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Finance
Tech Insight: $1 trillion poured into fintech, but why has financial literacy fallen?
With more than $1 trillion flowing into fintech over the past decade, financial literacy has slipped in the United States and remained low among young people in Britain, MAIA founder Michael Gilmore wrote in the Financial Times. He said most money has gone to payment systems, complex trading platforms and buy now, pay later services, not education. Gilmore pointed to MAIA winners backing AI help, anti-fraud work and tailored financial learning.
AI & Enterprise
Korea postal delivery workers to support national statistics surveys in government efficiency drive
South Korea\'s post office will join national statistical surveys by using its delivery worker network. The Postal Service and the National Data Agency signed an agreement on May 6 in the Government Complex Daejeon to improve the efficiency of statistical surveys. Under the deal, postal delivery workers will visit some households in three pilot districts for a first trial survey tied to the 2029 household and housing basic survey, with pre-tests starting in June.
Industry
South Korea research industry totals about 21,000 firms, sales 28.6 trillion won
South Korea\'s research industry comprises 21,007 companies that generated 28.6 trillion won in domestic and overseas sales in 2024, a government survey showed. The number of firms rose 6.1 percent from a year earlier, while sales increased 3.6 percent. The biggest revenue segment was contract research. Research-industry employment totalled 190,000 people. The share of firms with research units and in-house R&D performance increased, while total R&D spending fell 2.5 percent.
