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Dongbaek Pass Benefits Made More Convenient via Mobile! Mobile Dongbaek Pass Service Launches on July 1!

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The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will launch the mobile Dongbaek Pass service starting July 1, offering citizens a more convenient way to receive public transportation reimbursement benefits and promoting public transit usage.

The Dongbaek Pass, first introduced in August 2023, is Korea’s first integrated public transport reimbursement system. When monthly public transit usage exceeds ₩45,000, users can receive up to ₩50,000 in reimbursements in the form of Dongbaekjeon credits.

The mobile Dongbaek Pass is a new service that allows users to register the Busan Dongbaekjeon postpaid transit check card in the Samsung Wallet app and use it without a physical card, while still receiving the same benefits.

This new service is expected to greatly enhance convenience and allow more citizens to take advantage of Dongbaek Pass benefits.

At launch, cards from Busan Bank, BC Card, and Hana Card will be supported, with Nonghyup BC Card scheduled to join in October.

The City of Busan plans to actively promote the mobile service and registration process through online and offline channels to prevent user confusion.

• ●Existing users of the Dongbaek Pass only need to complete mobile registration to start using the mobile version.

• ●New users can visit a participating bank branch or apply for a Dongbaekjeon postpaid transit card via the Dongbaekjeon app, then complete mobile registration to use the service.

Mobile registration can be completed easily through the Samsung Wallet app using the “Add Payment Card” and “Add Transit Card” menus.

Users are free to choose between the physical or mobile card. For reimbursement, the system will use the card (mobile or physical) with the higher monthly spending as the basis for calculating the rebate.

For example, if the physical card spending is ₩20,000 and the mobile card spending is ₩55,000, the system will use the mobile card amount to calculate a ₩10,000 reimbursement.

Reimbursements will be issued as Dongbaekjeon policy support credits in the following month after usage, following the same schedule as before.

Since the initial launch of the Dongbaek Pass, Busan has continued to expand user-centered services such as:

• ●The Dongbaek Pass for youth (March 2024),

• ●Integration with K-Pass (July 2024), and

• ●Expansion to prepaid Dongbaek Pass options (August 2024).

These efforts have led to growing participation and positive citizen feedback.

By the end of 2024, there were 610,000 registered users, and an additional 90,000 joined over the following five months. As of May 2025, total users had surpassed 700,000.

A satisfaction survey of 19,721 citizens conducted in October 2024 showed a 93% satisfaction rate with the Dongbaek Pass service.

In 2024, approximately 270,000 citizens received an average monthly reimbursement of ₩28,000, totaling ₩77.5 billion in annual reimbursements.

Additionally, Busan's public transportation mode share increased from 42.2% in 2022 to 44.6% in 2024, reflecting the policy’s positive impact.

Hwang Hyun-cheol, Director General of the Busan Transportation Innovation Bureau, stated:

“In just two years, the Dongbaek Pass has surpassed 700,000 users and established itself as Busan’s flagship public transportation policy. We will continue to enhance public convenience by linking the mobile Dongbaek Pass with the upcoming big data-based bus route reorganization in early July.”

“Going forward, we will continue to promote mobility innovation and improve public transport policies that reduce citizen inconvenience.”