South Korea\'s Korea Communications Commission will assess how telecommunications companies and online platforms protect users, tightening evaluation standards for operators that cause real harm. The panel expanded deductions linked to administrative penalties such as fines and corrective orders and raised deductions tied to recent social issues involving user damage. It will also add open-ended questions to a user satisfaction survey to reflect users\' views on harm and recovery and increase related scoring.

Toss, Kakao Pay and Naver Pay will be able to use the government’s resident registration card authenticity verification network. Use by electronic financial businesses had been limited due to a lack of legal grounds, but the agreement is expected to strengthen identity checks in non-face-to-face financial transactions. The three companies signed an MOU with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute, and are included among eligible institutions this year.