Fintech 'Recruitment Fair' Korea Fintech Week 2020

Around 47 Hires Across 11 Companies

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] The 2nd Korea Fintech Week 2020, a fintech (financial technology) expo that opened online on the 28th, is hosting recruitment briefings by various companies and institutions including financial companies, fintech firms, and financial-related organizations.

According to the Financial Services Commission on the 30th, a total of 35 companies and institutions are participating in this expo and conducting recruitment briefings through videos and other means, including 12 financial companies, 21 fintech firms, and 2 financial-related organizations.

Among them, 11 fintech companies such as Money Station, Bigsol, OK Check, Allink, Winning Eye, Juna Fund, Sustainable Development Center, Jik Bank, Together Apps, Payple, and Korea Promissory Note Brokerage plan to hire around 47 personnel through this expo.

Applicants can submit resumes and other documents through the expo's 'Recruitment Hall' corner, and the respective companies will contact them individually to conduct interviews.

By entering the 'Employment Support Education Service' within the Recruitment Hall, visitors can also access video lecture content on fintech business, practical work, technology, and marketing by practical officials such as representatives of financial companies and fintech firms, as well as university professors in related fields.

Korea Fintech Week is an expo held annually by the Financial Services Commission since last year to raise awareness of fintech, activate investment, and expand global exchanges.

This expo consists of five sessions: ▲Opening Session ▲Special Session ▲Online Exhibition & Experience ▲Recruitment Hall ▲Voice Phishing Prevention Experience Hall, and anyone can view it through the internet homepage.

The Opening Session features a welcome speech by Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, along with congratulatory speeches from William Russell, Lord Mayor of London (Financial District Mayor), Bill Winters, CEO of SC Group, Pierre Perrin, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Korea, and Yoon Seok-heon, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service.

In the Special Session, presentations on domestic and international policies and industry trends such as Korea's fintech and digital finance innovation strategies, seminars by sector, and a RegTech showcase are held. RegTech is a compound word of Regulation and Technology, referring to techniques that use information technology (IT) to automate and streamline compliance with financial regulations.

Additionally, 150 booths showcasing innovative fintech services by domestic and international financial companies and fintech firms are operated.

At the Voice Phishing Prevention Experience Hall, visitors can indirectly experience voice phishing (the "gnome voice") and countermeasure case voices ("smart countermeasures"). Procedures for damage relief such as refunding victim funds and payment suspension systems are introduced. Various voice phishing and financial scam message prevention applications (apps) and related technologies available to financial consumers are also exhibited.

The Financial Services Commission originally planned to hold this event offline at Dongdaemun DDP in Seoul, but replaced it with an online event to prevent the spread of COVID-19.