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- JB Financial Group Co., Ltd. JB Financial Group Co., Ltd. (175330.KS) is a South Korean financial holding company that provides comprehensive banking and related financial services through its subsidiaries, primarily targeting small enterprises, merchants, households, and self-employed individuals in domestic and select international markets. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Jeonju-si, South Korea, the group operates via key subsidiaries including Jeonbuk Bank, Kwangju Bank, JB Woori Capital, JB Asset Management, and JB Investment; these entities offer demand and savings deposits, loans (including personal, corporate, vehicle, real estate, and installment financing), credit cards, foreign exchange, wealth management, insurance, internet banking, safe deposit boxes, micro-lending, facility rentals, asset management in energy and resources funds, venture investments, securities brokerage, and currency exchange services. The group's banking segment constitutes the largest revenue source, supplemented by capital markets activities and asset management, with consolidated total assets reaching KRW 66.7 trillion and net income of KRW 677 billion as of December 31, 2024.
JB Financial Group maintains a strong presence in South Korea while expanding geographically into Southeast Asia, including operations in Vietnam (JB Securities Vietnam), Cambodia (via Phnom Penh Commercial Bank and JB Phnom Penh Asset Management), Myanmar (JB Woori Capital Myanmar), and representative offices in China and Vietnam; it holds a credit rating of AA+ from NICE Investors Service.
In recent developments, JB Woori Capital agreed in July 2025 to acquire an 85% stake in Indonesia's PT KB Bukopin Finance from KB Bank Indonesia for approximately KRW 29 billion to enter the Indonesian installment financing market, alongside securing a 40% stake in Aizen Indonesia (via a KRW 15 billion investment in Korean fintech Aizen) for electric two-wheeled vehicle financing tied to platforms like Grab and Gojek, pending regulatory approval expected within a year. Earlier initiatives include strategic investments in Vietnam's OKXE motorbike platform, Webcash Group for B2B solutions, Hanpass for remittances, and a 5% stake in Finda (KRW 14.8 billion in 2023); subsidiary renaming of Mega Investment to JB Investment; full ownership consolidation of JB Phnom Penh Asset Management; establishment of an integrated big data platform and carbon neutrality goal; and repeated recognition as an excellent ESG company by KCGS in 2020-2023, with inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Korea Index.