South Korean brokerages are accelerating overseas expansion as mobile trading prompts further streamlining of domestic branches. As of end-2025, 16 firms operated 93 overseas outlets, up by 13 from a year earlier, while overseas subsidiaries’ net profit rose 67.8 percent. Domestic branches at the top 10 brokerages slipped to 438 as of March 31. Firms are widening foreign omnibus account services and building networks across the United States, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and India.

As power shortages emerge as a global challenge amid expanding AI infrastructure, Nvidia’s AI technology is being used in renewable energy that converts ocean waves into electricity. Wave energy company Eco Wave Power is developing a next-generation wave power system using Nvidia AI infrastructure and Omniverse digital-twin technology. It plans to install equipment on existing ports and breakwaters near high-demand areas, simulate designs in advance and improve reliability by moving key hardware onshore.