Hana Financial Group has begun moving into its Cheongna headquarters in Incheon, bringing affiliates together and linking the site with a nearby integrated data centre. The group plans a phased relocation through November, with about 2,200 staff joining the Cheongna workforce to total about 4,000. The headquarters emphasises collaboration through open floor plans, internal stairways and a 5G wireless work environment. The data centre operates group security monitoring and is expanding AI capabilities, including a planned second facility.

Nexthrus said it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Dubai-based digital finance firm Fasset to cooperate on stablecoin-based financial infrastructure at Korea Blockchain Week (KBW 2026) on Sept. 30. The companies will review cooperation on linking payment infrastructure, stablecoin settlement and co-branded digital financial products. They will pursue a joint proof of concept linking Nexthrus’ payments with Fasset’s fiat-to-crypto conversion infrastructure and form a quarterly task force to discuss AED- and won-linked stablecoin infrastructure.