KakaoBank issued its fifth sustainability report covering its 2025 sustainability performance and ESG priorities, it said on Thursday. For the first time, the report was released separately for general stakeholders and for investors. The bank said its social value created last year totalled 1.38 trillion won. Of that, 992.3 billion won came from social areas such as inclusive finance and consumer protection, 379.0 billion won from governance and others, and 6.1 billion won from environmental areas.

Toss Bank said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 58.3 percent from a year earlier to 29.6 billion won. Total customers reached 14.87 million, up 19.3 percent, and surpassed 15 million by end-April. Loans outstanding rose to 1.55 trillion won, while deposits totalled 2.90 trillion won. Delinquency and NPL ratios fell, and the BIS capital ratio rose to 16.62 percent.