JB Financial holds global forum to strengthen digital leadership

JB Financial Group Chairman Kim Ki-hong hosted the 2025 JB Forum in a move to strengthen its digital finance leadership, including strategies to integrate financial services with technology for enhanced international collaboration, the group said Thursday. The Jeolla Province-based financial group seeks to transition from a traditional financial services provider into a digital-centric financial innovator, as indicated by the forum participants spanning leading fintechs and platform operators from Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia. The group held the forum from Oct. 30 to 31 at Aurum Campus, its training center in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province. The forum’s theme, “Hello Tomorrow,” underscored the group’s vision of transforming today’s partnerships into tomorrow’s competitive advantage — an approach that reflects the growing urgency for financial institutions to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and cross-border digital ecosystems. The two-day event convened key partners including Finda, Hanpass, Webcash, Infina and OKXE. Finda is a Korean fintech offering online loan compariWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times