Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Service disruption in Samsung Pay caused by firewall error at data center

The recent service disruption in Samsung Pay, a mobile payment system operated by Samsung Electronics, was caused by a firewall error at a data center in Suwon, just south of Seoul, government officials said Tuesday.

2025-06-24

Apple Pay to support public transport payments in Korea

Apple users will finally be able to use their phones and watches to pay for public transportation services in Korea, the country’s transit authorities announced Monday.

2025-06-16

Samsung Pay goes down for three hours, users scramble for physical cards

A system error in Samsung Pay, Samsung Electronics' mobile payment service compatible with Galaxy devices, left users unable to complete transactions for more than three hours on Monday morning.

2025-06-02

Payments through Samsung Pay unavailable, users report

Some users reported difficulties with using Samsung Pay, a contactless mobile payment service compatible with Galaxy devices, on Monday morning.

2025-06-02

Financial watchdog expected to fine Kakao Pay 15 billion won for sharing user data with Alipay

Kakao Pay is expected to face a large fine for sharing the personal data of Korean users with Alipay, according to financial authorities.

2025-04-09

Naver Pay runs discount on QR payments in Japan, China and Thailand

Naver Pay is offering a 10 percent discount on QR payments of a certain amount in Japan, China and Thailand.

2025-02-28

Naver Pay and WeChat Pay team up to facilitate cross-border transactions

Naver Pay, a digital wallet service run by Korea’s portal giant Naver, has integrated with China’s WeChat Pay to enable cross-border transactions in China.

2024-12-25

KTO rolls out QR code payments to simplify shopping for tourists

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has distributed 20,000 QR code displays to local stores, enabling payments via overseas mobile payment services and enhancing shopping convenience for international tourists.

2024-11-28

Kakao Pay under investigation for allegedly leaking 54 billion personal data entries to China's Alipay

Police have opened an investigation into Korean mobile payment service Kakao Pay for allegedly allowing 54 billion instances of customers' personal data to be leaked without their consent to Chinese mobile payment service Alipay.

2024-09-05

2024 Korea Fintech Week begins at DDP

A Naver Pay employee demonstrates the virtual reality real estate feature at 2024 Korea Fintech Week held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in eastern Seoul on Tuesday.

2024-08-27