Card Gorilla Announces Top 10 Check Cards for Q1
Popularity Driven by Both Easy Payment Benefits and Design
[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] 'Woori Card Card's Jeongseok Cookie Check' maintained its position as the most popular check card in the first quarter of this year, following last year. For check cards, not only benefits such as discounts in daily life areas but also character designs were cited as reasons for popularity.
According to Korea's largest credit card specialist site Card Gorilla on the 17th, 'Woori Card Card's Jeongseok Cookie Check' ranked first in the top 10 popular check cards for the first quarter of 2021. This result is based on an analysis of the number of views and application conversions for check card products on the Card Gorilla website from January 1 to March 26 of this year.
Cookie Check, which was also the most popular check card last year, offers cashback of 1,000 to 5,000 KRW in shopping, coffee, movies, convenience stores, and transportation sectors, and up to 2% cashback on overseas merchant usage. It allows free entry twice a year to over 1,000 airport lounges worldwide, and its popular mobile game Cookie Run character design catches the eye.
In second place was 'Shinhan Card Deep Dream Check,' which consistently ranked high throughout the past year. It provides a basic 0.2% accumulation without monthly performance or accumulation limits, 0.6% accumulation in five daily life areas such as discount stores and convenience stores, and 1% accumulation in the most frequently used area.
Third place went to 'Naver Pay Woori Card Check.' Thanks to the benefit of accumulating 1% of usage amount as Naver Pay points without requiring monthly performance, it has steadily risen during last year and the first quarter of this year as the proportion of online shopping increased.
Fourth place was 'NH Nonghyup Card Ryan Cheese Check Card.' It has provided accumulation services in daily life areas such as coffee, online shopping, and delivery applications since its launch, gaining great love. The cute Ryan design also played a role in boosting popularity.
Fifth place 'KB Kookmin Nori Check Card' offers comprehensive discounts in daily life areas such as public transportation and telecommunications, while sixth place 'Kakao Pay Shinhan Con Check Card' allows accumulation up to 20,000 KRW based on usage frequency without monthly performance conditions.
Seventh place was taken by NH Nonghyup Card's 'NH20 Haebom Check Card,' which adds selectable services to online shopping and daily discounts. Eighth place was 'Kakao Pay Shinhan Check Card,' which accumulates 2% when paying with Kakao Pay. Following that, 'Kakao Bank Friends Check Card,' which provides additional cashback on weekends and holidays, ranked ninth, and 'Shinhan Card Hey Young Check,' which offers cashback benefits on payments in public transportation, telecommunications, convenience stores, cafes, and online shopping, took tenth place.
Go Seung-hoon, CEO of Card Gorilla, said, "With the increase in non-face-to-face payments due to the impact of COVID-19, mobile-centered simple payments with high convenience are rapidly increasing," adding, "The fact that check cards equipped with related benefits have ranked shows that the frequency of smart payment usage is expected to increase further."
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