HYBE Becomes First K-Pop Company to Win at 'Adam Smith Awards Asia'

Special Award for Integrated Global Treasury Management
"Strengthening a Stable Finance and Treasury Management Foundation"

Members of HYBE’s Treasury team and representatives from JPMorgan’s Corporate Treasury Management division pose for a commemorative photo at the 2026 Adam Smith Awards Asia, held in Singapore on the 10th (local time). Photo courtesy of Treasury Today Group.

HYBE said on November 13 that it had won an award at a global finance and treasury management awards ceremony for the integrated treasury management system it developed as it expanded its overseas business. It is the first K-pop entertainment company to receive an award at the ceremony.

HYBE won the top award in the Judges' Special Award category at the 2026 Adam Smith Awards Asia, held in Singapore on November 10. HYBE treasury team members and representatives from JPMorgan's Corporate Treasury Services team, which collaborated on building the treasury management system, attended the ceremony.

Now in its 13th year, the awards are organized by Treasury Today Group, a specialist finance and treasury management publication. The awards assess corporate treasury management practices across the Asia-Pacific region, including operational efficiency and the use of technology.

This year, 345 entries were submitted from 21 countries, and companies including Alphabet and Alibaba Group also won awards in various categories. HYBE's Judges' Special Award is presented separately from the regular categories, recognizing originality and the use of new technologies, among other criteria. HYBE was the only winner in this category.

 

The judging panel highlighted HYBE's creation of a system that manages funds dispersed across countries from a single location, saying, "This is an impressive example of successfully integrating treasury functions and also demonstrates broad financial innovation to address the high level of regulatory requirements for publicly listed companies."

Since listing on the Korea Exchange's KOSPI market in 2020, HYBE has expanded its business beyond Korea and Japan to the United States, Latin America, China, and India.

A HYBE representative said, "As we expanded our business into multiple countries, it was important to strengthen our global treasury management capabilities to support that growth. We will continue to advance our finance and treasury management infrastructure in line with our 'multi-home, multi-genre' strategy, ensuring stable support for our artists' global activities and diverse businesses."

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