SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean card company Hyundai Card Corp. said Friday that Taiwan’s Fubon Financial Holding Co. emerged as its No. 3 shareholder with a 19.98 percent stake. Fubon Life Insurance Co., the insurance leg of Fubon Financial, bought a 9.99 percent stake this month following Fubon Bank’s purchase of 9.99 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card Co., a leading credit card issuer in South Korea, said Thursday it has locally issued green bonds worth 450 billion won (US$379 million). The won-denominated green bonds, which were sold to domestic institutional investors, will come due in 14 months to 10 years, the card company said. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card, a leading credit card issuer in South Korea, has agreed to launch a joint venture in Vietnam in its first direct overseas investment, the company said Tuesday. The company has signed an agreement to purchase a 50 percent stake in Vietnam’s Finance Company Limited for Community (FCCOM) [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card, South Korea’s leading credit card service provider, has set up a new partnership with global networking company Techstars to help startup businesses here go abroad, the company said Tuesday. “With this partnership, Hyundai Card will offer a support program to enter the global market for the members [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card Co., a local credit card firm, said Friday that it has introduced an artificial intelligence-based counseling service in its customer center. The AI automatic response system (ARS) listens to clients’ desired service and provides them with appropriate counseling with no waiting time, according to the company. It [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) - A report showing the number of employees at seven major banks revealed that there were 4,076 fewer employees at the end of June compared to the same time last year. Of the 4,076 employees who either quit or were let go, 3,218 were temporary staff and the remaining 858 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – American pop star Ariana Grande’s much anticipated first South Korean show drew criticism over poor management and the singer’s brief stay in the country due to alleged concerns over threats from North Korea, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of thousands of fans. Criticism continues to grow after [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card Co. on Thursday apologized for what is being criticized as a “disrespectful” concert performance by American pop singer Ariana Grande in South Korea. Grande has been bombarded with negative feedback from South Korean fans over her concert held Tuesday at the Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Card has opened a new cultural complex for cooking enthusiasts in Seoul, which has on offer a number of interesting features including some 10,000 books, a kitchen and a restaurant. The four-story building located near Dosan Park gives visitors an experience that stimulates the senses of taste, smell [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Rebellious haute couture maestro Jean Paul Gaultier struck Korean fashion lovers with awe when his variation of women’s hanbok, a traditional Korean outfit, was unveiled in the media event of his latest exhibition here on Friday. The 64-year-old “enfant terrible” considered the upcoming exhibition at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza as a creation [...]