hong Kong in their mobile wallet.

Starting December 14, Octopus cards can be registered in the Samsung Pay payment tool for anyone who uses Samsung Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8 +. Since then, the user can directly to the phone as an Octopus card, direct "beep" card to pay, wallet can put a card less.

The way to add Octopus to the Samsung Pay Wallet is as simple as displaying the Octopus icon in the Samsung Pay interface after updating the above phone to the latest version on December 14. Press in and follow the instructions to put the Octopus card on the back of the phone (NFC antenna position), and then enter the card number, you can "transfer" the physical Octopus card into the Samsung Pay to become Smart Octopus. The original Octopus balance, HK $ 50 deposit, as well as the original additional services can be used as usual on Samsung Pay's Smart Octopus.

Note that the Octopus card will be discarded when it is transferred to Samsung Pay (the same as when a Japanese Suica card is added to Apple Pay) and can no longer be used. Octopus also said that at the moment, only bearer rental-edition adults and elders Octopus can join Samsung Pay's wallet because they have not figured out how to put the personal Octopus with photos on Samsung Pay in a safe and aesthetically pleasing way. However, because of the additional services provided by the Octopus, such as automatic value-added and access control systems, there is no restriction on which type of Octopus, and I believe it will not cause any major problems. If you really doubt, users can actually claim a brand new Smart Octopus (that is, a virtual Octopus) directly from Samsung Pay, and then apply for various additional services for it.

Speaking of Octopus, which has a long history in Hong Kong and was once the world's most advanced electronic payment tool, its biggest limitation is its pre-paid card positioning, which sometimes causes users to encounter a shortage of stored value. This issue was not resolved until the credit card VAS was introduced. However, not everyone is willing to bind the credit to the Octopus automatically. So after coming to Samsung Pay today, Octopus also offers a way to add value to Smart Octopus directly from Samsung Pay's registered credit card, but this added value requires a 2.5% surcharge for Octopus . However, if you normally do not need to charge a handling fee through cash appreciation or automatic value-added services.

Everyone may be worried that Smart Octopus will not be useless if the phone is de-energized. According to the official explanation, Samsung Pay can use Smart Octopus several times for a limited period of time even after the phone is out of power. In case the phone is lost, Samsung's Find My Mobile can lock Samsung Pay, do not be afraid to be arbitrarily swipe.

Finally, one of the most common problems people in Hong Kong face: renewing mobile phones. Because the physical Octopus card will be scrapped after it is transferred to Samsung Pay, the user can only change the phone that also supports Samsung Pay if he / she wants to renew his / her mobile phone. In addition, the old Octopus card must be backed up and deleted "To bind the data to the Samsung account and to inherit the previous Smart Octopus when a new phone is signed in to the account. Otherwise, it is necessary to apply for cancellation of Octopus card procedures, for a new physical card to use Hello.

If you want to see how to use Smart Octopus after joining Samsung Pay, you can go to Facebook to relive our live demo!