SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — An employee of KB Savings Bank, a unit of KB Financial Group, has been arrested for allegedly embezzling 9.4 billion won (US$7.5 million) of corporate funds over a six-year period, officials said Wednesday. The Songpa Police Station in southern Seoul detained the employee in his 40s a day earlier [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – As more chiefs of financial firms are jumping on the wage cut bandwagon, high-ranking officials in financial circles are contemplating joining the trend. According to industry watchers, executives from three major financial holding companies including KB, Shinhan and Hana decided to cut their own wages. However, other financial firms are waiting [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s credit card firms paid nearly 200 billion won (US$180.6 million) in fees to global credit card brands last year, virtually unchanged from the year before due to increased spending during overseas travel and online purchases from foreign shopping malls, a report said Friday. Local card issuers, led [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – From now on, users of check cards (or debit cards) will be able to get their refunds right away within one business day, instead of three to six days presently. According to credit card industry sources on October 15, the five credit card companies including Shinhan, KB, Samsung, Lotte, and [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The “app card,” which has been touted as a new-generation mobile transaction system, has taken a hit from illicit transactions. In the meantime, Fraud Detection System (FDS) has proven its values once again. Samsung Card reported to the police and financial authorities on May 11 about some 300 cases of illegal [...]