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Toss steps up financial fraud prevention training for foreigners with Seoul Global Center

Viva Republica, the operator of Toss, said on April 27 it held financial education for foreign students at Seoul Women's University in cooperation with the Seoul Global Center. It said the programme was the first joint initiative proposed by the city-run foreign resident support agency, as financial fraud targeting foreign students has increased. The training covered major scam types, response steps, and safe use of services such as currency exchange and remittances.

Games & Commerce

Naver Webtoon, Kakao Entertainment and other rights holders close overseas piracy site TuMangaOnline

Naver Webtoon, Kakao Entertainment and other major South Korean webtoon rights holders, working with the Copyright Overseas Promotion Association (COA), have shut down the Spanish-language piracy site TuMangaOnline and multiple related sites, they said on April 27. The action was carried out by Spanish judicial authorities and is described as the first case in which Korean rights holders directly responded overseas under local law and achieved results. The case is heading toward the opening of a formal criminal trial.

Telecommunications & Media

SKT MVNO shared SIM era begins as SKtelink launches Easy SIM

SKtelink said on Sunday it will launch an Easy SIM that is compatible across mobile virtual network operators using SK Telecom’s network, selling it through Emart24. Customers can buy the SIM at about 5,500 Emart24 stores nationwide and immediately activate it by selecting a plan from their preferred MVNO. SK Telecom previously required separate SIMs by MVNO brand, forcing customers to replace SIMs when switching providers.