SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Internet-only banks like K Bank and Kakao Bank are rated higher in consumer satisfaction than online banking services provided by traditional financial institutions, but trust issues with the online services remain. Consumer satisfaction with internet-only banks was higher in six categories, among them bank fees and interest rates, compared [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A private association of cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea said Wednesday that it will voluntarily restrict cryptocurrency transactions with bank accounts starting next year, in a bid to prevent such transactions from being used for money laundering and other crimes. The Blockchain Association, an industry group of some 30 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top financial regulator said Tuesday it will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automate some of the nation’s probe systems against money laundering. Kim Yong-beom, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said it will start building the anti-money laundering compliance system using AI next year. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Internet-only Kakao Bank said Thursday it posted a cumulative net loss of 66.8 billion won (US$61.4 million) by the end of September, hit by higher marketing costs. Kakao Bank, which began operations on July 27, reported a cumulative operating profit of 17.3 billion won by the end of September, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The board of Woori Bank on Thursday named its acting chief Sohn Tae-seung the new head of South Korea’s No. 3 lender, officials said. Sohn, the lender’s executive vice president and head of the global business group, was designated to lead the bank for a three-year term at a meeting of board members. Sohn, 58, has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised the key rate by a quarter percentage point for the first time in more than six years amid clear signs of an economic recovery. In a widely expected move, the monetary policy board of the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted to increase [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial authority on Wednesday announced that it will forgive up to 6.2 trillion won (US$5.7 billion) worth of bad debt, in the latest measure to help hard-pressed people who cannot pay back their debts. The move, which will affect some 1.59 million debtors, is aimed at reducing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean funds for stock investment in Asia’s emerging economies have posted the highest returns among local overseas equity investment funds this year, a market tracker said Wednesday. The average return of equity investment funds for Asian emerging markets came to 37.4 percent as of Monday, the biggest yield [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Woori Bank, South Korea’s fourth-biggest lender by assets, said Sunday it is considering adopting a “one-strike” policy to prevent corruption. The bank came up with 100 things to be overhauled or improved after discussions with 100 representing employees on Tuesday and Wednesday, Woori Bank said in a statement. Among [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Sunday it will require first-tier banks to implement a stricter rule for mortgage lending in the fourth quarter of next year, in a fresh bid to better manage growing household debt. Currently, people’s repayment ability for home mortgages is calculated on a ratio that [...]