Viva Republica, the operator of Toss, introduced its organizational culture and work practices to the Ministry of Planning and Budget’s organizational culture innovation leading group and youth interns. Toss said about 30 people, including members of the Vision X group, visited its Sinnonhyeon office on Sept. 2. The visitors heard explanations on culture and collaboration, held a question-and-answer session, and toured workspaces and meeting rooms.

Sales at South Korean small merchants made with cards issued overseas rose about 9.6 times over the past 3 and a half years, Korea Credit Data said. The share of foreign-issued cards in small merchants’ card sales climbed to 1.2 percent from 0.2 percent. Spending was concentrated in Seoul and in certain sectors, with the top 1 percent of stores accounting for 66.9 percent of foreign card sales.