BNK Financial Group
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| Native name | 주식회사 BNK금융지주 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | BS Financial Group |
| Company type | Public |
| Traded as | KRX: 138930 |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | March 2011 (2011-03) |
| Headquarters | Busan, South Korea |
| Subsidiaries | Busan Bank |
| Website | eng.bnkfg.com |
BNK Financial Group Inc. (Korean: 주식회사 BNK금융지주) is a financial holding company based in the Busan-South Gyeongsang region. It is one of the three regional financial holding companies in South Korea, alongside DGB Financial and JB Financial.
History
BNK Financial Group was established as BS Financial Group in 2011. Busan Bank, a regional lender, was integrated with its affiliates, including BS Securities, BS Capital and BS Credit Information under the new financial holding company. In 2014, BS Financial Group acquired Kyongnam Bank from Woori Financial. After acquiring Kyongnam Bank, BS Financial was renamed BNK Financial in 2015.
See also
References
- ^ "Korea's private equity firms mull jointly buying regional financial group". Maeil Business Newspaper. April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Busan Bank to set up holding firm this week". Yonhap. Seoul. March 14, 2011.
- ^ Kim, Sung-hee (April 14, 2016). "BNK establishes mobile banking service". Korea Joongang Daily.
- ^ "BS금융그룹 새 이름 'BNK'에 담긴 뜻은" . Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Busan. March 27, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Business data for BNK Financial Group:
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