Korean brokerages are expanding tokenised securities businesses from account management for fractional investing to issuance infrastructure for bonds, funds and other financial products. The Financial Services Commission said it will pursue phased tokenisation of stocks, bonds and funds, starting in February 2027 with private money market funds, private corporate bonds, unlisted shares using trusts and publicly offered fractional investment securities. Firms are building joint platforms and proprietary systems, while overseas examples are also growing.

Discussions on designating Jeonbuk as South Korea’s third financial hub have entered a full evaluation stage. The Financial Services Commission has finalised an evaluation plan and will conduct document reviews and on-site inspections in the third and fourth quarters before deciding within the year whether to grant the designation. As the National Pension Service anchors Jeonbuk Innovation City, four major financial holding groups have also moved to build asset management and capital market bases there.