Editing Octopus card (section)

=== Samsung Pay ===
Since 14 December 2017, the cardless Octopus, named "Smart Octopus", is available with [[Samsung Pay]], a mobile payment platform provided by [[Samsung]]. By using the phone's NFC function and [[magnetic secure transmission]] (MST) technology, users can tap their selected Samsung devices on Octopus readers, paying in a similar way as a normal physical Octopus cards.

Users can choose to transfer their card data from an existing anonymous On-Loan Adult or Elder Octopus to the Smart Octopus. All card value and reward points are transferred and held in the Samsung Pay app. The physical card is then deactivated and can no longer be used. Users can also choose to purchase a new Adult or Elder Smart Octopus in the app.

Smart Octopus provides features like instant transaction notification and in-app top-up function. In-app top-ups initially incurred a 2.5% handling fee<ref>{{cite web|title=Smart Octopus in Samsung Pay|url=http://www.octopus.com.hk/en/consumer/mobile-payment/smart-octopus/about/index.html|publisher=Octopus Limited|access-date=15 December 2017|language=en-hk|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109010401/https://www.octopus.com.hk/en/consumer/mobile-payment/smart-octopus/about/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/71916/hong-kongs-octopus-integrates-with-samsung-pay|title=Hong Kong's Octopus integrates with Samsung Pay|last=Finextra|date=11 December 2017|work=Finextra Research|access-date=2017-12-12|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804184448/https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/71916/hong-kongs-octopus-integrates-with-samsung-pay|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2123878/hongkongers-will-soon-be-able-use-phones-place-octopus-cards|title=Now your phone can replace your Octopus card (if it's a Samsung)|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2017-12-12|language=en|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209104948/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2123878/hongkongers-will-soon-be-able-use-phones-place-octopus-cards|url-status=live}}</ref> but this fee was removed in June 2020 when support for [[Apple Pay]] was launched.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Smart Octopus 信用卡增值 Samsung Pay 取消手續費 – 香港 unwire.hk|url=https://unwire.hk/2020/06/02/samsungpay-smartoctopus/life-tech/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=香港 unwire.hk 玩生活．樂科技|language=zh-TW|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925230912/https://unwire.hk/2020/06/02/samsungpay-smartoctopus/life-tech/|url-status=live}}</ref>