Nexchange, a preparatory company set up to handle over-the-counter distribution of fractional investment products, has officially launched. Twenty-one institutions including Nextrade held its inaugural general meeting on Sept. 29 and appointed Jung Yoo-shin as the first chief executive. The company plans to begin trading products such as music intellectual property, aircraft engines and real estate loan receivables, and later expand to artworks, webtoons and performances.

Korea\'s online investment-linked finance industry is accelerating mid-rate lending to mid-to-low credit borrowers and sole proprietors after regulatory improvements. The Financial Services Commission plans to raise self-funding investment limits and financial-company linked investment caps, and expand limits for general investors. Major financial institutions are also stepping up CEO selection processes, while regulators tighten oversight of bank asset quality, governance and internal controls. Payment and digital-asset businesses widen partnerships and services.