South Korea's Special Act on Financial Innovation Support has taken effect 1 April, marking the formal launch of the country's first financial regulatory sandbox.
April 2, 2019The FSC will review the applications with an aim to approving a preliminary licence for one or two new internet-only banks in May.
March 29, 2019The FSC wants to grant new internet-only banks three years' grace on Basel III requirements to ease the regulatory burden during the early stages of their business operation.
March 26, 2019The stock trading tax will be cut on the KOSDAQ, KOSPI and KONEX. Capital gains taxes on stock transactions to also be changed.
March 25, 2019The FSC will overhaul the corporate loan approval system used at banks to broaden the scope of assets start-ups can pledge to secure financing.
March 25, 2019As discussions progress on granting the FSS greater investigative powers, a local media report raised questions on the regulator's integrity, citing its 2018 requests that fines against its staff be dismissed.
March 22, 2019Lawmakers want the securities transaction tax abolished. The government want a more gradual approach. FSC chairman Choi Jong-ku welcomes either discussion.
March 8, 2019Highlights will include measures to accelerate financial innovation, approve online-only banks, launch a regulatory sandbox, and strengthen consumer and investor protection.
March 8, 2019South Korea's FSC is pushing to expand its oversight of conglomerates to include those that own other types of financial businesses besides banks.
March 7, 2019Moody's says the requirements are more conservative than existing limits on counterparty risk and will further reduce banks' maximum losses if a counterparty suddenly fails.
March 7, 2019