Hana Financial Group and FSS Nurture 54 Young Financial Professionals

A Total of 171 Graduates Produced to Date

On July 23, Hana Financial Group announced that it held the final results sharing event for the “Hana Youth Financial Talent Development Project” at the headquarters of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul, and produced 54 outstanding young professionals.

Launched in 2022, this project is hosted by Hana Financial Group and involves collaboration with the Financial Supervisory Service as well as global big tech companies including Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and SK Telecom. To date, the project has produced a cumulative total of 171 graduates.

This year, 54 university students in 13 teams who presented exceptional ideas during the “Innovation Technology-Based Idea Competition” were selected to participate in an intensive four-month training program.

Participants completed a practical curriculum including finance and ESG education, mentoring from industry experts, and financial consumer protection. In particular, the software-focused instruction was tailored for each individual, with a basic and an advanced class offered.

On July 15 and 16, participants teamed up with students from “SKT FLY AI” — SK Telecom’s AI talent development program — for a hackathon. Under the theme “AI Services for an Inclusive Future,” the teams proposed ideas addressing support for the disadvantaged, sustainable social solutions, and AI services for digitally marginalized communities.

During the program, Hana Financial Group matched each of the 13 teams one-on-one with company employees as mentors, providing about three months of hands-on experience researching and developing solutions applicable to actual business settings.

At the results sharing event, the “UniHana” team won the highest honor by presenting a solution on “Platforms for Corporate ESG Regulation Response and Risk Review,” receiving a certificate and a prize of 10 million won. In addition, a total prize fund of 30 million won was distributed to seven teams—including two teams receiving Excellence Awards and four receiving Distinguished Awards—for their outstanding ideas and achievements.

The top three teams will be offered a special opportunity to visit fintech companies, startup accelerators, and global financial institutions in London, one of the world’s leading financial hubs. All graduates will also receive preferential consideration should they apply for jobs at Hana Financial Group in the future.

A representative of Hana Financial Group stated, “We hope that the talents nurtured through this project will become key drivers of innovation within Korea’s financial sector and make a significant impact across the industry. We will continue to champion genuine talent development by providing robust scholarships to low-income university students and ensuring that young people can pursue their dreams without environmental constraints.”

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