Tag: South Korea

Locked out abroad: the identity gap Tomoarrow wants to close

Tomoarrow, a South Korean FinTech and RegTech company, has launched an eKYC solution designed to help international users verify their identities without needing locally...

Seoul’s financial watchdog targets AI hallucinations

The Financial Security Institute has built a new evaluation system aimed at catching the hazards that come with financial firms deploying artificial intelligence, including...

AI capex boom reshapes inflation and global markets

Artificial intelligence has outgrown its status as a mere technology trend and is now functioning as a macroeconomic force, according to new analysis from...

FSS moves to embed consumer protection in Korean finance

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), South Korea's financial watchdog, has entered into a collaborative agreement with six industry associations and training institutions aimed at...

US companies dominated top global FinTech deals in Q2 as investments...

Key global FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: Global FinTech investments grew 34% YoY in Q2 US companies secured three of the top 10...

Sumsub partners iMind amid South Korea AML push

Sumsub, a global identity verification and compliance platform, has joined forces with iMind to bolster fraud prevention and regulatory compliance across South Korea's payments...

Korea regulator acts on fund disclosure failures

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the country's financial regulatory authority, has launched a dedicated task force to redesign public fund prospectuses and make...

Bank of Korea called to adopt green monetary policies

Positive Money, a UK-based advocacy group, and the Institute for Green Transformation, a South Korean thinktank, have jointly called on the Bank of Korea...

How the Middle East crisis is reshaping inflation outlook

Global inflation dynamics are undergoing a significant shift, with fresh CPI data, central bank decisions, and energy market turbulence collectively redrawing the economic outlook...

Emerging markets: Why 2026 could be a breakout year

Emerging markets are heading into 2026 from a position of strength, underpinned by solid economic growth, strong capital inflows, and a shifting global monetary...

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