The race to receive the license to become South Korea’s fourth internet-only bank is growing fiercer, with four bidders announcing their will to contend. There are currently three online lenders in Korea: KBank, Kakao Bank and Toss Bank. But four new contenders Soso Bank, Korea Credit Data Bank, and the U-Bank and Douzone Bank consortiums have lined up to compete for the fourth license. In line with the l.
Korea Federation of Banks Chair Cho Yong-byoung on Monday expressed regrets over massive losses inflicted on consumers who invested in derivatives products underlying a key Hong Kong stock market index, sold by local lenders. Earlier in the day, the country’s regulator Financial Supervisory Service advised banks and securities firms to compensate for losses incurred from their incomplete sales of equity-linked .
A plan by 18 local commercial lenders providing a combined 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in financial aid to small businesses and self-employed people is facing efficacy and eligibility requirement concerns, market watchers said Thursday.