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Nov

Why did K Bank postpone its IPO again?

South Korea’s No. 2 digital bank K Bank has postponed its IPO plans yet again, after seemingly having committed to a listing in the near future. This development comes as something of a surprise. K Bank posted a net profit of 85.4 billion won (US$64 million) in the first half…

Sep

Asia Capital Markets Research

K Bank IPO is now imminent

South Korean online lender K Bank is preparing for what could be the country’s largest market debut since 2022. After several false starts due to suboptimal market conditions, K Bank this time is committing to go forward with its long-awaited IPO. The listing should happen in late October.

Jul

Asia Capital Markets Research

How are Kakao’s two IPOs shaping up?

Two IPOs are better than one, as far as Kakao is concerned. The banking and payments arms of Korea’s super app are both preparing to go public in Korea in August. Kakao Pay, South Korea’s largest payments provider, which has 36 million users and is backed by Ant Group, plans…

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