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Fri, November 15, 2019 | 09:32
KB, Shinhan foster fintech startups
KB, Shinhan foster fintech startups
Korea's two leading financial groups are making hefty investments in budding fintechs to help them become unicorns - privately held startup companies valued at over $1 billion (1.17 trillion won).
Lee Kyung-min | 2019-11-14 18:01
Sohn drives Woori's global recognition
Sohn drives Woori's global recognition
Woori Financial Group has managed to attract more foreign investors and see growth of earnings from Asia this year, under Chairman Sohn Tae-seung's reign.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-14 13:29
KEB Hana set to accelerate expansion in Vietnam
KEB Hana set to accelerate expansion in Vietnam
KEB Hana Bank is set to speed up its expansion in Vietnam, after acquiring shares of the country's largest bank by assets.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-12 17:15
Reaching out to the elderly
Reaching out to the elderly
Nonghyup Bank CEO Lee Dae-hoon, center, poses with participants of a volunteer project to reach out to senior citizens, in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. Participants visited senior citizens in rural areas who live alone, and provided hairstyling services and winter supplies. / Courtesy of Nonghyup Bank
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-12 16:55
For warmer winter
For warmer winter
Shinhan Bank CEO Jin Ok-dong, left, puts sweetened lemons inside a jar at a homeless shelter in northwestern Seoul, Tuesday. The CEO and 50 executives donated 900 goose-down jackets, 400 kilograms of kimchi and 275 liters of sweetened lemons to the homeless shelter run by the Salvation Army Korea Territory. / Courtesy of Shinhan Bank
Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-11-12 16:13
Can financial firms run football, baseball clubs?
Can financial firms run football, baseball clubs?
Questions have arisen in both the financial and sport industries since it was revealed last Tuesday that Hana Financial Group signed an agreement to take over Daejeon Citizen Football Club.
Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-11-12 09:55
Making kimchi with migrant women
Making kimchi with migrant women
Hana Financial Group Vice Chairman Ham Young-joo, third from left, holds kimchi with the group executives and migrant women, during a “gimjang” experience, or annual kimchi-making, at the group's headquarters in Seoul, Monday. The banking group made kimchi with 11,111 heads of cabbage and donated them to the underprivileged. / Courtesy of Hana Financial Group
Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-11-11 16:22
Unconventional chief leads innovation at Kookmin Bank
Unconventional chief leads innovation at Kookmin Bank
Hur Yin is not the conventional type of figure to lead a bank. In his first term as KB Kookmin Bank's CEO, he placed top priority on innovation. He is set to serve a second term until Nov. 20 2020 after shareholders' approved his reappointment at their meeting, Thursday.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-11 15:37
Eximbank under investigation for bribery
Eximbank under investigation for bribery
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) has been under police investigation over the past two months for bribery charges against its employees, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's sophisticated crime investigation division, Sunday.
Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-11-10 16:50
Borrowers face unfavorable market conditions
Borrowers face unfavorable market conditions
It has become increasingly tough for individuals and businesses to borrow money, due to rising mortgages rates as well as the government's regulations, data showed Sunday.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-10 16:44
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