**Onnuri Gift Certificates: Gift and Corporate Purchase Suspension from the 11th**
“All responsibility falls on the Korea Mint Corporation if unable to open by March 1st”
[Edaily’s reporter Kim Ah-reum] Bizplay announced on the 7th that the Korea Mint Corporation has caused damage by halting the gifting and corporate purchases of Onnuri Gift Certificates during the crucial holiday season for small business owners and consumers.
Previously, a delay occurred during the transfer of the Onnuri Gift Certificate service from Bizplay to the Korea Mint Corporation, conducted by the Small Business Corporation.
Bizplay requested a schedule update from the Mint, but did not receive a response. Subsequently, Bizplay’s parent company, Webcash, held a press conference on the 3rd, revealing that the Mint had planned to open the Onnuri Gift Certificate system this year, failed to adhere to the schedule, and would not be ready even by the extended deadline of March 1st. Following the press conference, Webcash was informed by the Small Business Corporation that gifting and corporate purchases would be halted starting on the 11th, in addition to notifying customers of the transfer.
The Korea Mint Corporation stated, “The analysis for card-type has been completed, and we are in the process of analyzing mobile services.” They also mentioned that they are conducting various payment channel service linkage tests and will carry out a final review through a CBT (Close Beta Test) in February.
In response, Bizplay pointed out that data analysis for transfers should be completed at least four months in advance. The fact that the analysis is still incomplete indicates a failure to conduct developmental environment tests with the full data.
A representative from Bizplay stated, “Once the analysis is complete, the entire transfer data must be loaded onto the developmental platform and go through more than four rounds of developmental tests over 3-4 months to check file integrity, detailed schedule assessments during freezing periods, and an extensive integration test. Only after conducting at least two tests in the real operating environment to verify account ledgers, balance accounts, and gift recharge balances can a proper opening be feasible.”
They added, “Planning to conduct a CBT in February is an overly reckless schedule. Serious errors that can take 1-2 months to resolve often arise during the CBT process, raising questions about how they plan to address them.”
Furthermore, Bizplay asserted that after the transfer notice next week, they would no longer be involved in the transfer.
Bizplay emphasized, “If the system cannot open properly by March 1st, the Mint will bear all responsibility,” and mentioned, “As the previous operator, we adequately communicated the necessity for alternatives due to the impossibility of a proper opening during October, November, December last year, and even at the press conference.”