Electronic Payment Fee Disclosure Status, 18 Companies, Apr 2026

FSS Korea released the latest semi-annual electronic payment fee disclosure covering 18 electronic financial service operators. The report covers the period September 2025 through February 2026 and shows average card fee rates of 1.98% and average prepaid fee rates of 1.74%. This disclosure follows the November 2025 expansion of the disclosure scheme, which increased the number of reporting companies and disclosure items to improve transparency. The regulator intends to promote reasonable payment fee structures through industry task force operations and enhance comparability and transparency of electronic financial operators' payment fees.

Affected parties—electronic financial service operators and merchants receiving card or prepaid payment services—should note that the monitoring regime has been strengthened. The disclosure scheme now covers more companies and more granular data, reflecting the regulator's ongoing focus on payment fee transparency. Operators should ensure continued compliance with expanded disclosure requirements and anticipate further scrutiny of fee structures.