Tagged: seoul

November 2, 2026 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong once served as a primary launchpad for Asia’s cryptocurrency sector. Early exchanges, trading desks, and developer communities took root in the city, drawn by its common-law framework, deep capital markets, and proximity to both mainland China and global finance. That foundation helped seed… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency recently dismantled an international hacking ring responsible for stealing millions in cryptocurrency, leveraging advanced blockchain analytics from Chainalysis. This operation marks a critical step in combating the escalating wave of crypto-related crimes, which have surged globally in 2025, driven by… Read More

November 17, 2024 @ 6:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky is announcing the opening of its latest Transparency Center in Seoul, South Korea, reaffirming its commitment to delivering the best security assurance for its products and services. Located in the Kaspersky office, the new facility will provide “the company’s stakeholders with services ranging from… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global blockchain technology company and start-up accelerator Cronos Labs announced that it will participate as the main blockchain network partner of the ‘Seoul Web 3.0 Festival 2023’ (SWF2023), organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. SWF2023 aims “to enhance the competitiveness of Korea’s Web3 industry and… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial technology firm FIS (NYSE: FIS) is continuing to broaden its global merchant services footprint, announcing that its Worldpay from FIS merchant solutions are available in the fast0growing South Korean markets. Worldpay from FIS has teamed up with Seoul’s TossPayments, which is a South Korea… Read More

October 2, 2021 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cosmostation has been chosen by Kava Labs as the very first ecosystem partner to receive a certain portion of the $185 million Kava Ignition Fund. As mentioned in an update from Kava Labs, an open-source developer of financial services for decentralized finance (DeFi), the funds… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

F10, a leading Fintech startup incubator and accelerator program, has teamed up with Seoul Fintech Lab which is supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and K accelerator, a Fintech support center headquartered in Seoul. Through the partnership, both organizations will aim to expand their incubation… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global accelerator program Plug and Play announced on Tuesday the launch of its new office in Seoul, Korea. Plug and Play reported its Korea division will primarily focus on corporate innovation in the areas of Financial Services (Fintech, Insurtech, and Health) and Smart Cities (Mobility &… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Markus Jun, the founder and CEO of ICON Hyperconnect Public Representative, a leading block validator for the ICON network with $20 million in total staked value, and Hyperconnector, an official accelerator partner of the ICON Foundation & ICX Station Seoul. Markus… Read More

November 22, 2020 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Seoul Fintech Lab, which has been established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea, aims to transform the city into one of the leading financial centers in the world. The Fintech Lab’s organizers may be working closely with companies in Luxembourg. There’s an… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlockArrow Capital, an alternative asset fund focused on investing in the blockchain sector, reveals that there are 463 blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) focused developers that have created 13 new ICON Foundation projects for the ICON ecosystem. The projects have been developed thanks to… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), a financial regulator that examines and supervises financial institutions under the oversight of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is reportedly planning to look into the security of various Fintech platforms, due to unauthorized payments being conducted via Toss. Toss… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ICONLOOP, ICON’s technical partner, has reportedly been chosen to receive funding from K-Growth’s $100 million Fintech Innovation Fund. Markus Jun, founder and CEO of ICON’s Accelerator Partner and Seoul Launchpad of ICXStation, HyperConnector (online accelerator for the ICON ecosystem), noted via Twitter that one of… Read More

May 7, 2020 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Viva Republica Ltd., a company that manages Toss, one of the largest South Korean Fintech firms, is reportedly planning to secure around $200 million in additional funding from investors. This, after acquiring $64 million in August 2019. The company says the funds will be used… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bithumb, South Korea’s largest digital asset exchange, might invest over $8 million into the nation’s regulatory sandbox program and ecosystem. Through its subsidiary GCX Alliance, Bithumb’s management has shown intent to invest up to 10 billion Korean won (appr. $8 million) into Korea’s regulatory free… Read More

December 23, 2018 @ 9:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seoul School of Integrated Sciences and Technologies, often known as Assist, reportedly announced on Friday it is now offering an MBA program that is dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. According to Bitcoin News, the school described this new course as a master’s degree program… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scottish crowdfunded brewery BrewDog announced earlier this week it has continued its global expansion with the launch of its first bar in Seoul, South Korea. According to the brewery, this new bar is located in the Itaewon region of the city. BrewDog reported that the Itaewon bar will… Read More

September 5, 2017 @ 6:08 am By JD Alois  |  

  Marvelstone Group, the creators of LATTICE80 in Singapore, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to partner on Fintech. Earlier today, a signing event took place at LATTICE80 where representatives of Marvelstone Group joined with representatives from South Korea… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 11:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

British fintech company XNTree, member of the European fintech accelerator Level39, will set up shop in Seoul’s Yeouido financial district, according to Pulse. A celebration of the announcement coincided with the Seoul Global Fintech Demo Day event on 19 June.  XNTree and Maekyung Media Group have partnered to support Korean… Read More