Samsung Wallet Adds ShopeePay QR Payments in Singapore and Vietnam, Malaysia Next
Samsung and ShopeePay, the e-wallet arm of Shopee, part of Singapore-listed Sea Limited, have widened their payments partnership in Southeast Asia. As of 12 November 2026, Samsung Wallet users in Singapore and Vietnam can pay at shop QR codes with their ShopeePay account, and Shopee shoppers in both markets can check out with Samsung Pay. Both features are expected to reach Malaysia in the coming months.
Key facts
- Samsung Wallet users in Singapore and Vietnam can now scan a merchant’s QR code and pay with the methods linked to their ShopeePay account, without leaving the Samsung app.
- The QR payments work at shops that accept ShopeePay through NETS QR in Singapore and VietQR in Vietnam.
- Samsung Pay is now a checkout option on Shopee in both markets, and SPayLater, ShopeePay’s buy now, pay later service, can be used to buy Samsung products on Samsung.com.
- Samsung says this is its first tie-up supporting QR payments in Samsung Wallet across several Southeast Asian markets at once.
- Both features are expected to launch in Malaysia in the coming months; no date has been given.
How it works
Until now, a Samsung phone user who wanted to pay by QR with ShopeePay had to open the Shopee app first. With the new link, the user opens Samsung Wallet, scans the shop’s code and picks a payment method already stored in ShopeePay. Eligible payments still earn Shopee Coins (called Shopee Xu in Vietnam), Shopee’s loyalty points.
The service rides on each country’s national QR scheme rather than a new network. NETS QR is the code run by Singapore’s NETS payment network, and VietQR is Vietnam’s common bank QR standard managed by the national payment company NAPAS. Any shop that already takes ShopeePay through these codes should accept the Samsung Wallet payment with no new hardware.
The deal also runs the other way. Shopee buyers in Singapore and Vietnam can now choose Samsung Pay at checkout, and Samsung plans to accept ShopeePay, including SPayLater, in its own retail stores across Southeast Asia. The companies have not given a timeline for the store roll-out.
Why it matters
Phone makers and e-wallets are competing for the same moment: the tap or scan at the till. In Southeast Asia, where QR codes are often more common than card terminals at small shops, a phone wallet that cannot pay by QR misses much of daily spending. By plugging into ShopeePay, Samsung gains access to QR merchants it could not easily reach with cards alone.
For ShopeePay, the benefit is reach. Samsung is one of the best-selling phone brands in the region, so putting ShopeePay inside Samsung Wallet places the e-wallet one swipe away for a large group of users, and Samsung Pay on Shopee gives Samsung a foothold in one of the region’s biggest online marketplaces. Samsung’s Southeast Asia vice-president Carl Nordenberg said the aim is to bring the two payment ecosystems closer, while ShopeePay said the value of a payment partnership lies in linking up with services people already use.
The Malaysia link is real. The companies say the same two features are coming to Malaysia, where ShopeePay competes with Touch ‘n Go eWallet, GrabPay and bank apps. Samsung Wallet in Malaysia already added QR payments through Maybank’s MAE app earlier in 2026, so a ShopeePay option would give Samsung users a second QR route on DuitNow QR, Malaysia’s national QR standard run by PayNet.
What to watch
- The Malaysia launch date, and whether it works at all DuitNow QR merchants that accept ShopeePay.
- When ShopeePay and SPayLater go live at Samsung’s own stores, and in which countries first.
- Whether rival e-wallets seek similar tie-ups with phone makers to stay visible at the checkout.
Related on FinDeskAsia: Malaysia’s e-wallet war and DuitNow explained.
Sources: Fintech News Singapore (Nov 2026), Samsung Newsroom Vietnam (Nov 2026), Asian Banking & Finance (Nov 2026).
