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Seoul District Pioneers QR Code System for Smoking Zones

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a tech-savvy approach to curbing public smoking, Seoul’s Seocho District is launching an innovative QR code-based service on September 9 to help residents and visitors locate designated smoking and non-smoking areas. The service, which expands on a pilot program initiated last year, allows users to scan QR codes on [...]

Uses of Mobile Cash Cards on Sharp Rise Following QR-based Service

SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Smartphone users have been increasingly expanding their use of mobile cash cards on the back of more diversified access to banking services, the central bank said Monday. According to the Bank of Korea, the daily use of mobile cash cards for deposits and withdrawals averaged 536 cases through February [...]