{"id":14520,"date":"2025-07-22T03:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/14520\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T03:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:35:07","slug":"apple-pay-users-now-able-to-tap-into-koreas-transit-system-with-t-money-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/14520\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Pay users now able to tap into Korea’s transit system with T-Money integration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iPhone <\/p>\n

iPhone and Apple Watch users in Korea can use Apple Pay to make transit payments with T-money starting July 22. [TMONEY] <\/p>\n

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From today, iPhone and Apple Watch users in Korea can finally tap into the country\u2019s transit system, T-money, using Apple Pay \u2014 a long-awaited move that lets Apple users ride buses and subways without feeling overshadowed by Samsung\u2019s long-dominant mobile payment services, the company announced Tuesday.\u00a0
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The launch comes about two years after Apple Pay entered the Korean market.
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To use T-money on an iPhone or Apple Watch, users can open the Wallet app, tap the \u201c+\u201d button at the top, select \u201cTransit Card\u201d and then \u201cT-money.\u201d A T-money card can be purchased and recharged directly within the app. After agreeing to the terms of service and verifying one’s identity by double-clicking the side button \u2014 the same process used for registering Apple Pay \u2014 the T-money card is all ready. Users can recharge via the T-money app for iOS.
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Apple Pay T-money does not support postpaid payment options like traditional T-money cards, credit cards or Samsung Pay. However,\u00a0it does have an automatic recharge function. Users can set it up to automatically top up their balance from a connected bank account when the balance runs low \u2014 for example, automatically adding 30,000 won ($22) when the balance drops below 5,000 won. The automatic recharge setting can be adjusted or canceled anytime via the Wallet or T-money app and remains active even when switching to a new iPhone.
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Once the T-money card is added to Apple Pay, it is active immediately. Users can also enable \u201cExpress Mode,\u201d allowing payment by simply tapping an iPhone or Apple Watch on a T-money machine. There\u2019s no need to open an app or wake the device. \u00a0
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Even if the iPhone\u2019s battery runs out, the feature can remain functional for up to five hours using low-power mode.
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The Wallet app\u2019s built-in security functions protect personal information, it does not collect or track user data or transit history, according to Apple.
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\"Tmoney, <\/p>\n

Tmoney, Korea’s transportation card provider, announced its rollout in a post uploaded to Instagram. [SCREEN CAPTURE]<\/p>\n

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As the service rolls out, some restrictions apply. \u00a0
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Local government fare subsidy cards, such as Seoul\u2019s Climate Companion Card, are not supported. Additionally, within the Apple Pay Wallet, balance top-ups using credit cards are currently limited to Hyundai Card, Apple Pay\u2019s official Korean partner. However, the T-money iOS app allows top-ups using other credit cards, bank transfers or T-money mileage points.
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Apple Pay T-money is available only on devices running iOS 17.2 or later. <\/p>\n

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iPhone and Apple Watch users in Korea can use Apple Pay to make transit payments with T-money starting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-14520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}