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Financial holding brokerages post about 1.41 trillion won Q2 net profit on brokerage boom

Brokerages under South Korean financial holding groups posted a combined net profit of about 1.41 trillion won in the second quarter, helped by increased stock market turnover, the investment industry said on Thursday. NH Investment & Securities and KB Securities set quarterly record results, while Shinhan Investment and Hana Securities extended growth on higher brokerage income. Woori Investment & Securities posted lower quarterly profit due to higher bad-debt costs.

Finance

Hana Financial posts 2.4029 trillion won first-half net profit, fee income up 37.7 percent

Hana Financial Group posted a first-half net profit of 2.4029 trillion won, up 4.4 percent from a year earlier, helped by higher fee income and a more diversified earnings mix. It absorbed one-off costs including provisions tied to corporate rehabilitation and foreign-exchange translation losses. Core profit rose 13 percent to 6.2956 trillion won, with fee income up 37.7 percent. Hana Bank net profit rose 1.7 percent.

Games & Commerce

Kakao expands AI commerce tests; payment is key beyond recommendations

Kakao is expanding AI commerce experiments inside KakaoTalk, aiming to keep users within the app from recommendation and search to booking and payment. The company has added a “Special Friend” gift feature and strengthened the “Kanana” place agent to broaden recommendations and enable reservations. Analysts say monetisation depends on whether recommendations translate into completed transactions and payments within KakaoTalk, not just feature launches.