World Cup season: Naver Pay and brokerage events, plus warnings about crypto scams and large-volume sales
As payments and offline events surged with the opening of the World Cup, consumer promotions and large-scale cheering events were held. At the same time, warnings were issued about invitations to pay for tickets using virtual assets and large-volume sales related to RNTX, calling for caution among investors and consumers.
Ahead of the World Cup opening, payment platforms, securities firms and offline cheering events all increased at the same time, with reports highlighting both consumer benefits and safety warnings. This trend is directly related to consumer payment methods and the activities of relevant companies.
Naver Pay held the 6 month 13“Soccer King Paypet” event for the World Cup season. The service said the seasonal promotion was intended to encourage user participation.
Samsung Securities launched an event on 6 month 12for pension savings and ISA customers to promote tax-saving benefits. The event provided information about tax-saving benefits and encouraged subscriptions.
Korea Investment & Securities announced that 4,000people participated in a cheering event in front of its Yeouido headquarters. On-site cheering and customer events were held concurrently.
Regarding virtual assets, warnings about fraud cases were issued after a proposal emerged to use coins to pay for World Cup tickets. The report said that some payment solicitations could be linked to fraudulent schemes.
Reports related to RNTX raised concerns about a large-scale release of shares. The possibility of stock-price fluctuations due to an increase in the amount of shares in circulation was mentioned.
Blackpink's Lisa performed at the 2026World Cup opening ceremony. The opening-ceremony performance drew attention both on-site and online.