A seminar in Seoul discussed strategies to integrate digital capital markets with green digital finance as the spread of digital assets accelerates changes across capital-market issuance, distribution, payments and custody. The event, co-hosted by the Korea Fintech Industry Association and Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Environmental Finance, examined domestic policy tasks and directions for Asian cooperation. Speakers addressed token securities, stablecoins, carbon-credit digitisation and blockchain-based infrastructure.

iM Financial Group said on April 20 it successfully completed what it called South Korea’s first proof-of-concept for a blockchain-based prepaid payment service with iM Bank and fintech lab startup Buchigo. It said the service was built within the framework for prepaid electronic payment instruments under the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, meeting real-name verification, anti-money laundering and user protection rules. The group said the trial confirmed commercial-grade stability and processing speed.