Recognized at the 10th Financial Day Ceremony Hosted by the Financial Services Commission
Honored with the National Order of Merit in Inclusive Finance, Along with the Chairman's Award and Financial Supervisory Service Award
On the 28th, at the '10th Finance Day' commemorative ceremony hosted by the Financial Services Commission, Choi Woohyung, CEO of K Bank (third from the left), and employees are taking a commemorative photo. K Bank
On October 28, K Bank announced that it had been recognized for its contributions to the development of the financial industry and the realization of innovative finance, receiving the National Order of Merit in the Inclusive Finance category and other awards at the ceremony celebrating the 10th Financial Day.
At the 10th Financial Day ceremony hosted by the Financial Services Commission, four K Bank employees were honored for the first time.
In the Inclusive Finance category, Kim Sungho, Manager of the Customer Service Team, received the National Order of Merit, while Lee Dajeong, Manager of the Credit Team, was awarded the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission's Award. Notably, the National Order of Merit is the second-highest honor after the Order of Merit and K Bank was the only internet bank to receive this recognition.
In the Innovative Finance category, Yoon Hyeryeong, Head of the AML Team, received the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission's Award, and Kim Hongjong, Head of the Data AI Service Team, was awarded the Financial Supervisory Service Award.
Kim Sungho, who received the National Order of Merit in the Inclusive Finance category, significantly enhanced the convenience of financial services by automating the identity verification process through a self-authentication (facial recognition) system, addressing customer inconvenience caused by the increased number of identity verification cases due to suspicious transaction detection.
Furthermore, he was highly praised for introducing the "Immediate Account Unfreezing" system to prevent "account freezing" scams, a common voice phishing tactic, thereby strengthening the financial safety net.
Upon receiving the award, Manager Kim stated, "Thanks to my colleagues who worked together toward the goal of creating a safe internet bank where anyone can transact with confidence, I was able to receive this honor," adding, "I will continue to work hard to protect our customers' assets more securely."
Manager Lee, who received the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission's Award in the Inclusive Finance category, was recognized for her contribution to preventing rental fraud, which has become a major social issue, by launching the "Safe Rental Home Scan" service to help prevent infringements on rental rights and non-return of deposits.
Yoon, who won the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission's Award in the Innovative Finance category, contributed to government policy development by leading task force activities related to the virtual asset market and proposing improvements to real-name account review standards and non-face-to-face account opening systems.
Kim, who received the Financial Supervisory Service Award in the Innovative Finance category, strengthened K Bank's competitiveness in technology-driven innovative finance by leading a project to build financial-specialized generative AI and advancing AI-based financial fraud detection and internal control systems.
A K Bank representative stated, "We achieved this milestone by being recognized for our systems and services that address social issues such as voice phishing and rental fraud through AI and data technology," adding, "We will continue to contribute to the innovation and development of the financial industry and lead 'innovative finance in everyday life.'"
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