South Korea

South Korea’s deposit, loan interest rates rose in May

Average interest rate for new deposits rose 15 basis points from April.

Internet-only lender K-Bank’s users rise by over 2 million in Q2

As of end-June the banks said that it has over 6.19 million customers.

Chart of the Week: South Korean card payments to grow 4.9% through 2024

Average frequency of use is 136.2 times in 2020, higher than in France, US, and UK.

South Korean banks’ bad loan ratio hits record low in Q

Ratio of bad loans to total lending came at only 0.62% as of end-March.