Strengthening financing for maritime and advanced industries, with a focus on profitability and risk management

Using AI and developing financial experts to boost internal competitiveness

BNK Busan Bank will expand its financial support beyond ship financing to include ports, shipbuilding, and shipping. The bank aims to secure new growth drivers by using finance to support the industrial base of Busan and the southeastern region.


On the 23rd, BNK Busan Bank President Kim Seongju held a ceremony marking the bank's 59th anniversary in the main auditorium at its headquarters in Busan, attended by about 400 employees, and shared the bank's mid- to long-term management direction.


The bank plans to strengthen its stable earnings base through profitability-focused management and rigorous risk management, while expanding financial support tailored to local industries.

BNK Busan Bank is holding a ceremony to commemorate its 59th anniversary.

BNK Busan Bank is holding a ceremony to commemorate its 59th anniversary.

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Maritime finance will expand beyond ships to cover ports, shipbuilding, and shipping. Industrial finance will focus on supporting the growth of advanced local industries and innovative companies.


The bank also identified digital transformation and talent development as key priorities. It plans to improve efficiency by applying AI and digital technologies to its work, and to enhance the quality of financial services based on a strong understanding of customers and markets. It also plans to boost the organization's competitiveness by developing specialists in wealth management, corporate finance, and investment banking.


The bank will make financial consumer protection a fundamental principle across all its work. It will strengthen preventive protection measures across its products, services, and operations.



“I am deeply grateful to our customers and the local community for trusting and supporting Busan Bank over the past 59 years,” said Kim Seongju, president of BNK Busan Bank. “We will make customer trust our top priority and repay that trust with financial services that support the local economy.”


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