Next Bank shareholders include Chunghwa Telecom, PX Mart, Mega International Commercial Bank, KGI Bank, the Shin Kong Group, and Trade-van.com.
March 30, 2022The new rules allow banks to use biometric authentication methods to fulfill identity authentication requirements for internet-based applications.
September 10, 2021The launch will mean Japan's LINE will be offering digital banking services in three of its biggest overseas markets, namely Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan.
June 4, 2021The FSC says LINE Bank’s report explaining its launch day system failure was not satisfactory. The regulator will ask the bank improves its operations.
May 12, 2021LINE Bank services crashed on Thursday due to "system overload" just as it launched new digital banking services.
April 27, 2021Next Bank is one of the three internet-only banks that was issued a licence by the FSC in 2019. The bank has yet to launch operations.
April 23, 2021Only LINE Bank employees will participate in the trial operations. Depending on the results, full operations could commence by late April.
March 25, 2021LINE Bank could launch trial operations as soon as mid-March, with a view to launching full operations within the first half of the year.
February 5, 2021Taiwan's new digital-only banks should offer innovative products and services instead of resorting to pricing competitions to attract clients, says FSC Chairman Thomas Huang.
December 17, 2020Despite the delays, operations are still likely to commence by year-end at the three new digital banks - Line Bank, Next Bank, and Rakuten Bank.
June 28, 2020