SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday launched a mandatory entry log system using QR code-based registration at entertainment facilities, such as clubs and karaoke establishments, a move aimed at enabling health authorities to quickly trace anyone possibly exposed to the new coronavirus at such places. All visitors to such facilities must [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major mobile carriers said Wednesday their joint mobile authentication application now provides a QR code-based entry log for visitors to establishments with a high risk of COVID-19 infection, joining efforts by other tech companies to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. The three carriers — SK [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — QR code-based registration of visitors at bars, clubs and other entertainment facilities across the country will be mandatory from Wednesday as part of the country’s efforts to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, health authorities said Tuesday. Such facilities in the nation are required to use smartphone QR [...]
SEOUL/DAEJEON, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Three days into the government’s experiment of using quick response (QR) code-based registrations at risky facilities, business owners and visitors have shown mixed responses over the scheme aimed at better tracking and containing the new coronavirus. On Monday, the government launched a weeklong test into QR code entry logs [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government unveiled a plan Sunday to require high-risk entertainment establishments like clubs and bars to keep a quick response (QR) code-based customer register, starting next month, as a measure to better track down potential coronavirus-infected patients. The decision was made after the submission of false personal information by [...]
LEAWOOD, Kan., Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT) and its Digital Integrated Payments Cloud (DIPC) technology has empowered the Commercial Bank of Ceylon to launch the first Quick Response (QR)-based payment app under LANKAQR, the national QR standard for local currency payments introduced by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The app, [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Ulsan and KT Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to adopt a mobile currency for the city. The two parties agreed to carry out preparatory projects to adopt the local currency, conduct joint studies and research projects, exchange information, and discover innovative ideas that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in South Korea, the Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to adopt a system in which dynamic QR codes are used to easily pay taxi fares. The city’s plan for a QR code payment standard for taxis will be compatible with various payment methods. Starting in January [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said on Friday online authentication tools for financial transactions will become more diversified this year, moving away from the current system that relies primarily on the public key certificate. The FSS said biometric authentication technology, QR codes, text messages and blockchain-based systems are some [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — For the greater convenience of tourists planning on staying in or around Gangneung, the city near PyeongChang where the 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held starting early February, lodgings businesses have placed QR codes in rooms that reveal detailed information in a handful of languages when accessed [...]