Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Qoo10 platform payment vendors refuse refunds for vacations, gift cards

Supplies and payment gateways on TMON and WeMakePrice are butting heads over the responsibility to refund customers who bought travel packages and gift cards.

2024-08-05

Japan praises Korean-led solution to forced labor issue, but mum on follow-up

The Japanese government said Wednesday it has a positive view of the Korean-led solution to the Japanese forced labor compensation issue announced a year ago Wednesday, noting it has contributed to improving bilateral relations.

2024-03-06

Wartime forced laborer receives compensation from Japanese company for first time

The family of a victim who was forced into labor during the Japanese occupation of Korea by the Hitachi Zosen Corporation said at Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday that they collected 60 million won deposited as collateral by the company.

2024-02-20

Hana Bank collaborates with Coupang on faster payment services

Hana Bank and Hana Card announced a collaboration with Coupang and Coupang Pay on Wednesday, aiming at expediting payment services for the ecommerce operator's merchants.

2023-12-13

Alipay eyes smaller Korean merchants as Chinese tourism recovers

Alipay, a Chinese mobile payment app, pledged to expand partnerships with small- and medium-sized merchants in Korea as an increasing number of Chinese tourists complete purchases in nontraditional tourist areas.

2023-12-11

Webcash launches payment service in Cambodia

Webcash Global announced the launch of WeBill365, a payment billing and acceptance service, in Cambodia.

2023-10-19

Hana Travlog adds eight more currencies

Hana Card's travel debit card will now support eight additional currencies, allowing users to exchange Korean won and make transactions abroad.

2023-09-14

Seoul Metro pilots world's first tagless payment tech

Korea implemented a tagless payment system in its subway stations, becoming the first country to deploy such a technology.

2023-09-07

Kakao Pay dismisses Apple Pay's impact on transactions

Apple Pay hasn’t had much impact on KakaoPay since its launch in March, according to KakaoPay on Monday.

2023-05-15

Jin Air adds Apple Pay to list of payment options

Jin Air added Apple Pay to its list of available payment services Monday, the first low-cost Korean carrier to do so.

2023-05-08