Busan Currency 'Dongbaekjeon' Reborn... New App Service Resumes April 5

Current Dongbaekjeon App Service Ends at Midnight on March 31, Existing Check Cards Remain Usable

Additional Service Integration to Resume Sequentially in April-May Upon Completion

Dongbaekjeon Check Card.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The app service for Busan's local currency 'Dongbaekjeon' is being renewed.

The Busan Metropolitan City (Acting Mayor Lee Byung-jin) announced on the 30th that the current Dongbaekjeon app service will be terminated at midnight on March 31, and the new app service will resume from 9 a.m. on April 5.

Busan City had planned to operate the new app simultaneously with the termination of the existing app to minimize inconvenience to citizens, but decided to suspend the service for four days to verify the final data transfer and check for errors related to payment history and member information.

To prevent confusion caused by the app replacement, existing check cards can still be used as before. However, citizens who wish to use prepaid cards issued by the new operating agency Kona I Co., Ltd. can apply for new issuance.

The individual recharge balances and cashback amounts on the existing app will be automatically transferred to the new app, and notifications will also be provided via separate text messages.

The new Dongbaekjeon app will be available for download from Google Play (Android) or the App Store (iPhone) starting at 9 a.m. on April 5.

After installing the new app and registering as a member, existing members can use the service by verifying transfer information and linking their existing cards, while new members can use Dongbaekjeon after applying for prepaid card issuance.

However, some additional services such as offline recharge, Dongbaek Mall linkage, and QR payment services will be sequentially resumed between April and May due to the negotiation and integration period between the service providers and the new operating agency.

Acting Mayor Lee Byung-jin of Busan said, “We will do our best to ensure that Dongbaekjeon contributes to revitalizing the local economy, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19, and to helping small business owners overcome the crisis,” and added, “We ask for citizens’ understanding regarding the unavoidable service suspension.”

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