[DigitalToday reporter Ji-young Lee] KakaoBank is holding an event for customers who deposit their salaries, offering Safe Box preferential interest rate coupons and cash payments.

KakaoBank said on Wednesday it will run the “Deposit your salary and get benefits” event through Dec. 31.

During the event period, customers who deposit at least 500,000 won each month into a KakaoBank demand deposit account or sole proprietor account can receive a Safe Box preferential rate coupon once per month. The coupon offers a preferential rate of up to 5 percentage points a year.

Safe Box is KakaoBank’s parking account that offers an annual interest rate of 1.60 percent even for a one-day deposit. Applying the preferential rate coupon allows customers to receive up to 6.60 percent a year. The preferential rate applies for up to 1,000,000 won for one month from the date the coupon is used.

Over the same period, KakaoBank will also hold the “Salary 1+1” event on the 25th of each month. Among customers who deposited at least 500,000 won into a KakaoBank account during the previous month, it will draw 10 winners each month and pay 2,000,000 won.

A KakaoBank official said, "We prepared this event to provide various benefits to customers who manage their salaries and save through KakaoBank."