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KB Financial to join lunch meal support program with agriculture ministry, offering up to 40,000 won monthly discount
KB Financial Group is joining a public-private program with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and local governments to ease lunch costs for small and midsize enterprise workers. Eligible employees who already receive lunch allowances from their companies can get a 20 percent discount on payments at restaurants and other food outlets on weekdays between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The monthly discount is capped at 40,000 won per person.
Crypto
Standard Chartered sees RWA tokenisation market growing to $4 trillion by 2028
The on-chain tokenised asset market could expand to $4 trillion by the end of 2028, a forecast showed. Standard Chartered expects stablecoins and real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation to split the growth drivers evenly, with each reaching $2 trillion. The bank cited composability in decentralised finance as a key factor and pointed to examples such as a tokenised U.S. Treasury fund. It also highlighted potential inflows from institutional assets moving on-chain.
Finance
Sh Suhyup Bank to launch beauty savings product with Amore Mall, offering up to 4.3 percent interest
Sh Suhyup Bank is teaming up with AmorePacific to launch a lifestyle savings product combining finance and K-beauty. Customers who sign up will receive discounts and coupons usable at AmorePacific’s official online store, Amore Mall, along with an interest rate of up to 4.3 percent a year. The product will be sold from June 1 to Sept. 30, with a limit of 10,000 accounts and early termination if the cap is reached.
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People
Hana Financial offers free mobile eye checkups for seniors in medically underserved areas
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Finance
KakaoBank launches \'livelihood account\' protecting 2.5 million won a month
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Finance
Coocon launches We-Bridge non-face-to-face document submission solution to simplify loan, insurance contracts
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Fintech
Samsung Securities YouTube subscribers top 3 million, firm cites AI content strategy
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AI & Enterprise
AI talent is the competitive edge as Korean startups push companywide AI use
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Finance
KOSPI enters pause as financial sector faces pressure for inclusive finance
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Finance
Woori Bank adds moving, cleaning booking to \'WON haneun Real Estate\'
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People & Appointments
KB Kookmin Bank expands social contribution from support for families with disabled members to youth mentoring
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AI & Enterprise
Lablup joins Linux Foundation\'s Agentic AI Foundation as silver member
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Crypto
Bullish case for XRP grows as XRPL tokenised real-world assets top $3.6 billion
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Finance
Korean banks provide 2,100 tailored consulting sessions to 800 small merchants
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Finance
Shinhan Bank to provide 7.5 billion won in guaranteed loans for Incheon mid-to-low credit firms
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Finance
Finance sector speeds up AI adoption; key is information trust, not performance
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI accelerates rollout of workplace AI to expand enterprise market
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Finance
Woori Financial steps up support for youth, middle-to-low credit borrowers with inclusive finance platform launch