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FSC Chairman holds media briefing to outline 10 important achievements and progress in financial policy implementationMay 21, 2026

Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission held a media briefing on May 21 and announced ten key achievements and progress in the implementation of financial policies in the first year of the Lee Jae Myung administration. Over the past year, the FSC has sought to push for a major overhaul in the financial industry to make financial services more productive, more inclusive, and more trustworthy, and has been able to produce notable achievements in the following areas(a) decoupling finance from real estate and redirecting finance to productive sectors, (b) transforming financial services to better support people's livelihoods, and (c) making finance more trustworthy through effective management of market risks.
Vice Chairman presides over preparatory meeting to ensure seamless launch of National Growth Fund offered to ordinary citizensMay 20, 2026

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission held a preparatory meeting on May 20 to make sure a seamless launch of National Growth Fund offered to ordinary citizens from May 22. The fund will be offered for sale to ordinary citizens for three weeks from May 22 until June 11. Today's meeting was attended by officials from banks and securities companies where participants reviewed their preparatory work to make sure smooth operations regarding the sale of National Growth Fund to ordinary citizens. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kwon spoke about the importance of ensuring stability in system operation and preventing any inconvenience for the public. Since the fund is being sold to ordinary citizens, Vice Chairman Kwon asked financial companies to make sure to provide thorough explanations to prevent mis-selling.
FSC Chairman attends private-public joint seminar on National Growth FundMay 18, 2026

Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission attended a private-public joint seminar on National Growth Fund held with banks, financial investment businesses, private sector experts, and industry groups on May 18. At today's seminar, participants reviewed key outcomes of the operation of the National Growth Fund in the past five months and discussed ways forward to make sure that it can propel the supply of funds to productive sectors. Prior to the opening of the seminar, the Korea Development Bank (KDB) and three major regional financial holding groups signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance mutual cooperation and information sharing to promote a transition to productive finance and foster a regionally well-balanced growth.
Vice Chairman presides over joint consultative body meeting on security tokenMay 15, 2026

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over the second meeting of the joint consultative body on security token with officials from related organizations, industry groups, and private sector experts on May 15. In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman Kwon spoke about the importance of striking a proper balance between promoting innovation and ensuring accountability in the security token ecosystem. In this regard, Vice Chairman Kwon said that authorities will consider ways to allow the issuance of fractional investment securities through a pooling of identical types of underlying assets. With regard to the circulation of security tokens, Vice Chairman Kwon said that authorities will work to design a market structure that can boost efficiency in transactions, while ensuring fairness in competition and protection for investors.
FSC Chairman meets with young adults and holds talks on youth future savings programMay 14, 2026

Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission held a youth talk concert and met with young adults to discuss about key elements and benefits of the youth future savings program on May 14. In his opening remarks, Chairman Lee stressed the importance of providing hope and opportunities to young adults to make sure that they are able to accumulate assets and build their own future. In this regard, Chairman Lee outlined key elements and benefits of the youth future savings program and said that asset formation of young adults should not be treated as a personal financial issue but as a collective problem for the whole society. Thus, Chairman Lee said that the government and the financial sector should play a more active role in investing in the future of young adults.
FSC, OKC and KFTC sign MOU with banks to facilitate overseas Koreans to use digital consular certificate for financial power of attorneyMay 13, 2026

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission attended the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing event between related authorities and eight domestic banks to facilitate overseas Koreans to use digital consular certificate for financial power of attorney on May 13. The FSC, the Overseas Koreans Agency, and the Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute signed an agreement with eight domestic banks to set up a digital consular certificate system to be used by overseas Koreans for financial power of attorney. The service is expected to be launched in July this year and overseas Koreans will no longer have to send in via mail paper documents to their proxies in Korea. Speaking about the significance of this service, FSC Vice Chairman Kwon said that this is another area where the financial sector can step up to actively implement social responsibility to meet the government's inclusive policy for overseas Koreans.
FSC Chairman visits Furiosa AI headquarters and holds talks with key AI companiesMay 12, 2026

Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission visited Furiosa AI's headquarters and held a meeting with key domestic AI companies on May 12. During his visit, Chairman Lee toured the company's AI chips manufacturing and research facilities and had talks on the significance of AI transformation and ways to make sure that the AI industry and relevant infrastructure development get sufficient financial support. In this regard, Chairman Lee said that the National Growth Fund has already approved KRW2 trillion worth of investments in the AI sector between January and April of this year to ensure a sufficient level of venture capital provision. Moving forward, Chairman Lee said that the government's financial policy will be more closely aligned with industrial policy to facilitate the financing of technologically promising enterprises.
Vice Chairman presides over meeting on e-claim system for private indemtiny health insuranceMay 11, 2026

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided overameeting on the e-claim system for private indemnity health insurance with officials from related ministries and industry groups on May 11. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kwon spoke about the significance of introducing the e-claim system as it has helped to boost the convenience of consumers in the private health insurance claims process. However, since certain EMR (electronic medical record) companies have yet to join the e-claim system, Vice Chairman Kwon said that authorities will continue to work with those EMR companies to encourage their participation and make the e-claim system available from more health care service providers.
FSC Chairman meets with young startup entrepreneurs at NEST AI-Lab launch event May 08, 2026

Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission attended the launch event for NEST AI-Lab, a startup incubation program operated by the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, and held talks with young startup entrepreneurs on May 8. At the meeting, Chairman Lee said that the FSC and policy financial institutions will continue to work together to bring about improvements to the provision of financial support made available for startups and young entrepreneurs.
Vice Chairman presides over meeting on boosting venture capital capacity of financial investment businessesMay 07, 2026

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission presided over the meeting on boosting the venture capital capacity of financial investment businesses with officials from related organizations and financial investment businesses on May 7. At the meeting, Vice Chairman Kwon spoke about the need for financial investment businesses to constantly seek innovative ways to provide venture capital to invest in innovative technologies and game-changing industries that have the potential to shape the future of industries. In doing so, Vice Chairman Kwon said that financial investment businesses should also seek ways to diversify their business models, bolster risk management, and make efforts to build trust with consumers.
FSC Chairman attends MOU signing on promoting development of startup and venture investment ecosystemApr 30, 2026

Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission attended the MOU signing event with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, five financial holding groups and related industry organizations for promoting the development of the startup and venture investment ecosystem on April 30. The MOU will facilitate the provision of funding support by five financial holding groups for the development of the startup and venture investment ecosystem, accelerating the transition to productive finance and helping to create conditions where anyone with an innovative business idea can make an attempt to launch a startup. At the event, FSC Chairman Lee spoke about the significance of todays MOU signing as providing a critical turning point for the governments Startup for All project and productive finance initiatives and helping to promote the startup and venture investment ecosystem.
Vice Chairman travels to the U.S. and visits Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Silicon ValleyApr 30, 2026

Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young of the Financial Services Commission traveled to the U.S. and visited Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Silicon Valley between April 26 and May 1. During his trip to the U.S., Vice Chairman Kwon met with venture capital firms and startup businesses and had discussions on ways to promote the development of the startup and venture ecosystem. In Silicon Valley, Vice Chairman Kwon also visited NVIDIA's headquarters and delivered congratulatory remarks at the KDB NextRound event.