Shinhan Bank President Sung Hyuk Jung Stresses 'Acceleration': "Productive Finance Is the Mission of Banks"

Shinhan Bank Holds 2026 First Half Management Strategy Meeting
Keyword: "Acceleration: Race to the Future"
Shares Five Key Strategic Directions Including Productive Finance

Sung Hyuk Jung, President of Shinhan Bank, emphasized, "Banks have the essential mission of ensuring that funds flow into productive uses," and added, "We will take a more proactive approach to revitalizing productive finance."

Sung Hyuk Jung, President of Shinhan Bank, is speaking at the "2026 First Half Management Strategy Meeting" held on the 5th at Shinhan Bank Headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Provided by Shinhan Bank

On January 5, President Jung held the "2026 First Half Management Strategy Meeting" at Shinhan Bank Headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, with executives and employees in attendance, where he outlined this direction. This management strategy meeting was held under the annual strategic goal, "Finance for the Future! Excellent Execution! Change We Create Together!" with the keyword "Acceleration: Race to the Future."

President Jung reviewed the major achievements of the past year and shared this year's key strategies and detailed action plans. He stressed, "This year, we must establish a clearer direction and method, and accelerate our efforts," presenting five strategic directions: ▲ revitalizing productive finance ▲ establishing a customer-centric solution system ▲ effectively advancing AX and DX (artificial intelligence and digital transformation) ▲ strengthening company-wide innovation momentum ▲ establishing sustainable trust.

President Jung first mentioned the group's productive and inclusive finance investment plan, announced in November last year, totaling 110 trillion won. He emphasized, "Banks have the essential mission of supplying funds stably to households and companies, while ensuring that these funds flow into productive uses." He added, "We must take a more active role in revitalizing productive finance that supports corporate innovation and investment, regional community growth, and the fostering of future industries."

Regarding the business front, he stated, "We aim to restructure our operations to provide optimal solutions," and continued, "We will continue to drive innovation by offering greater value through 'asset management solutions' that combine diverse expertise, regardless of service channel."

On advancing AX and DX, he said, "Through the AX Innovation Group, we will enhance our AI execution capabilities, and employees must actively use new AI services, identify areas for improvement, and drive further development." He urged leaders to set an example. Regarding the newly established Future Innovation Group, he explained, "It will be responsible for identifying future target customer segments and new revenue sources, as well as driving channel transformations and innovative businesses to strengthen Shinhan Bank's future competitiveness."

President Jung stated, "It is essential not only to strengthen systems and policies such as financial security systems and customer data protection frameworks, but also to ensure that employees handling customer information adopt even stricter standards." He added, "We will prioritize trust-the foundation of the financial industry-and further strengthen the protection of customer information."