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Seoul Fintech Week 2026 opens, from financial AI to stablecoins

Seoul Fintech Week 2026 opens on Oct. 26 to discuss financial service innovation using artificial intelligence and ways for fintech firms to grow. The three-day event in Yeouido is co-hosted by the Seoul city government, the Financial Supervisory Service and Shinhan Financial Group. It includes an awards ceremony for the Finovation Challenge, sessions on AI transformation and AI agents, startup demo days, recruitment programmes and seminars on tokenisation and stablecoins.

Finance

Shinhan Bank to add Seoul child meal card payments to Ttaenggyeoyo from Nov 16

Children aged 14 and over who use Seoul’s child meal card will be able to order food via Shinhan Bank’s delivery app Ttaenggyeoyo from Nov. 16. Shinhan Bank and the Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide coupons worth a total of 6,000 won each month to reduce delivery-fee burdens. Shinhan signed an agreement with Seoul and child welfare organisation ChildFund Korea. The service will run as a pilot from November to December before expanding next year.

AI & Enterprise

K-AI strategy under scrutiny as battle heats up over decision AI models

Government AI policy is expected to be a key issue during this year’s state audit running from Oct. 6 to Oct. 30, with attention on the independently developed AI foundation model project, Dokpamo, and the details of a separate frontier AI development initiative. The decision AI model market has quickly shifted into a multi-player competition. The article also rounds up moves by OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM and others, along with investments and regulatory concerns.