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Games & Commerce

KakaoX role shifts after spin-off as it seeks new growth engines

Kakao’s planned spin-off will separate KakaoTalk and AI operations from the remaining company, KakaoX, reshaping KakaoX into a future-value investment company. KakaoX will manage stakes in key affiliates and deploy about 6.4 trillion won in investment capacity to support existing units and invest in new businesses and innovative firms. It will focus on areas such as virtual assets, physical AI and global fandom, while returning part of investment gains to shareholders.

Finance

Kakao finance posts record results as Bank and Pay expand into corporate, securities and insurance

KakaoBank and KakaoPay posted record results, while Kakao’s financial business broadens beyond lending margins and simple payments into corporate finance, investment, insurance and advertising. KakaoBank is expanding lending and deposits from household customers to sole proprietors, SMEs, corporates and foreign-currency products, while KakaoPay is linking payment users and data to securities and insurance services. The companies also plan to connect KakaoPay Securities’ stock services to KakaoBank’s app in September.

Finance

Platform brokers step up push into 700 trillion won pension market

Toss Securities, KakaoPay Securities and Kiwoom Securities are stepping up efforts to win pension clients as they seek to reduce reliance on brokerage earnings tied to stock trading volume. Total assets in retirement pensions and pension savings reached 699.6 trillion won at end-2025, with pension savings funds rising sharply. Toss has launched a pension savings account, KakaoPay has built scale in pension savings and ISAs, and Kiwoom has entered retirement pensions with fee waivers and mobile ETF trading.