Financial Sector Focuses on Securing Future Growth Engines

South Korea's major financial holding companies are recognizing the limits of growth centered on household loans and are shifting their funding focus to AI and advanced industries to secure new growth drivers. This aligns with the Financial Supervisory Service's emphasis on strengthening support for the real economy and industrial finance, providing the backdrop for major groups like KB Financial and Shinhan Financial to accelerate the enhancement of AI/data-based services and corporate finance competitiveness.

Hana Financial Group is expanding its financing for future industry infrastructure through initiatives like the 'Hana All-Growth Project,' participating in AI data center financing and K-defense export financing. Woori Financial Group is striving to rebuild its corporate finance sector by increasing transactions with large and medium-sized enterprises and strengthening supply chain finance. NH Nonghyup Financial is reinforcing its financial strategy based on agriculture and local economies, supporting smart farms, agri-food industries, and local small and medium-sized enterprises.

The long-term competitiveness of these financial holding companies is determined by their connectivity with future industry ecosystems.