Hwasun Sarang Card Gains Popularity Among Young People... App System Established

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) recently started selling the card-type Hwasun Love Gift Certificate, ‘Hwasun Love Card,’ which is receiving positive responses mainly from the younger generation.

According to the county on the 14th, the county signed a business agreement with the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation last August to revitalize the Hwasun Love Gift Certificate, introduce card gift certificates to complement the shortcomings of paper gift certificates, and has been working on establishing a user-friendly system.

Issuance and charging of the Hwasun Love Card can be done by using the application (app) ‘Local Gift Certificate chak’ provided by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation or by applying and charging at agency counters such as NongHyup.

The Hwasun Love Card can be used like a check card, and issuance, charging, and balance management can be conveniently done through the app.

If the gift certificate balance is insufficient, payment is automatically made from the linked account.

While paper gift certificates require a request for a cash receipt after payment, the Hwasun Love Card automatically applies a 30% income deduction without the need for a cash receipt request.

There are many advantages in terms of gift certificate operation and management, and it can prevent ‘fraudulent distribution of gift certificates,’ which was pointed out as a drawback of paper gift certificates, in advance, as well as expect effects such as reducing issuance, sales costs, and exchange fees.

The charging (purchase) limit per person is 500,000 KRW per month (when purchased at a 10% discount), combining both paper and card gift certificates.

A county official said, “The issuance of the Hwasun Love Card will greatly help revitalize the local commercial district, which has been struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,” and added, “We hope that residents actively participate in using the Hwasun Love Gift Certificate, which has become more convenient from issuance to charging and balance checking with the launch of the Hwasun Love Card.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.