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# Seoul Metropolitan Government

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## [Seoul publishes June balances for voucher-linked prepaid accounts](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/seoul-june-prepaid-voucher-account-balance-disclosure/)

An October 2 disclosure reports KRW137.898 billion across a mixed list of prepaid accounts, including KRW124.700 billion for personal SeoulPay metropolitan vouchers. The figures…

[Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) October 2, 2026 3 min 

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## [Seoul doubles delivery-voucher cashback and raises monthly purchase cap](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/seoul-online-love-voucher-delivery-cashback-purchase-cap/)

The September 29 policy announcement raises payment cashback from 5% to 10% for October through year-end and increases the individual monthly purchase cap to KRW500,000.

[Emma Carter](https://giftcard.news/author/emma-carter/) September 29, 2026 3 min 

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## [Seoul reports KRW 3.5 billion in Kids Cafe Money sales before final round](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/seoul-kids-cafe-money-sales-final-voucher-allocation-2026/)

Seoul reports that two voucher rounds sold out to about 24,000 buyers and schedules the final KRW 1 billion allocation under its existing annual plan.

[Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) September 16, 2026 3 min 

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## [Seoul sets KRW265 billion voucher issuance with first senior-reserved allocation](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/seoul-chuseok-vouchers-senior-reserved-allocation/)

The September issuance plan reserves KRW8 billion for older buyers and combines citywide and district vouchers in SeoulPay+.

[Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) September 11, 2026 2 min

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