KT Enhances Membership Benefits with Renewal of E-wallet Service Clip 3.0
Published2017.10.26 14:46KT announced that it has renewed its mobile electronic wallet service CLiP (hereinafter CLiP), which is available to anyone regardless of their carrier, into CLiP 3.0 with upgraded features and benefits, and is holding an event for customers.
Through this renewal, Clip users can receive benefits such as the highest level of reward points in Korea, the conversion of partner points into Clip Points and expanded usage locations, and access to the premium membership service, 'VIP Lounge'.
Clip offers the highest level of reward points among money-making apps in Korea through various events and participation in advertisements. In particular, users can receive additional points every three days just by using the 'Clip Lock Screen Service'.
In addition, through partnerships with credit card companies and membership providers, the system allows users to easily convert points from these affiliates into Clip Points. Accumulated points can be used not only to purchase online gift certificates (E-coupons) but also at offline merchants, such as the coffee shop Ediya. There are plans to continuously expand the number of offline merchants.
Clip has launched 'VIP Lounge,' a premium membership service that offers discounts of up to 5–15% or points on E-coupons, such as cultural gift certificates, gift certificates for famous coffee shops and dining out. 'VIP Lounge' is a monthly subscription service, and the fee is 1,000 won per month (including VAT).
To celebrate this renewal, Clip is holding the 'Super Great! Clip Vending Machine' event from October 26 to November 30, where users can purchase cultural gift certificates, coffee gift certificates, and convenience store gift certificates using Clip Points at a discount of up to 7–20%. Prizes, including the latest smartphones, will be awarded to participating customers through a raffle.
Park Soo-chul, Senior Vice President of KT’s Smart Financial Business, stated, “With this Clip renewal, we strived to significantly improve usability from the customer’s perspective while simultaneously providing tangible benefits,” adding, “Going forward, we plan to get even closer to our customers as a smart financial platform that includes fintech.”
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