
Kakao Bank announced on the 18th that it will temporarily suspend the use of major financial services such as apps, homepages, check card payments, and ATM deposits and withdrawals from 1 am to 8 am due to regular inspection of the computer system.
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Kakao Bank maintains service stability through regular computer system inspections.
Restrictions on use of apps, ATMs, card payments, etc. from 1 to 8 a.m.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Do-heun = Kakao Bank [323410] announced on the 14th that it will temporarily suspend financial transactions in the early morning of the 18th due to regular inspection of the computer system.
The use of services such as the Kakao Bank app and website will be temporarily suspended from 1 am to 8 am that day.
Major suspended services include inquiries and transfers, domestic and overseas check card payments, deposits and withdrawals through automated machines (CD/ATM), deposit/withdrawal and card payment notifications, Kakao Bank transactions through other financial institutions, provision of my data information, use of Kakao Bank certificates, customer center consultation and business processing, etc.
Kakao Bank explained that this was an inspection to provide stable services to customers.

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