BNK Financial Group will expand financial support for local companies and ordinary people. It plans to back the recovery of the regional economy by strengthening productive and inclusive finance centred on a Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang business support centre and an inclusive finance complex support centre.

BNK Financial said on July 8 it will fully push ahead with the 'Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang economy leap BNK project' after holding a work report meeting for the second half of 2026.

The project focuses on expanding integrated financial support for companies and ordinary people in Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province. BNK Financial plans to pursue financial support linked to local government policies, expand cooperation with regional strategic industries and identify tasks related to productive and inclusive finance.

It presented its key strategies for the second half as a shift to industrial finance, stronger capital market response capabilities, and artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation.

BNK Financial will first push to shift to an industrial finance system that supports the region's overall industries. Industrial finance treats anchor companies, partner companies and employees in key regional industries as a single industrial ecosystem, providing financial and non-financial services together.

A planned Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang business support centre will serve as a control tower for industrial finance. The centre plans to build a rapid credit review support system to help companies facing temporary funding difficulties due to changes in external conditions such as a weak currency and high oil prices. If needed, it will also provide non-financial services such as management consulting.

A BNK Financial official said, "At an important time when the region is at a turning point for a new leap forward, we will further strengthen the role of a local financial group and more firmly solidify the foundation for growing together with the region."