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Financial groups\' M&A race heats up again as insurers are bought in succession
Mergers and acquisitions of insurers by South Korea’s financial groups are picking up again, with Korea Investment Financial Holdings securing preferred bidder status for KDB Life and OK Financial Group proceeding with steps to buy Yebyeol General Insurance. Kyobo Life is pursuing AXA General Insurance, while Shinhan Financial Group is again being mentioned as a possible buyer for Lotte Insurance, which is preparing for sale. Groups are seeking either new entry into insurance or reinforcement of weaker segments.
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OK Financial Group named preferred bidder to buy Yebyeol Non-Life Insurance
The sale process for Yebyeol Non-Life Insurance has moved to the stage of selecting a preferred bidder. The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Thursday it chose OK Next Co, part of OK Financial Group, as the preferred bidder after evaluating bids in a re-announced public sale. KDIC received final acquisition proposals from 4 companies and will grant an exclusive negotiation period to proceed with sale talks and a share purchase agreement.
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Stablecoin payment models take shape from FX to remittances
Moves by South Korean companies to integrate stablecoins into payment services are accelerating as industry plans become more concrete. Hecto Financial is working with Singapore-based stablecoin payments firm TripleA to build a global payment and settlement service, and has joined Circle’s Circle Payments Network. Blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure company SuhoIO unveiled a next-generation foreign exchange settlement model using stablecoins.
