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Jul

Viva Republica and Big Fintech in South Korea

Big Tech may have reached an apex in the United States and China, but in South Korea it is ascendant. In a country where chaebols have long been dominant, it is not hard to imagine internet companies – and indeed fintechs in particular – taking a similar path. And that…

Sep

Asia Banking Research

South Korea’s Toss Bank is in the money

After a rocky 2019, South Korea’s Toss has performed strongly thus far in 2020. Despite the pandemic, Toss broke even for the first time in April. In late August Toss’s parent company Viva Republica announced it had raised US$173 million, bringing its total war chest to US$560 million and its…

Jan

Asia Banking Research

Viva Republica approved for South Korea’s third digital banking license

2020 is off to a good start for South Korean fintech unicorn Viva Republica. The PayPal-backed firm received preliminary approval from South Korea’s Financial Services Commission for a license to operates its neobank Toss Bank. Toss Bank will be permitted to offer a suite a retail banking services, including current…

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