Tag: Payments

Korea Tech Today

LG Uplus Confirms Cybersecurity Incident, Raising Broader Questions About South Korea’s Digital Resilience

South Korea’s third-largest telecom joins SK Telecom and KT in reporting possible breaches amid mounting pressure to strengthen cyber defenses. LG Uplus, one of South Korea’s […]
October 29th, 2025
EU-Startups

Investors back Zurich-based Qala with €1.7 million to strengthen enterprise data governance in the AI era

Qala AG, a Swiss startup redefining how enterprises achieve real-time data visibility and governance at source, today announces it has raised €1.7 million in pre-Seed funding […]
October 29th, 2025
EU-Startups

European startups get serious about deepfakes as AI fraud losses surpass €1.3 billion

The cost of creating convincing synthetic media has collapsed – and so has society’s ability to distinguish between real and fabricated information. So what are Europe’s rising […]
October 22nd, 2025
Korea Tech Today

KT Detects 20 Illegal Base Stations Linked to Mobile Payment Breach

368 users lost ₩240 million as hackers exploited rogue femtocells; regulators probe telecom security gaps. KT Corp., one of South Korea’s leading telecom operators, has uncovered […]
October 17th, 2025
Korea Tech Desk

Bitcoin’s $125K Surge Puts Spotlight on Korea’s Digital Finance Shift

A new chapter is unfolding in South Korea’s virtual asset landscape as Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, reaches a record-breaking high above USD 125,000. The surge […]
October 8th, 2025
Korea Tech Today

Naver–Dunamu Merger Talks Signal a New Era in Korea’s Digital Finance

A possible stock-for-stock merger may bring Naver Pay’s massive user base under the same roof as the country’s largest crypto exchange. Shares of South Korea’s internet […]
October 2nd, 2025
Techpoint Africa

PiggyVest is bringing its payment infrastructure in-house to regain control

This month, PiggyVest announced that it was launching PocketApp virtual account numbers in a move that would give it complete control over its users’ experiences. Since […]
October 1st, 2025
Korea Tech Desk

Korea’s Digital Finance at a Crossroads: Stablecoins, IPOs, and the Dunamu – Naver Question

Shares of Dunamu, operator of Upbit, have surged past KRW 400,000 (~ USD 290) for the first time in over three years amid news that the […]
October 1st, 2025
Technode

China Launches e-CNY International Operations Center in Shanghai

The People’s Bank of China said the e-CNY International Operations Center has officially started operations in Shanghai, introducing three business platforms: a cross-border payment platform, a […]
September 25th, 2025
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