Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
Hyundai Card launched 'MX BOOST' credit cards
Image captured from Hyundai Card's website / Courtesy of Hyundai Card
By Anna J. Park
By Anna J. Park
Hyundai Card has released a new line of credit cards called “MX BOOST” in January featuring upgrades to benefits and services offered by the Hyundai Card M and Hyundai Card X credit cards already in use.
The “MX BOOST” cards come in six different types ― M1 BOOST, M2 BOOST, M3 BOOST, X1 BOOST, X2 BOOST and X3 BOOST ― and each of these cards offers differentiated cash-back benefits and services with different annual fees.
“Hyundai Card aims to offer differentiated characters to the MX BOOST selection, while maintaining the original M and X series,” a Hyundai Card official said.
The new credit cards also offer improved digital payment options through close cooperation with seven online payment businesses, including Kakao Pay, Naver Pay and Samsung Pay. The MX BOOST also offers expanded rewards when used at affiliated stores overseas. For instance, M1 BOOST, M2 BOOST and M3 BOOST card holders receive reward points for money spent at affiliated stores overseas, while X series card holders can get 5 percent discounts for every payment made at overseas franchises.
The new series of credit cards come in 12 different designs.
Also the MX BOOST card series is the first non-premium card in Korea to be offered using metallic materials. Until now, only premium cards that come with expensive annual fees and screening criteria were issued using metallic materials.
“Hyundai Card MX BOOST is the first non-premium card in the nation to introduce a special metallic design. With the design renewals, the firm hopes more customers can now enjoy premium values,” Hyundai Card said in a statement.