SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – American pop star Ariana Grande’s much anticipated first South Korean show drew criticism over poor management and the singer’s brief stay in the country due to alleged concerns over threats from North Korea, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of thousands of fans. Criticism continues to grow after [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card Co. on Thursday apologized for what is being criticized as a “disrespectful” concert performance by American pop singer Ariana Grande in South Korea. Grande has been bombarded with negative feedback from South Korean fans over her concert held Tuesday at the Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Card has opened a new cultural complex for cooking enthusiasts in Seoul, which has on offer a number of interesting features including some 10,000 books, a kitchen and a restaurant. The four-story building located near Dosan Park gives visitors an experience that stimulates the senses of taste, smell [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Rebellious haute couture maestro Jean Paul Gaultier struck Korean fashion lovers with awe when his variation of women’s hanbok, a traditional Korean outfit, was unveiled in the media event of his latest exhibition here on Friday. The 64-year-old “enfant terrible” considered the upcoming exhibition at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza as a creation [...]
SEOUL, Nov.9 (Korea Bizwire) – With the American ‘Black Friday’ shopping frenzy only three weeks away, the credit card industry has ramped up marketing efforts, targeting those who make direct overseas purchases. As the number of people who make overseas purchases is increasing rapidly, credit card companies have started their promotions earlier than in previous [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinhan Card is introducing a cash-back service for remaining reward points in situations where customers decide to withdraw their membership due to mistakes or faults in the company’s operation. The cash-back service is due to start on April 15. Korean credit card companies have been allowing their customers’ reward points to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A simple, non-Active X online payment service will soon be available in Korea from major credit card companies. Starting December 29, customers will be able to make credit card payments for their online transactions by providing their ID number and a password. Major Korean credit card companies such as [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The days of credit card may be on the wane in Korea. The total number of credit cards outstanding this year has declined below the level of 100 million, with the number of dormant credit card accounts approaching 10 million. According to the Financial Supervisory Service on June 6, the [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) - The bank with the highest number of complaints per every 100,000 customers was Citibank Korea last year. Among credit card companies, it was Hana-SK Card. As for the life insurance and property & casualty insurance industry, it was Woori Aviva Life and MG General Insurance. Tongyang Securities and Union Savings Bank [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 28 (Korea Bizwire) – It was the night before the Lunar New Year’s Day holidays on January 28. At the main office of Hyundai Card and Hyundai Capital in Seoul’s Yoido, 30 or so information security investigators moved into the empty offices. They walked in to every office to see if any [...]