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Shinhan gears up for ING Life takeover

Shinhan Financial Group is gearing up to raise 400 billion won ($357.5 million) through debt funding in its move to take over ING Life Insurance Korea. If Shinhan manages to raise the capital throug...

August 22, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] Screening matters in crowdfunding: Crowdy

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 21st installment. -- Ed. In June, the South Korean mobile game software ...

August 21, 2018
Finance
Alipay launches mobile tax refund service for tourists to Korea

Chinese mobile payment platform Alipay announced Monday it had launched a mobile tax refund service so users could claim refunds without visiting offline duty-free shops in airports or cities. (Hera...

August 20, 2018
Finance
Weaker dollar eases S. Korea market woes

Downward pressure on South Korea’s markets appears to be on the wane, as the US dollar is taking a breather against currencies in emerging markets including Korea. (Yonhap) After opening higher on ...

August 20, 2018
Finance
[Kosdaq Star] Strong Q2 backs DoubleU Games’ plan to move to Kospi

This is the 60th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. Listed game software developers in South Korea suffered lackluster performance in th...

August 19, 2018
Finance
Indonesians in South Korea can send money home faster with new service

Seoul-headquartered KB Kookmin Bank said Friday that it had launched a more efficient money-transfer service Thursday for its Indonesian customers, who can now convert South Korean won directly to In...

August 17, 2018
Finance
Samsung Electronics pulls along H1 growth in Kospi earnings

South Korea’s listed companies experienced lackluster earnings in the second quarter despite on-year growth in the first half of the year largely driven by Samsung Electronics, data showed Thursday. ...

August 16, 2018
Finance
Korean white hat hackers win CTF competition in US

South Korean white hat hackers took the first place in the Defcon 26 Hacking Conference Capture the Flag Competition held in Las Vegas from Thursday through Sunday, according to Raonsecure Tuesday. ...

August 14, 2018
Industry
Emerging market woes send Kospi to 15-month low

South Korea’s stock markets sank Monday on emerging market instability triggered by the sliding Turkish lira coupled with negative investor sentiment toward listed Korean biotech companies. (The Kor...

August 13, 2018
Finance
BOK calls for Korea’s 'fundamental' shift in exports to China

South Korea’s exports to China maintained on-year growth, overcoming the downtrend until 2016, while new research by the central bank hinted at the need for Korea to shift away from its focus on expo...

August 13, 2018
Finance
Weaker Q2 earnings weigh on market

Preliminary earnings of South Korean listed companies are vindicating analysts’ downward revisions of their Q2 projections, due to a lingering US-China trade war impact, data showed Sunday. (Yonhap)...

August 12, 2018
Finance
[Eye Plus] Theme park in abandoned gold mine

Light of various colors from gold to different shades of blue fills a 7.8-kilometer man-made cave located some 12 kilometers southwest of Seoul. The dazzling beams from light-emitting diodes, couple...

August 9, 2018
Culture
Moin resumes cross-border wire transfer with China

South Korean financial technology startup Moin resumed its cross-border money transfer service without currency conversion fees double-charged to residents in China, starting Aug. 1, according to Moi...

August 8, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] Balancehero urges govt. to support firms targeting India entry

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 20th installment. -- Ed. Since taking office in 2014, Indian Prime Minis...

August 7, 2018
Finance
Remittance startup Sentbe steps up operation in Vietnam

South Korean remittance startup Sentbe said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietcombank Remittance. The move will allow recipients to pick up wired money in an hour on avera...

August 7, 2018
Finance

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