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Toss says FacePay subscribers top 2 million
Toss said on Jan. 29 that cumulative subscribers to its facial-recognition payment service FacePay have exceeded 2 million. It said the figure was reached about five months after the service’s formal launch in September and two and a half months after surpassing 1 million subscribers. Toss said monthly active users in December 2025 rose more than 180 percent from the previous month.
Finance
Kbank builds cloud-based R&D network, first in banking sector
Kbank said on Wednesday it has built the banking sector’s first cloud-based research and development network. The dedicated infrastructure, separated from the internal network, is designed to verify and test new technologies and services. Kbank said the cloud environment eases restrictions in traditional financial-sector development, accelerates AI and big-data validation and shortens the time from feasibility checks to service rollout. It also said it improved security and cut costs.
Finance
NH NongHyup Bank declares leap to 'Agentic AI Bank'
NH NongHyup Bank's AI and data division held a business drive pledge meeting on Jan. 28 at its headquarters in central Seoul and declared a full-scale leap to an Agentic AI Bank, it said on Thursday. The meeting stressed commitment to embedding AI into customers’ financial routines. Participants discussed this year’s key agenda and an AI Agent First strategy. External experts briefed staff on regulatory trends and AI issues.
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Finance
Saemaeul Geumgo opens 'Our Neighborhood MG Gallery' in 5 regions nationwide
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Finance
Bank of Korea, finance ministry name six banks as 2026 FX leading banks
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AI & Enterprise
India's BPL Medical completes acquisition of South Korea's YozmaBMTech
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Finance
Woori Bank to support AX transition for public institutions
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Telecommunications & Media
IPTV operators to set up 40 billion won 'IPTV Strategic Fund' to step up K-content investment
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Industry
Autonomous A2Z says autonomous driving revenue jumps 50 percent
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AI & Enterprise
Choi Min-hee proposes National Quantum Initiative bill covering quantum AI, security and supply chains
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Games & Commerce
Coupang cuts price of private-label sanitary pads to about 99 won each
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Telecommunications & Media
National Assembly science committee recommends Hong Mi-ae, Koo Jong-sang, Kim Il-gon to media review body
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Crypto
Bitcoin in focus as U.S. government faces partial shutdown risk
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Industry
MSIT to expand deep tech startup ecosystem through TeX-Corps programme
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Industry
MSIT-backed startup Exosystems wins CES 2026 Innovation Award
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Finance
South Korea's top court orders retrial in Hana Financial chair's hiring fraud case
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Industry
LG Energy Solution steps up push into robot battery market
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Industry
Mangoslab partners with Korean Pharmaceutical Association on braille technology