North Korea's Smartphone Payments Reveal Convenience and Control
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North Korea's smartphone payments reveal convenience and control
Electronic payment through smartphones is spreading rapidly across North Korea, with cash transactions increasingly giving way to digital payments in Pyongyang and other major cities such as Pyongsong, Sinuiju and Nampo, particularly among younger North Korean people. A range of electronic payment services now operate inside the country, including Samhung e-Wallet, Jonsong, Narae, Apnal, Saebyol, […]
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Electronic payment through smartphones is spreading rapidly across North Korea, with cash transactions increasingly giving way to digital payments in Pyongyang and other major cities such as Pyongsong, Sinuiju and Nampo, particularly among younger North Korean people. A range of electronic payment services now operate inside the country, including Samhung e-Wallet, Jonsong, Narae, Apnal, Saebyol, […] The post North Korea’s smartphone payments re…
Smartphones and electronic payments are rapidly spreading in North Korea, and the digital economy is expanding. Martin Williams, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, a US think tank that operates the North Korea analysis site "38 North," explained the situation at a press conference held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Marunouchi, Tokyo, on September 10, 2026. Williams estimates that there are approximately 7 million smartphone…
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