BNK Financial Group
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Native name | 주식회사 BNK금융지주 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | BS Financial Group |
| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 138930 | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | March 2011 |
| Headquarters | , 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.[1]
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.[2] In 2014, BS Financial Group acquired Kyongnam Bank from Woori Financial.[3] After acquiring Kyongnam Bank, BS Financial was renamed BNK Financial in 2015.[4]
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" [The meaning behind the new name of BS Financial Group, 'BNK']. Yonhap News Agency (in 한국어). Busan. March 27, 2015.
External links
- Official website
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