SMARTRO Co., Ltd.
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2024-09-26 (ddaily.co.kr)
PG industry welcomes ‘revision to prevent recurrence of Timeef incident’… “We must be cautious in reducing the scope of PG”
Sellers and consumers affected by Timon and WeMakePrice (TimePrice) held a ‘Black Umbrella Rally’ in front of the Financial Services Commission in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 18th of last month, calling for the enactment of a special law to provide relief to victims. [ⓒYonhap News]
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2024-08-07 (techm.kr)
Angry PG companies criticize the travel industry, saying, “We should participate in consumer protection rather than encouraging repayment.”
Electronic payment (PG) companies have raised their voices urging some travel agencies that encourage consumers to repay to comply with the 'Electronic Commerce Act'. Nice Payments, Danal, Smartro, NHN KCP, KG Mobilians, KG Inicis, and Korea Information On the afternoon of the 7th, PG companies comprised of telecommunications companies said, "We have confirmed that some travel agencies, which are expecting damage due to delays in settlement of Timon and WeMakePrice, are encouraging consumers to cancel existing payments and apply for refunds and then repay at their own malls." He urged that the contract be fulfilled. In relation to the actions of some travel agencies, they said, "We are seeking to unilaterally conclude a new separate contract between consumers and travel agencies."
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2024-03-01 (jkn.co.kr)
Smartro launches Korea’s first open smart electric vehicle charger
Smartro, KT Group's comprehensive payment subsidiary, announced on the 19th that it has recently launched Korea's first open-type smart electric vehicle charger that can process credit cards in cooperation with TARDIS Technology, a company specializing in electric vehicle charging platforms. Currently, most domestic electric vehicles are charged with slow chargers, but it is difficult to install a credit card payment terminal, so they use membership cards, which are inconvenient and have poor security. Accordingly, Smartro announced that it had developed a slow charger that allows credit card payments.
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2021-05-01 (etnews.com)
Korea Electronic Receipt sues Smartro for patent infringement... Smartro's "independently developed technology"
Korea Electronic Receipt filed an electronic receipt patent infringement lawsuit against Smartro, a value-added telecommunication operator (VAN). Smartro stated that it did not constitute patent infringement as it was an independently developed technology. Korea Electronic Receipt was applied for in November 2015...
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