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Calls grow to deregulate market for online-only banks

Panelists from academic circles at a roundtable discussion Monday called on financial authorities to lower the regulatory bar for South Korea’s digital banks, which face difficulties in launching new...

July 16, 2018
Finance
K bank faces impasse on capital increase failure, regulation

K bank, South Korea’s first online-only bank, has come under financial pressure over its failure in capital increase through issuing new stocks, as pledged in May. By Thursday, K bank shareholders w...

July 15, 2018
Finance
Mirae Asset yields over 20% return from global ‘innovative firms’

Mirae Asset Global Investments, a South Korean asset management company, has harvested returns of over 20 percent a year in its stock funds dedicated to investing in innovative firms, the company sai...

July 15, 2018
Finance
[Weekender] Sneaker dissected: why so comfortable?

It is the brand and design that can seem most alluring when making choices of sneakers or gym shoes. But it is the evolving chemical technology that silently has led the popularity of shoes on rubbe...

July 12, 2018
Technology
Association affirms 12 cryptocurrency exchanges’ security standards

The Korea Blockchain Association on Wednesday gave a nod to the cybersecurity standards of 12 cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea, including major players such as Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax. T...

July 11, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] Crowdfunding platform Tumblbug calls for eased barriers to inbound payments

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 18th installment. -- Ed. An online crowdfunding platform is a marketp...

July 10, 2018
Finance
IIS honors co-authors of paper on digital insurance with Shin Award

The International Insurance Society has selected co-authors of “Digital Agendas in the Insurance Industry: The Importance of Comprehensive Approaches” as the winners of Shin Research Excellence Award...

July 10, 2018
Finance
Woori Bank invests W5b in 1st impact investment fund in Korea

Woori Bank has become South Korea’s first commercial bank dedicated to impact investing to create a quantifiable social and environmental impact along with financial gains. (Herald DB) Woori Bank w...

July 9, 2018
Finance
Ministry lauds LX in appraisal of public bodies

South Korea‘s state-owned Land and Geospatial Informatrix Corporation (LX) said Monday it won high ratings in a performance evaluation on Korean state-owned enterprises and quasi-public institutions ...

July 9, 2018
Industry
[Kosdaq Star] ‘YooHoo & Friends’ developer Aurora to climb on expanded global platform

This is the 58th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. Aurora World Corporation, the South Korean plush toy manufacturer and supplier most-...

July 8, 2018
Finance
Kofia moves to prop up investment in India

Representatives from South Korean financial investment companies have discussed ways to boost ties with Indian capital market officials and to explore Korean investment opportunities in India during ...

July 7, 2018
Finance
Korea braces for impact from US-China trade war

South Korea is bracing for the impact of the opening blows in the United States’ trade war with China, while playing down the possibilities of immediate setbacks. Starting Friday at 1 p.m. Korean ti...

July 6, 2018
Economy
US import curbs to deal heavy blow on S. Korean economy: report

The looming US import curbs including tariffs and quotas on South Korean goods are expected to take a toll on Korea’s economic indicators, a report showed Thursday. In the wake of regulatory measure...

July 5, 2018
Finance
Forex reserves in Korea top $400b

South Korea’s foreign currency reserves hit an all-time high for four consecutive months as of June this year, central bank data showed Wednesday. Rising reserves, coupled with the moderate level of...

July 4, 2018
Finance
Stocks find bottom, uncertainties to persist

South Korea’s financial market on Tuesday rebounded from Monday’s dip that had brought the top-tier Kospi and second-tier Kosdaq to the lowest in 2018. But analysts noted the market will remain expo...

July 3, 2018
Finance

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