US lender in Korea hosts SBTi seminar
Citibank Korea announced on Nov. 8 that it had hosted an SBTi seminar for corporate clients in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), at Front1 in Seoul.
Since 2018, the Seoul-based...
CEO Im Young-ho takes part in nationwide movement
Hana Life Insurance CEO Im Young-ho took part in the ‘No Exit’ anti-drug campaign of the country, according to the Seoul-based insurance company on Oct. 31.
As a part of efforts to raise...
Mirae Asset founder Park mentoring young people
To have a personal meal with U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffet, one has to pay up to millions of dollars, as shown by the annual Power Lunch with Warren Buffet charity auction.
To have...
Global X Hang Seng Tech ETF will be launched early Oct.
Mirae Asset Global Investments announced on Oct. 27 that the company would tap into mainland China’s ETF market early next month for the first time among Korean asset management...
Two medical giants to form a single entity
Celltrion Group said on Oct. 23 that its two affiliates of Celltion and Celltrion Healthcare would be merged after winning the approval of shareholders of the two outfits.
Earlier this August, Celltrion Group...
Korea’s top IB leading the pack in initial public offerings
South Korea’s public initial offerings (IPO) market has struggled throughout this year due to the bearish stock market after the pandemic-driven economic boom ended.
When it comes to the investment banking...
Online pre-policy medical checkup helps folks reduce premiums
ABL Life, one of the top-tier insurance companies in South Korea, announced on Oct. 16 that it had continued to launch an insurance product offering discounts for healthy applicants.
Currently, a total of...
Korean lender strives to take advantage of cutting-edge tech
South Korea’s Woori Bank announced on Oct. 3 that the outfit would come up with an artificial intelligence-powered inspection chatbot to beef up its internal control system.
The Seoul-based lender said that...
Korean outfit comes up with advanced anti-fraud system
South Korea’s leading crypto-exchange Upbit announced on Sept. 26 that the outfit had discovered fraudulent exchanges amounting to more than $20 million thus far.
The Seoul-based company has developed its own fraud detection...
Two organizations hold workshop for financial inclusiveness in Thailand
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) said Monday that it had teamed up with a United Nations affiliate to organize a recent workshop in Bangkok.
The affiliate is the UN...