But it might not be beneficial to use an alternative payment system. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac Apple now allows App Store developers in South Korea to use third-party payment systems. The option ...

South Korean app developers and content providers are upping their paid subscription and service fees on Google’s Play marketplace due to the heavy 15-30% commissions now required following Google’s ...

ProtoPie cofounder and CEO Tony Kim. ProtoPie, a Seoul-based startup that helps companies build websites and mobile apps, has raised $8 million in a funding round to fuel its global expansion. The ...

Last week, multiple startup companies in Korea called for an investigation into Apple and Google's in-app purchase practices. Now, The Korea Herald has confirmed that the Korean Ministry of Science ...

Danggeun Market, the startup behind Karrot, South Korea’s largest neighborhood marketplace and community app, has raised a $33 million Series C. The round was led by Goodwater Capital and Altos ...

Miso head Victor Ching is aiming to replicate his app’s success in home cleaning to sweep up new business at home and overseas. Over the past seven years, Victor Ching has carved out a niche in the ...

HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters Breakingviews) - South Korea's new assault on big app stores is the antitrust version of a sandbox – a place where developers test new code without risk of trashing the ...

One Store Co., the South Korean app operator that’s a unit of SK Square Co., withdrew its plan to raise as much as 277.7 billion won ($218 million) through an initial public offering in Seoul, ...

A South Korean parliamentary committee has voted in favor of preventing big tech from forcing the use their in-app payment systems in App Stores, but it isn't clear when — or if — the final vote and ...

Apple must now allow alternative payment systems in South Korea to maintain compliance with a new law that forbids tech companies like Google and Apple from forcing their own in-app payment systems.

South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The bill is ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: This is your Tech News Briefing for Thursday, December 2nd. I'm Zoe ...