A South Korean company whose app lets users transfer money, take out loans, trade stocks and check their credit scores has raised funds at a valuation of more than $7 billion.
GIC-backed South Korean fintech eyes 12-fold growth, IPO by 2025
Viva Republica, operator of South Korea’s largest fintech start-up Toss, gained more funding for a US$7.4 billion (S$9.95 billion) value.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
S.Korea stocks gain on tech boost as Fed chief calms markets
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers * Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar * South Korea benchmark bond yield falls SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters) – Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South …
S.Korea stocks gain on tech boost as Fed chief calms markets
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers * Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar * South Korea benchmark bond yield falls SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters) – Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South …
Korea’s April childbirth hits fresh low
The number of babies born in South Korea declined to a fresh record low in April, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country’s gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A …
South Korea’s Coupang faces consumer backlash over deadly fire
Coupang, the South Korean ecommerce group backed by SoftBank, is facing a wave of consumer boycotts over its handling of a fire that killed one person and destroyed its biggest logistics centre. The …
South Korea’s Coupang faces consumer backlash over deadly fire
Coupang, the South Korean ecommerce group backed by SoftBank, is facing a wave of consumer boycotts over its handling of a fire that killed one person and destroyed its biggest logistics centre. The …
South Korea Tax Agency Explains Amendments to Capital Gains Tax for Property Transactions
The South Korean National Tax Service June 18 explained amendments to capital gains taxes for property transactions. The explanation includes: 1) applicable tax rates for the sale or rental of …
North Korea Likely Culprit in Cyberattack on South Korea’s Atomic Energy Institute
North Korean hacking group Kimsuky was one of the IP addresses tracked by an analysis following the cyberattack on the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute.
PUBG owner Chang Byung-gyu’s net worth could reach $3.5 billion with Krafton’s landmark South Korea IPO
The other parties that will benefit from Krafton s IPO are founder Chang Byung gyu s wife CEO Kim Chang Han and Tencent Holdings …