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Games & Commerce

Kakao expands membership benefits for small merchants with food ingredients and cleaning partnerships

Kakao said on Aug. 13 it has added partnership benefits to its subscription service, KakaoBiz Membership, for small and medium-sized merchants. New partners include the food ingredients open-market platform Sikbom, the cleaning service Cheongyeon and the academy fee payment service Gyeoljeseonsaeng. The service costs 14,900 won a month and includes up to 500,000 won worth of monthly benefits such as advertising support funds and discount coupon packs.

AI & Enterprise

Genians named KOSDAQ Rising Star for fourth straight year

South Korean cybersecurity firm Genians said on Aug. 13 it was selected for the Korea Exchange-hosted 2026 KOSDAQ Rising Star programme for a fourth straight year. It submitted its Genian NAC network access control solution in the cybersecurity category and received high scores across quantitative and qualitative evaluations. The selection will provide a package of support such as personnel, funding and consulting to strengthen global capabilities.

Finance

Toss Place signs MOU with Karrot to link store promotion with orders and payments

Toss Place, Toss’s payment terminal and POS solution unit, has signed a strategic business partnership agreement with local community platform Karrot to link online and offline channels. The two companies will connect Karrot’s online user base of about 20 million with Toss Place’s in-store payment infrastructure. The tie-up focuses on linking services across store promotion, ordering and payments, with integration starting from Karrot Biz Profile in Toss POS.