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Wed, November 20, 2019 | 04:57
Banks boost strategic alliance with fintechs overseas
Banks boost strategic alliance with fintechs overseas
Leading commercial banks are forging partnerships with fintechs overseas to foster localization and digitization, industry officials said Wednesday.
Lee Kyung-min | 2019-11-19 17:30
Financing for Vietnamese air carrier
Financing for Vietnamese air carrier
Woori Bank's Ho Chi Minh branch manager Kim Kyu-baek, left, and the bank's head of global investment banking Lee Sang-min, fourth from left, pose with Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, fifth from left, and other guests after the two firms held a ceremony on the lender's financing for the air carrier, at Vietjet's headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, Nov. 15. The bank provided ...
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-19 17:02
FSS urged to take lead in accelerating gender equality
FSS urged to take lead in accelerating gender equality
Korea has the lowest percentage of women on boards in the corporate sector according to a recent survey of 50 countries conducted by Credit Suisse.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-18 18:25
Seminar for future growth
Seminar for future growth
KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo, front row sixth from left, poses after holding a seminar with its employees at the group's training center in Seoul, Friday. More than 260 staff from the company participated in the 2019 Communities of Practice Festival during which they discussed strategies to generate group-wide synergy and seek future growth engines. Courtesy of ...
Lee Min-hyung | 2019-11-18 17:59
Kakao Bank on track, while K bank falters
Kakao Bank on track, while K bank falters
Korea's two internet-only banks have shown drastically contrasting earnings results in the third quarter. Kakao Bank continued to enjoy solid earnings, while K bank suffered from ballooning losses due to a lack of capital curbing its lending business.
Lee Kyung-min | 2019-11-18 17:04
Kookmin Bank chief urged to spur global expansion
Kookmin Bank chief urged to spur global expansion
KB Kookmin Bank CEO Hur Yin is expected to place a top priority on raising the bank's profile in Southeast Asia during his second term next year. Kookmin Bank maintained a strong foothold in the local market by posting the largest combined operating profit between January and September.
Lee Min-hyung | 2019-11-18 16:39
Korean lenders shifting toward 'sustainable finance'
Korean lenders shifting toward 'sustainable finance'
Sustainable finance is still considered a new concept here, but financial groups are increasingly aligning themselves with environmental and social causes to keep up with global market standards.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-17 17:49
CSR campaign in Cambodia
CSR campaign in Cambodia
Shinhan Bank employees pose before a groundbreaking ceremony for a football field in a small town in Cambodia's southwestern province of Takeo, Nov. 11. Shinhan officials engaged in a weeklong overseas volunteer program there from Nov. 10, as part of the company's corporate social responsibility activities. Courtesy of Shinhan Bank
Lee Min-hyung | 2019-11-17 16:45
Banks protest gov't measures on DLF fiasco
Banks protest gov't measures on DLF fiasco
Banks are protesting the government's latest move to ban them from selling high-risk products in a move to better protect financial customers. For them, the measure will lead to a further fall in profitability amid already tough circumstances due to low interest rates.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-15 16:40
Foreign banks' net profits double in Q3
Foreign banks' net profits double in Q3
Foreign banks saw a surge in earnings in the third quarter of the year, despite tough circumstances due to low interest rates. Citibank and Standard Chartered (SC) Bank saw their net profits for the third quarter double from the same period last year.
Kim Bo-eun | 2019-11-15 16:29
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