Mobile phone-based foreign currency payments now available in N. Korea: photo



News Mobile phone-based foreign currency payments now available in N. Korea: photo New service is part of government attempt to monitor foreign currency use, experts say Dagyum Ji June 8, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON DPRK Cash Debit Card by Ray Cunningham North Koreans and visitors to the country can now make mobile payments in foreign currency through a prepaid card, an instructional poster for the country's Narae card seen by NK News at the Yanggakdo International Hotel in April shows. Customers can use their “electronic payment card” to pay for items at “all units using foreign currency in the country”, the sign says. North Koreans and visitors to the country can now make mobile payments in foreign currency through a prepaid card, an instructional poster for the country's Narae card seen by NK News at the Yanggakdo International Hotel in April shows. Customers can use their “electronic payment card” to pay for items at “all units using foreign currency in the country”, the sign says. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Mobile phone-based foreign currency payments now available in N. Korea: photo

New service is part of government attempt to monitor foreign currency use, experts say

Dagyum Ji June 8, 2017

Mobile phone-based foreign currency payments now available in N. Korea: photo

DPRK Cash Debit Card by Ray Cunningham

North Koreans and visitors to the country can now make mobile payments in foreign currency through a prepaid card, an instructional poster for the country's Narae card seen by NK News at the Yanggakdo International Hotel in April shows.

Customers can use their “electronic payment card” to pay for items at “all units using foreign currency in the country”, the sign says.

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