Korea's Yoon presses banking, telecom sectors over inflation

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday called for measures to stabilize mounting price pressure caused by "oligopolies" in the banking an...

Samsung secures $16 bn loan from display unit for chipmaking

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has signed a deal to take out a cash loan of 20 trillion won ($15...

S.Korea's banks see deposits plummet $35.5 billion in Jan

Banks in South Korea last month saw deposits plummet over 45 trillion won ($35.5 billion) from the previous month due to a decline in deposit intere...

Kakao Bank announces record-high performance in 2022

South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. on Wednesday said its net profit last year reached a record-high 263.1 billion won ($208.6 million), up 28.9% from 202...

Industrial Bank of Korea goes all in with Eastern Europe push

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) will open an office in Poland in the first half of this year, with analysts saying the bank's president Kim Seong-tae...

S.Korea's online K Bank withdraws plan for Kospi listing

South Korea's K Bank has withdrawn its highly anticipated plan to hold an IPO this year in the judgement of a lower corporate value due to the slugg...

BC Card signs strategic partnership deal with Mongolian Central Bank

South Korea's credit card issuer BC Card said on Monday that it has signed a strategic partnership deal with the Bank of Mongolia.With this collabor...

Woori Bank's Vietnam subsidiary reports record-high performance

Woori Bank Vietnam, South Korean lender Woori Bank's local subsidiary in Vietnam, had heydays last year, tiding over the aftermath of the COVID-19 o...

Bank's retirement pension soars 15% to $107 bn last year

Retirement pensions at banks in the fourth quarter of last year emerged as a haven for money that tried to generate a stable return, shunning away f...

Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX

South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank on Monday launched its new contactless platform for foreign exchange transactions dubbed KB Star FX.The on...

SK-Ford JV likely to raise $4 bn via US loan program

Glendale, Kentucky -- A battery joint venture between South Korea’s SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. is likely to raise about $4 billion in a US g...

Bank of Korea gives bearish outlook after rate hike

South Korea’s central bank on Friday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 3.5%, while signaling a further cut in its economic growth fo...

Woori Bank Launches 3D-based metaverse pilot service

Woori Bank launched a 3D-based metaverse pilot service, the bank said on Friday.The bank will provide two services, one for interaction with small b...

Foreigners turn net buyers of Korean stocks as China reopens borders

South Korean stocks are gaining momentum at the beginning of the new year as foreigners have turned net buyers on expectations of China's border reo...

KEXIM bank issues $3.5 billion in foreign currency bonds

The Export-Import Bank of Korea on Thursday said it issued a record-high $3.5 billion in global bonds to investors worldwide.The government-run bank...

Shipbuilding expected to lead manufacturing sectors in export growth

South Korea's shipbuilding exports this year are expected to jump 76.1% from last year to $32.4 billion to lead all major manufacturing industries i...

Com2verse attracts investment of $9.4 million from strategic partners

Com2verse, Com2uS Corp.'s metaverse subsidiary said on Tuesday that it has secured a strategic investment of 4 billion won ($3.1 million) each from ...

Korean banks must increase total shareholder returns: Align Partners

South Korean private equity firm Align Partners Capital Management Inc. is set to lead shareholder activism against the country’s top financia...

Shinhan Bank to completely scrap mobile, online balance transfer fees

Beginning on New Year's day, Shinhan Bank started waiving all balance transfer fees to other bank accounts and automated transfer fees for its mobil...

Standard Chartered's director attributes ESG success to board-led decisions

When it comes to the banking sector's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts, an industry veteran says the success depends on the chief...

85% of S.Korea's Gen MZ have contactless savings accounts

A study finds 90% of South Korea's Generation MZ, a demographic comprising millennials and Generation Z members born between 1981 and 2010, use cont...

South Korea doubles gov't fintech innovation fund to $781 million

The South Korean government will double the value of its Fintech Innovation Fund, a source of financial support for the financial technology or fint...

US non-agency mortgage-backed securities to shine in 2023: TCW

Amid the tightening of the Federal Reserve, among the most impacted asset classes were agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), issued by US governm...

SK Innovation to inject $1.6 bn into SK On's rights offering

South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co. said on Dec. 21 it will invest 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in its electric battery maker unit SK On Co...

KEXIM to provide $1.2 bn project financing for Indonesian refinery project

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Friday that it has signed a $1.2 billion project financing agreement with the Indonesian sta...

Hana Bank signs agreement for 24-hour forex trading

Hana Bank said on Friday that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Toss Securities for 24-hour foreign exchange trading at t...

LG Energy-GM JV secures $2.5 bn loan from US for EV battery production

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has attracted $2.5 billion via a loan...

Korea Shinhan Financial taps banking unit head as group CEO

Shinhan Financial Group appointed the head of its flagship banking unit as the group’s next chief executive officer as the major South Korean ...

BNK Capital launches operations at Kyrgyzstan subsidiary

Korea's loan and financing company BNK Capital on Thursday said its subsidiary in Kyrgyzstan, MCC BNK Finance LLC, has launched operations as its si...

Industrial Bank of Korea provides Silicon Valley-style financing for startups

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) on Friday launched the IBK Venture Loan, which provides bridge loans to promising startups struggling to borrow funds...