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Samsung in Talks with Kakao for Integration of Mobile Payment Services

Samsung in Talks with Kakao for Integration of Mobile Payment Services

SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With Apple Pay’s imminent launch in the South Korean market, Samsung Electronics Co. is pushing to join hands with Kakao following its earlier partnership with Naver Corp. According to industry sources, the tech giant is now in talks with Kakao Corp. to mutually integrate mobile payment services between Samsung [...]

Samsung, Naver Team Up to Compete Against Apple Pay

Samsung, Naver Team Up to Compete Against Apple Pay

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giants have joined hands to expand the simple payment ecosystem with the impending launch of Apple Inc.’s mobile payment service Apple Pay in the domestic market, Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest mobile phone maker, and Naver Financial Corp., a financial arm of leading portal operator [...]

Apple Pay Can be Launched in S. Korea: Financial Regulator

Apple Pay Can be Launched in S. Korea: Financial Regulator

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Friday that local credit card firms can introduce Apple Pay, the long-awaited mobile payment service of U.S. tech giant Apple Inc., as they have followed relevant procedures. There have been reports for months that Hyundai Card Co., a local credit card unit of Hyundai [...]

Use of Mobile Payment Services Rising as Non-Face-to-Face Consumption Becomes Routine

Use of Mobile Payment Services Rising as Non-Face-to-Face Consumption Becomes Routine

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As non-face-to-face consumption has become a daily routine following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korean consumers are using mobile payment services more than actual debit or credit cards, a poll showed Wednesday. According to an online survey conducted by the Korea Consumer Agency of 1,500 consumers who [...]

Banks and ATMs Losing Ground in Age of Mobile Payment Systems and Credit Cards

Banks and ATMs Losing Ground in Age of Mobile Payment Systems and Credit Cards

GWANGJU, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Automated teller machines (ATMs) are increasingly losing ground due to a boost in credit card use and the growing popularity of Internet and mobile banking. Some predict that these automated banking devices, which have drastically changed financial culture, will gradually disappear into history. According to data from Kwangju Bank, [...]

Daily Money Transfers via Mobile Payment Apps Exceed 200 bln Won in H1

Daily Money Transfers via Mobile Payment Apps Exceed 200 bln Won in H1

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of daily money transfers via mobile payment apps in South Korea surpassed 200 billion won (US$168.6 million) in the first half of the year, central bank data showed Thursday, as more people used smartphones for financial services. The value of daily money transfers via smartphone apps, such [...]