SK FSC, FSS Credit Card Merchants


On Aug. 13, SK FSC, FSS said to refund commissions to merchants.


  • SK FSC, SK FSS said eligible small and medium-sized credit card merchants entitled to preferential commission rates, and this is effective retroactively from Jan. 1. 2024.
  • New credit card merchants opened in H1 2024 were subject to the general merchant commission rate, however, preferential commission rate applies to small merchants.
  • The eligibility of those micro and small merchants is confirmed by national tax data.
  • Preferential rate is applied retroactively; the commission difference will be refunded.
  • The preferential commission rate also applied to PG sub-merchants that accept card payments through PG companies as, well as 166,000 taxi operators accepting cards.
  • Effectiveness
  • Refund details will be available from Sep. 27, 2024.

Regulators SK FSC; SK FSS
Entity Types Bank; MSB
Reference PR, 8/13/2024
Functions Financial; Operations; Product Administration; Product Design; Reporting; Risk; Treasury
Countries South Korea
Category
State
Products Banking; Cards; Payments
Regions AP
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 8/13/2024
Effective Date 9/27/2024
Rule Id 222742
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 8/13/2024
Report Section International

Last substantive update on 08/15/2024