Viva Republica, operator of Toss, said on Tuesday that its Chief Information Security Officer Ji Jeong-ho received the People’s Merit Medal at a 2025 government awards ceremony for information security contributors hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The company said he was recognised for raising security standards in the fintech industry by upgrading the information security system and embedding it in company culture. Toss security investment expanded more than 15-fold from eight years ago, it said.

Musinsa said on Tuesday that a research paper analysing its shared-growth mechanism with brands on its platform was published in an international academic journal. The study, conducted with a Seoul National University research team at the request of the Korea Distribution Association, examined about 500 brands. It found operational and system capabilities improved short-term sales, while fashion leadership capabilities such as aesthetics, exclusivity and personalisation supported long-term brand asset value.