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Finance
Regional financial holdings post mixed Q1 net profit results despite asset growth
BNK, JB and iM financial holding groups posted asset growth in the first quarter, but their profit structures diverged. Combined net profit rose 9.9 percent from a year earlier to 532 billion won. BNK’s profit jumped 26.9 percent, while JB and iM were little changed. Differences emerged in non-interest income, expenses and asset quality indicators. All three saw capital units strengthen their role in earnings and expanded shareholder return policies.
AI & Enterprise
MegazoneCloud builds generative AI platform for JB Woori Capital
MegazoneCloud said on Tuesday it built a generative AI platform for JB Woori Capital, a specialized credit finance company under JB Financial Group, to improve efficiency in writing core business reports. JB Woori Capital decided to adopt a generative AI-based platform to boost efficiency in document drafting and information analysis. The platform is based on AWS Amazon Bedrock and includes Anthropic\'s Claude Sonnet 4.5 and retrieval-augmented generation technology.
Finance
Regional financial holding firms post record results, eye non-bank growth battle in 2026
Three regional financial holding firms - BNK, JB and iM - posted record annual results last year, with combined net profit rising 21.5 percent to 1.97 trillion won. BNK remained the largest by profit, while JB’s capital unit and an overseas bank boosted non-bank earnings. iM logged the sharpest rebound as its securities unit returned to profit. All three are focusing this year on strengthening non-bank businesses.
