*Non-face-to-face payments refer to "device-not-present" transactions, including online payments and payments made offline via mobile applications without physical contact between the device and the card reader.
The figures refer to preliminary values of average daily total personal and corporate credit/debit card transactions in domestic franchises in South Korea.
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Face-to-face and non-face-to-face payments growth rate South Korea Q1-Q3 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, non-face-to-face payment transactions in South Korea grew by around ** percent compared to the same period of the previous year, showing an increased trend towards non-face-to-face payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Face-to-face payments decreased, accordingly. Overall, non-face-to-face payment transactions in the first quarters of 2020 were up about ** percent year-on-year.
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