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Big Tech expands territory beyond payments into financial infrastructure
Fintech and Big Tech firms are expanding financial services beyond payments and transfers into identity verification, offline payments, venture capital and corporate finance. Toss, Kakao Pay and Naver Pay can use a government network to verify resident registration cards, strengthening non-face-to-face checks and fraud prevention. Naver Pay launched Npay Startup with the Financial Supervisory Service. Kakao Pay Securities secured an investment dealing licence. Financial groups are revamping second-half strategies as household lending rises and regulators review IT controls and network separation rules.
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Korean banks tighten household loans, cut mortgage limits and strengthen controls
South Korean banks are tightening household lending after the biggest year-on-year rise in bank household loans. KB Kookmin Bank capped home purchase loans at 300 million won and cut limits in the Seoul area and regulated zones. Shinhan Bank halted new mortgage applications via loan brokers and suspended new mortgage insurance sign-ups. Regulators are also expanding oversight, summoning regional banks to review compliance with household debt targets and second-half plans.
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Bank household loans rise 7.6 trillion won as mortgage growth accelerates
Household loans across South Korea\'s financial sector rose 8.3 trillion won in June, the Financial Services Commission said on Wednesday. The increase was smaller than the previous month but larger than a year earlier. Mortgage loans rose 4.5 trillion won, with bank mortgage growth widening while second-tier lenders slowed. Bank household loans rose 7.6 trillion won. Other loans increased 3.7 trillion won, with credit loan growth easing.