KB Financial Group
KB Financial Group is one of Korea’s leading financial services provider offering broad range of financial products and services.
The Group was founded in 2008 to better serve clients, enable growth and deliver value in a rapidly changing financial environment. Its core strengths are expertise, broad customer base, wide distribution network and strong brand.
Under the Group, there are 13 subsidiaries including: KB Kookmin Bank, KB Securities, KB Insurance, KB Kookmin Card, Prudential Life Insurance, KB Asset Management, KB Capital, KB Life Insurance, KB Real Estate Trust, KB Savings Bank, KB Investment, KB Data Systems and KB Credit Information. Through its businesses, they provide integrated financial solutions and services to clients to help them achieve their financial goals and thrive.
Chinese megabanks cement nation’s economic prowess
Chinese megabanks cement nation’s economic prowess
Banks in China dominated S&P Global Market Intelligence’s top 50 lenders in the region.
KB Financial Group’s stable profile carried by non-bank subsidiaries
But the subsidiaries’ credit profiles weakened in the recent downcycle.
South Korea names 10 domestic systemically important banks for 2025
They are required to log a 1% additional capital surcharge in 2025.
KB Financial registers 2.5% growth in Q1 earnings
Net profits totalled ₩1.50t in the January to March period.
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