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KB Financial Group wins top prize at Korea JoongAng Daily Advertisement Awards

KB Financial Group won the top prize at the Korea JoongAng Daily Advertisement Awards for its community-focused campaign. Other notable winners included Wonju City Government and KHNP, recognized for their impactful ads.

2024-12-05

KB Financial beats expectations with $1.17B in Q3 net profit

KB Financial Group logged a 17.9 percent increase in net profit on year, bringing the accumulated net profit for the year to a record 4.4 trillion won.

2024-10-24

KB Financial Group to help expand Cambodia's digital financial sector

Yang Jong-hee, Chairman of KB Financial Group, met with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to discuss cooperation in digital finance.

2024-09-11

KB Financial Q2 net income hits quarterly high on increased interest income

KB Financial Group on Tuesday reported its second quarter net income soared 15.5 percent from a year earlier on the back of increased interest income.

2024-07-23

KB Financial hosts global talent workshop

The KB Financial Group's Global Talent Workshop invited 84 employees, from 12 different nations, of the group's five subsidiaries — KB Kookmin Bank, KB Securities, KB Insurance, KB Kookmin Card and KB Capital — for a global networking event.

2024-05-29

KB Financial Group, Blackstone to collaborate on 'joint investments'

KB Financial Group and Blackstone will expand their previous collaboration to joint investments under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday.

2024-05-20

KB Financial Group posts 30.5% net profit drop in Q1 due to ELS compensation

KB Financial Group reported net profit of $764.5 million, a 30.5 percent drop for the first quarter, due largely to the payout of compensation for losses from Hong Kong-tied ELS.

2024-04-25

Financial firms increased debt reserves 71% in 2023 over growing default fears

The nation's four major financial firms padded their debt provisions amid concerns over project financing defaults.

2024-02-13

KB Financial Group reports record profits for 2023

KB Financial Group reported record 2023 profits, despite falling short of analysts' expectations.

2024-02-07

New KB Financial chair pledges more social contributions

KB Financial Group’s new chairman promised to contribute more to society in his inaugural speech on Tuesday as the government pressures banks to redistribute record profits.

2023-11-21