SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of non-contact channels such as the Internet and mobile devices in South Korea’s money transfer market shot up to a whopping 94 percent on the back of the emergence of fintech companies and the expansion of simple payment services. According to the data compiled by the Korea [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of patent applications for non-contact biometric authentication technology based on human characteristics such as the face, iris and voice has surged in recent days. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the number of patent applications for non-contact biometric authentication technologies jumped to 792 in 2019, up [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — Beset by falling revenues amid the new coronavirus pandemic, South Korean retailers have been struggling to stay afloat by expanding the online sales business amid the non-contact trend. Now, they are further going online by taking the note of livestreaming shopping tools in a bid to woo more customers. [...]