[Toss Payments Selected as Priority Negotiation Candidate for South Korea's Deposit Token Payment Infrastructure Development] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on July 31, South Korean payment technology company Toss Payments has been selected as a priority negotiation candidate for the 'Deposit Token-Based Payment Infrastructure Expansion Project' promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). The project aims to reduce payment processing fees for small and micro merchants by extending the institutional Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) deposit token pilot experience, verified under the Bank of Korea's 'Han River Project,' to the private payment environment.