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Explore the latest Korea fintech news, with insights into the innovations, regulations, and startups shaping fintech in South Korea.
Japanese international payments firm JCB has partnered with GLN to integrate Korean code payment services into Smart Code…
South Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has announced that from July 2024, individuals investing in…
The Bank of Italy and the Bank of Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate…
South Korea is preparing to launch a pilot programme for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) involving 100,000…
South Korean electronics retailer LOTTE HIMART has partnered with international insurtech company bolttech to introduce a home appliance…
Korea Investment Partners Southeast Asia (KIPSEA), a Singapore-based venture capital firm, has raised US$60 million for its first…
Currencycloud, a provider of B2B embedded cross-border solutions, and South Korean cross-border payment company MOIN join forces to…
The South Korean central bank has reportedly partnered with tech giant Samsung Electronics to research Central Bank Digital…
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is home to one of the fastest growing fintech industries in the world and some of…
Cross-border payments company E9Pay announced that it has partnered with South Korea’s Shinhan Bank for overseas remittance and payment…
PPRO, a digital payments infrastructure provider, has expanded into the South Korean market by integrating local cards and e-wallet…
South Korea’s fintech industry is set to get a boost this year onwards as the government plans to…
South Korean peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund announced that it has raised an additional US$20 million led by…
Toss, a South Korean super app operated by fintech startup Viva Republica, announced that it has raised a…
South Korean computers and electronics manufacturer Samsung is ramping up its fintech play, launching new finance products in…
Ant Group announced that Alipay+ will be integrated into Asian e-wallets AlipayHK, the Philippines’ GCash, Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go,…
South Korean payments startup CHAI raised US$45 million during a Series B+ funding round that was co-led by…
In the virtual Demo Day held on September 2nd 2021, 17 teams from South Korea have successfully completed…
Kakao Pay, a fintech subsidiary of Kakao which is the South Korean firm that runs the KakaoTalk messenger…