South Korean banks are tightening their lending standards for jeonse-related loans following government directives to reduce ...

South Korean lawmakers have made stablecoin regulation a priority. Banks in the country are preparing to issue KRW stablecoins. Legalizing won-pegged stablecoins has taken on ...

South Korean commercial banks are stepping in to provide financing for arms sales to Poland as the state-backed Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) runs up against a lending limit. KB Kookmin ...

Eight major commercial South Korean banks have formed a consortium to establish a won-linked stablecoin venture. The collaboration involves participation from the Open Blockchain and DID ...

At least two major South Korean commercial banks are expanding abroad to capitalize on opportunities as the country offers foreign investors greater access to its currency. KB Kookmin Bank will ...

Some South Korean crypto exchange workers are getting paid more than staff in some of the nation's top commercial banks, new data shows. Per News1, average salaries have "more than doubled ...

Capitalization of Korean banks is mostly in line with the average common equity Tier 1 ratio among internationally active banks globally of 13.2%. Exposure to the 34 largest chaebol was 5.1% of ...

Capitalization of Korean banks is mostly in line with the average common equity Tier 1 ratio among internationally active banks globally of 13.2% as of June 2021.

Dec 06- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has revised or affirmed its ratings on five major Korean commercial banks and their affiliates after applying revised criteria for ...

Korean American bankers like Michael Kim at Nara Bank are helping finance some of the businesses; Korean American brokers and lawyers are drafting the contracts and helping set up operations.

At the four biggest Korean banks -- Kookmin, Woori, Shinhan and Hana -- the ratio ranged between 149 and 181 percent in the second quarter of 2008, according to Moody's Investors Service.