Korea\'s finance sector is moving to train young people in AI finance skills through the government\'s K-New Deal Academy. KB Kookmin Bank is recruiting trainees for its KB-Bridge program aimed at unemployed youth outside the Seoul metropolitan area, offering a five-month curriculum and allowances. Woori Financial Group plans to launch the WooriWON Youth IT Academy in August, with eight affiliates participating in job training and mentoring.

Financial technology company FIS is developing a financial crime AI agent with Anthropic to cut anti-money laundering investigation times from hours to minutes. The agent is designed to automatically gather evidence across banks\' core systems, match transactions against known patterns and prioritise high-risk cases for investigators. Bank of Montreal and Amalgamated Bank are early adopters, with broader rollout planned for the second half of 2026.