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Vice Chairman holds meeting and discusses ways to make financial services more accessible for people with disabilitiesApr 15, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with related organizations and industry groups on April 15 and held discussions on ways to make financial services more accessible for people with disabilities. In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman Kim outlined the government's three major policy directions intended to make financial services more accessible for people with disabilities and spoke about the importance of making financial services more inclusive. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kim said that the government will seek to (a) resolve inconveniences in financial transactions experienced by those with disabilities, (b) promote the development of more tailored services and products for those with disabilities, and (c) work to prevent fraudulent activities and financial crimes targeting people with disabilities.
FSC and Busan Metropolitan City Government sign MOU on one-stop financial and welfare assistance programApr 11, 2025

Chairman Kim Byung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission and Mayor Park Heong-joon of the Busan Metropolitan City Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 11 to enhnace cooperation in facilitating the provision of comprehensiveone-stopfinancial and welfare assistance program to local residents in Busan. Various microfinance assistance programs will be made available in Busan as officials plan to make visits to different districts in Busan to offer face-to-face consulting services. While speaking about the importance of maintaining cooperation with local governments to boost the effectiveness of policy implementation, Chairman Kim said that the FSC and related financial organizations will closely cooperate with the Busan Metropolitan City Government in providing practical assistance to help vulnerable individuals to recover and regain footing financially.
FSC Chairman attends 3rd fintech open networking dayApr 10, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission attended the 3rd fintech open networking day held on April 10 and delivered a speech highlighting the importance of deepening cooperation between financial companies and fintech businesses. While speaking about the importance of providing support for the scale-up and overseas expansion of fintech services, Chairman Kim said that the financial authorities will continue to work to remove regulatory barriers and facilitate financial holding companies to more actively invest in fintech businesses. Various financial companies along with Fintech Center Korea participated in the event and presented their plans to provide assistance for fintech businesses in their overseas business expansion efforts.
Vice Chairman holds meeting to monitor progress of Personal Credit Management and Debtor Protection ActApr 09, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with officials from related organizations and industry groups on April 9 to discuss the progress of implementing the Personal Credit Management and Debtor Protection Act. This law provides strengthened protections for individual debtors throughout the entire process of personal debt management. Between October 17, 2024 when the law became effective until March 14, 2025, the number of debt workout applications filed with financial companies stood at 56,005, and among them, 44,900 cases have entered into debt workout programs. To actively promote the use of personal debt management services made available by financial sectors, Vice Chairman Kim said that is it crucial to maintain close communication and cooperation between the financial authorities and the financial industry. Meanwhile, the six-month grace period granted for implementing this law will be lifted according to initially set schedule on April 16, 2025.
FSC Chairman holds meeting with CEOs of securities businessesApr 09, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission held a meeting with the CEOs of ten major comprehensive financial investment business entities (CFIBEs) and introduced the government's plans to improve the competitiveness of corporate financing by securities firms on April 9. In his opening remarks, Chairman Kim underscored the important role of capital markets in making sure that our economy maintains vitality and continues to grow in the future. In this regard, Chairman Kim said that the plans being introduced today are intended to boost the role of securities businesses in corporate financing. While speaking about theneed to seek innovation in their business operations and actively participate in value-up efforts, Chairman Kim said that securities businesses need to also strengthen risk management and internal control practices. To promote innovation and ensure stability in the capital markets, Chairman Kim called for close cooperation between the financial authorities and the securities business sector.
Vice Chairman presides over kick-off meeting of capital market strategy forumApr 08, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over the kick-off meeting of capital market strategy forum with officials from related organizations and private sector experts on April 8. At the meeting, participants reviewed the progress of capital market reform agendas and discussed mid- to long-term policy strategies. In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman Kim spoke about various downside risks presented by uncertainties at home and abroad and underscored the need to make consistent efforts for the advancement of our capital markets. Touching upon the progress made in the past few years, Vice Chairman Kim said that the government has been working to make improvements based on the following three key principles--(a) establishing a fair and transparent market order, (b) making capital markets more accessible for both domestic and foreign investors, and (c) promoting corporate management practices centered on shareholder values. To make sure that capital market reform agendas can continue to be implemented in a consistent manner in the future, Vice Chairman Kim said that the capital market strategy forum was established to seek new reform agendas and ensure continuous discussions.
FSC Chairman presides over market monitoring meeting to review market situations and discuss response strategiesApr 07, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with officials from related organizations and financial industry groups on April 7 to review market situations and discuss response strategies. In his opening remarks, Chairman Kim spoke about significant market uncertainties presented by U.S. tariffs and the importance of ensuring a stable management over our economy and financial markets for the next two months until the next administration comes into place. To this end, Chairman Kim said that the financial authorities will spare no effort in makingsure that KRW100 trillion market stabilization program can be put to use anytime when it becomes necessary. Moreover, Chairman Kim stressed the importance of maintaining policy consistency and ensuring continuous implementation of financial policies according totheir own implementation timetableto ensure market confidence.
FSC Chairman attends policy conference jointly organized by BOK and KIFApr 03, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission attended apolicy conference jointly organized by the Bank of Korea and the Korea Institute of Finance on April 3. The policy conference was held to facilitate discussions on the problem of concentration of credit on real estate assets and ways to resolve this problem.
Vice Chairman holds meeting on debt workout program for small businessesMar 27, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission met with officials from related organizations and microfinance support center on March 27 and held talks on the provision of debt workout assistance made available for small merchants and self-employed business owners under the new start fund program. The government-sponsored debt workout program has been in place since October 2022 and the scope of partnership organizations and its eligibility criteria have been expanded since then to make assistance available for a broader group of businesses. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kim underscored the significance of backstop provided by this program for small merchants and self-employed business owners who are struggling to restart or regain footing. Prior to the meeting, Vice Chairman Kim took time to visit a business that has been able to continue to operate despite pandemic-era difficulties with assistance provided by the debt workout program.
Vice Chairman presides over 10th consultative body meeting on policy finance supportMar 26, 2025

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over the 10th consultative body meeting on policy finance support with officials from related ministries and policy financial institutions on March 26. At the meeting, officials reviewed the progress of policy funds being frontloaded toward the early months of the year and announced detailed plans for supplying policy funds for the semiconductor and nuclear power industries. In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman Kim highlighted the role of the consultative body in efficiently coordinating and supplying policy funds in accordance with the needs of relevant ministries and industries and helping to enhance the quality in the provision of policy funds. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kim added that authorities will continue to work to improve the quality of policy finance support while adequately taking into account the needs of related ministries. At today's meeting, authorities also announced plans to set up a new fund in the amount of at least KRW100 billion for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the nuclear power industry. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kim said that the newly established fund is expected to help enhance the global competitiveness of Korea's nuclear power industry.
FSC Chairman meets with mid-sized shipbuilders in South Jeolla ProvinceMar 24, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission visited Mokpo, South Jeolla Province on March 24 and held a meeting with officials from local shipbuilders and related financial companies to discuss ways to facilitate the issuance of refund guarantees for mid-sized shipbuilders. In his opening remarks, Chairman Kim highlighted the importance of the shipbuilding sector in the economy and spoke about efforts made by the government and financial companies in promoting the issuance of refund guarantees to help revitalize Korea's shipbuilding ecosystem. In this regard, financial companies are encouraged to more actively support the issuance of refund guarantees for mid-sized shipbuilders to help improve their global competitiveness. After the meeting, Chairman Kim took time to tour a major local shipyard with officials from related financial companies.
FSC Chairman holds meeting on ways to enhance the role and capacity of savings banksMar 20, 2025

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission presided over a meeting with officials from related organizations and savings banks on March 20 and held discussions on ways to enhance the role and capacity of savings banks. In his opening remarks, Chairman Kim spoke about the importance of making consistent efforts to ensure prudential management and restore market confidence in the savings banks sector by establishing a sufficient level of loss absorbing capacity. At today's meeting, participants also discussedplansto enhance the role and capacity of savings banks, which include measures to expand the supply of microloans and financing opportunities in the regions outside the Seoul metropolitan area, boost the operational capacity of small and medium-scale savings banks, and facilitate prompt restructuring in the industry by temporarily easing the current MA requirements and bolstering the current liquidation and restructuring mechanisms available for real estate project finance loans. In the second half of this year, the FSC plans to announce additional set of measures intended to upgrade regulations on savings banks.