Woori Financial Group has refined its second-half execution strategy to accelerate its move toward a full-service financial group. It plans to expand its customer base and boost cross-selling among affiliates, while restoring bank profitability, strengthening non-bank competitiveness and widening its AI transition. The group also discussed tighter profitability and soundness management, talent development and stronger AI-based security and consumer protection. It raised its Future Shared Growth Project target to 90 trillion won.

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Thursday it will launch, with the Korea Internet & Security Agency, seven support programmes to help improve small and medium-sized companies\' security. Any domestic SME lacking security resources can use them for free. The programmes include a security investment guide, attack surface checks, software supply chain security diagnostics, information security support, AI vulnerability testing infrastructure, penetration testing and security vulnerability checks.