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Your very own bank for everyday life.

KakaoBank believes interactions between bank and the customer should be easier and more frequent.
It's your own bank that can be reached at any given moment of your everyday life through user-centric, innovative technology.
KakaoBank is not just another bank, but a 'reboot of banks’.

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2022
October
Designated as an identification service agency for the first time as an internet bank
October
Won the grand prize at the Pseudonymized Data Utilization Competition for 2 years in a row
September
Developed “KakaoBank score”, a credit scoring model based on alternative information
September
Added Miraeasset securities to securities brokerage account opening service
July
Enabled account opening with mobile driver's license for the first time as an internet bank
June
Opened content menu ‘Story’
March
Established ESG committee
March
Added Samsung Securities for securities brokerage account opening service
February
Launched 'Mortgage loan'
2021
November
Added Shinhan Investment for securities brokerage account opening service
November
Awarded Grand Prize for Pseudonymized Data Usecase Competition
October
Launched 'mini 26 days Savings'
August
Launched 'Mid-credit Plus Loan' and 'Mid-credit Overdraft Loan'
August
Listed on KOSPI
July
Launched dormant deposit/insurance fee search service
July
Launched KakaoBank Lottecard partnership credit card
June
Added application service for Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd. stock accounts
June
Adopt new credit rating system
January
Selected as 'Best Bank in South Korea' by AsiaMoney
2020
October
Launched 'Sunshine Loan'
October
Launched KakaoBank mini
July
Launched 'Banking' service
June
Added KB Securities for securities brokerage account opening service
April
Opened 'KakaoBank Mobile App 2.0'
April
Launched 'Partnership Credit Card' Issuance service
March
Launched 'AI Based, Automatic Savings for Piggy Bank Savings Account' service
February
Increased Housing Deposit Loan target to small business owners and launched 'Housing Deposit Loans for Youth'
February
Added NH Investment & Securities for securities brokerage account opening service
2019
December
Selected as 'Best Digital Bank' by AsiaMoney for third consecutive year
December
Launched 'Piggy Bank'
October
Awarded the Presidential Commendation in commemoration of the 'Day of Finance', in finance innovation category
October
Launched 'My Credit Information Season 2
(Credit Score Raise)'
August
Launched 'Mid-Credit Loan'
July
Two-year anniversary of KakaoBank launch (Savings & Deposits: 18.6 trillion Won, Loans: 12.0 trillion Won)
July
Exceeded 10 million customers
July
Selected as '2019 Korea’s Outstanding Employer'
May
Launched 'Saitdol Mid-Credit Loan for SOHO business owners'
April
Launched 'Loan Referral' service
March
Launched 'Securities Brokerage Account Opening' service
January
Launched 'WU Fast International Remittance'
January
Launched 'Saitdol Mid-Credit Loan'
2018
December
Awarded 'Voice Fishing Prevention Certificate of Appreciation' for second consecutive year by Financial Supervisory Service
December
Launched 'Group Account' service
November
Launched 'My Credit Information' service
July
First anniversary of KakaoBank launch (Savings & Deposits: 8.6 trillion Won, Loans: 7 trillion Won)
June
Launched '26-Week Installment Savings Account'
March
Awarded 'Best Digital Bank' from AsianBanker
February
Nominated as global top 50 innovative company by 'Fast Company'
January
Launched 'Housing Deposit Loan'
January
Exceeded 5 million customers
2017
December
Nominated 'Free App of the Year' in Apple Store
December
Awarded grand prize in Google Play’s '2017 Best of Awards', in Innovative App category
July
Exceeded 1 million customers
July
KakaoBank commenced business operations
April
Received full banking license
2016
January
Established Korea Kakao Corp. (to-be KakaoBank)
2015
November
Preliminary accreditation for banking

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