Coinbase users in the US and Canada can now fund their crypto accounts and make trades directly within the Coinbase app using Samsung Pay, thanks to a new integration announced by Samsung and Coinbase.
This means users no longer need to switch apps or re-enter payment details, making crypto transactions faster and more convenient.
The rollout began this week with select users and will expand over the coming month.
This integration ties Samsung Pay’s mobile payment system directly into Coinbase’s platform, allowing users to tap and pay for crypto purchases without additional logins or manual input.
In the statement released on 29 July, Drew Blackard, Samsung Electronics America’s senior vice president for mobile product management, highlighted the company’s goal,
“As we continue to expand the scope of services of Samsung Wallet, we’re staying true to our core belief that open collaboration with industry leaders will provide the best experiences for our users.”
He added,
“This partnership with Coinbase will allow our users additional access to explore and engage with crypto on a trusted platform all from the convenience of their mobile device.”
Samsung Wallet, which now combines Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass, offers a range of digital tools beyond payments, including ID management and peer-to-peer transfers.
The system features robust security measures like biometric authentication, tokenisation, and Samsung Knox—a hardware-based defence that protects sensitive data on the device itself.
For Bitcoin holders, this update reduces the steps required to buy, sell, or trade, offering a smoother and quicker path to engage with the cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin’s position as the most widely used digital currency in North America stands to benefit from this improved access on mobile.
Ethereum users also gain from enhanced ease of use.
With Samsung Wallet’s security features and streamlined interface, managing Ethereum assets no longer requires jumping between apps or manually entering wallet addresses.
The secure environment protects transactions while making crypto operations feel more like everyday mobile banking.
The integration also supports stablecoin transactions, allowing users to move fiat-backed digital assets with the same convenience and security.
This is especially relevant for users seeking stability in the volatile crypto market.
Alongside this, Coinbase’s growing partnerships with traditional financial players like PNC Bank show a clear focus on expanding crypto access to institutional clients, offering them integrated banking and trading solutions.
This move comes shortly after Coinbase launched its Base App—a platform blending crypto wallet management, payments, messaging, and social networking, inspired by Asian super apps such as WeChat.
The Base App aims to attract a wider audience beyond just crypto traders, creating everyday use cases for blockchain technology.
The Samsung Pay integration fits within this vision by simplifying the payment experience and reducing friction in crypto adoption.
Coinbase is clearly pushing toward a more unified and accessible mobile crypto ecosystem.
As mobile payments become part of daily life, linking trusted mobile wallets like Samsung Pay directly to crypto platforms might be key to mainstream adoption.
With the current rollout limited to select users in the US and Canada, a wider global launch could be the next logical step—especially given Samsung’s vast international user base and Coinbase’s ambitions to serve a global market.
By embedding security and ease of use at the device level, users can engage with digital currencies as effortlessly as they do with traditional money.
Over time, will the next wave of crypto users come through their smartphones first, with mobile wallets acting as the bridge between fiat and crypto worlds?
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