Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF

Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF

South Korea's Toss Securities said on Tuesday that it has appointed Richard J. Hagen as CEO of its US subsidiary, TSA Financial LLC (TSAF), and plan...

South Korea’s Viva Republica drops Korean IPO plan, seeks US debut

South Korea’s Viva Republica drops Korean IPO plan, seeks US debut

Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, has dropped its plan to go public in th...

Samsung’s Monimo set to disrupt Korea’s financial app market

Samsung’s Monimo set to disrupt Korea’s financial app market

Samsung Group, South Korea’s most powerful business group, is poised to crack the country’s financial app market — now crowded wit...

Hana Card, Toss Bank jointly launch PLCC card

Hana Card, Toss Bank jointly launch PLCC card

South Korea's Hana Card announced on Friday that it partnered with Toss Bank to launch its first private label credit card (PLCC), the Toss Bank Cre...

Toss Securities to establish New York subsidiary

Toss Securities to establish New York subsidiary

South Korea's Toss Securities will establish a subsidiary in New York, the US to to expand its overseas business. The company announced on Tues...

Toss Bank exceeds 10 mn customers

Toss Bank exceeds 10 mn customers

South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank saw that its subscribers surpassed 10 million. According to the company, it's been two years and...

Korean unicorns slow growth to focus on profits

Korean unicorns slow growth to focus on profits

South Korean unicorns, or startups valued at $1 billion or more, are slowing the pace of growth to shore up their bottom lines as they revive l...

Korean unicorns’ failed global expedition causes growth concern   

Korean unicorns’ failed global expedition causes growth concern   

Woowa Brothers Corp. and Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s most valuable unicorns, have pulled the plug on some of their overseas businesses ...

Toss Bank launches commission-free foreign exchange services

Toss Bank launches commission-free foreign exchange services

South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank said on Thursday it has launched commission-free foreign exchange services for the first time as a do...

Fintech platform operator Viva Republica revives IPO plan

Fintech platform operator Viva Republica revives IPO plan

Viva Republica Inc., the operator of South Korea’s fintech platform Toss, has revived plans to go public after pushing back its stock market d...

Toss Pay expands on-site payment in 42 countries

Toss Pay expands on-site payment in 42 countries

Toss Pay, the convenient payment service of South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss, said on Monday it has expanded its overseas on-site paymen...

Alipay’s Ant becomes No.2 shareholder of S. Korea’s Toss Payments

Alipay’s Ant becomes No.2 shareholder of S. Korea’s Toss Payments

Ant Group Co., the operator of China’s biggest mobile payment platform Alipay, has become the second-largest stakeholder of Toss Payments, the...

Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback

Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback

Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s fintech unicorn operating mobile financial platform Toss, is at a crossroads as its second attempt to sell ...

Hana Bank signs agreement for 24-hour forex trading

Hana Bank signs agreement for 24-hour forex trading

Hana Bank said on Friday that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Toss Securities for 24-hour foreign exchange trading at t...

Korean unlisted stock bubble bursts as interest rates rise

Korean unlisted stock bubble bursts as interest rates rise

Kurly Inc., Dunamu Inc. and other major South Korean unlisted stocks plunged as the fallout on asset prices from rising interest rates extended into...

South Korea’s unicorn startups, including Viva Republica, delay IPOs

South Korea’s unicorn startups, including Viva Republica, delay IPOs

South Korean startups that exceed $1 billion in valuations, known as unicorns, are pushing back their initial public offering (IPO) dates.The move c...

Korean startups turn to restructuring amid liquidity concerns

Korean startups turn to restructuring amid liquidity concerns

Hit by shrinking liquidity around the globe, startups in South Korea are coming up with different ways to cut costs, most notably in human resources...

Korea's Toss targets SE Asia, Japan with super app

Korea's Toss targets SE Asia, Japan with super app

South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss is evolving from a payment service app into a full-fledged financial service provider, or a super app, ...

Viva Republica poised to become Korea’s fourth decacorn

Viva Republica poised to become Korea’s fourth decacorn

Viva Republica Inc., the operator of fintech platform Toss, is revving up for a pre-IPO. When finalized, the company will become South Korea’s...

Korea’s Toss operator invests $5 mn in US startup fintech platform Republic

Korea’s Toss operator invests $5 mn in US startup fintech platform Republic

Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, is investing $5 million in Republic, a ...

Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

South Korea's top financial regulator is considering allowing banks to provide basically all financial services in single apps, emulating fintech pl...

Toss acquires Tada, taps into mobility market

Toss acquires Tada, taps into mobility market

South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss, which has been expanding its operations across the financial sector, is set to foray into the mobi...

Toss Bank debuts amid government's tightening of loans

Toss Bank debuts amid government's tightening of loans

South Korean government’s toughening stance on household loans is having a direct impact on the fast-growing internet banks in the country. Th...

Toss en route to being Korea’s first fintech decacorn; valuation tops $7 bn

Toss en route to being Korea’s first fintech decacorn; valuation tops $7 bn

South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss is en route to becoming the country's first fintech decacorn, or a company valued at over $10 billi...

Toss Bank to compete with K Bank, Kakao Bank from September

Toss Bank to compete with K Bank, Kakao Bank from September

Toss Bank in September will enter the race of internet-only banks in South Korea as the third player, competing against K Bank and Kakao Bank. Toss ...

KDB bets big on fintech platform Toss ahead of 2023 IPO

KDB bets big on fintech platform Toss ahead of 2023 IPO

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has decided to invest 80 billion won ($72 million) in the fintech startup Toss via a rights offering. This marks th...

Fintech platform Toss seeks $180 mn in fresh funding

Fintech platform Toss seeks $180 mn in fresh funding

South Korean fintech startup Toss is seeking to raise 200 billion won ($177 million) in fresh funding, which would almost treble its valuation to 8 ...

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