North Korea adds foreign exchange features to e-payment apps
North Korea is supporting foreign currency transactions by providing real-time exchange rate information through e-payment apps. The authorities appear intent on promoting the use...
Exclusive: A rare look at North Korea’s official smartphone apps
Daily NK recently obtained smartphone apps operated by North Korean mobile carriers. North Korean citizens can subscribe to mobile services online through these apps,...
“Better safe than sorry”: N. Koreans avoid phone features despite lifted restrictions
North Koreans with mobile phones are deliberately avoiding video calls amid heightened government surveillance. Mobile users are shunning features like video calling and file...
Luxury smartwatches: North Korean youth’s new must-have accessory
Demand for luxury goods, particularly high-end Chinese-made smartwatches, is soaring among young North Koreans eager to show off their wealth. Business people peddling imported...
Unauthorized communication: North Korea targets USIM-enabled smartwatches
The North Korean government has launched a crackdown on smuggled Chinese-made smartwatches that can connect to Chinese mobile networks using USIM cards. Authorities are...
N. Korean workers forced to fund “pointless” tech offices
North Korean workers in Kyongwon county are being forced to fund upgrades to poorly run "technology distribution offices" after a recent party inspection found...
North Korea inspects national e-payment infrastructure
As North Korea conducts a sweeping inspection of its e-payment system, the Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau has been leading inspections of computer networks and...
Cash to Cards: North Korea’s rocky road to electronic finance
North Korean authorities have taken a number of measures to increase the use of debit cards and promote electronic payments and shopping since the...
N. Korea pushes for digitalization in the civilian economy
Chongjin authorities recently held a lecture on adopting digitalization and information technology to develop the civilian economy.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK...
N. Korea inspects electronic payment system to boost safety, efficiency
North Korea will inspect its domestic electronic payment system from July to October to improve the safety and efficiency of operations, Daily NK has...
