Growing into
a Global Financial Institution
2008 - Present
KB Financial Group, with its origin rooted in
Kookmin Bank and Housing & Commercial Bank,

was established in 2008 to better serve our clients and deliver more value. KB Financial Group has become a truly comprehensive financial group with a total of 13 subsidiary companies, having Woori Financial, LIG Insurance, Hyundai Securities and Prudential Life as new family members for the enhancement of business in the non-bank sector. As Korea's leading financial institution, we are providing a full range of financial products and services to our clients to make their financial lives better. We strive to innovate and move forward continuously to bring more value and drive growth.
2021
Dec
- KB Financial Group receives a “Leadership A” rating from the 2021 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Nov
- Prudential Life Insurance scores the best grade, AAA, for the insurance solvency from the Korea Investors Service for 3 consecutive years.
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KB Financial Group is ranked the Global No. 1 for the banking industry category on the “Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)” for the first time in the nation as a domestic financial institution.
- KB Insurance acquires the final permission to launch the Mydata project for the first time in the insurance industry.
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KB Kookmin Bank launches the financial platform for Z generation, “Live Next”.
Oct
- KB Insurance founds the “KB Healthcare”, the healthcare subsidiary for the first time in the insurance industry.
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KB Financial Group receives the “SBTi” certification for the first time in Asia as a financial company and in the nation.
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KB Kookmin Bank is certified to launch the KB mobile bank certificate and electronic signature authentication.
- KB Kookmin Bank acquires a 100 percent stake in Cambodia's Prasac Microfinance Institution (PMI).
- KB Kookmin Bank launches the “New Star Banking” that provides customer-centered banking services.
- KB Financial Group receives A+ in all files on the KCGS ESG evaluation for two consecutive years.
- KB Kookmin Card receives the A+ for the financial company’s Governance structure evaluation for two consecutive years for the first time in the credit card industry.
Sep
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KB Financial Group joins Renewable Electricity 100% (RE100) for the first time in the nation as a financial group.
Jun
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KB Financial Group proclaims the mid to long term carbon neutral strategy, “KB Net Zero S.T.A.R”
- Prudential Life Insurance ranked first as a “Good Life Insurance Company” for 12 consecutive years by Korea Finance Consumer Federation (2010 – 2021)
May
- KB Kookmin Bank launches the “KB Green Wave 1.5℃ Financing Package”.
Apr
- KB Financial Group joins SBTi and PCAF, the global environmental initiatives.
- KB Financial Group receives CDP’s Carbon Management Sector Honors for 4 consecutive years.
Feb
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KB Kookmin Bank joins the Equator Principles.
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KB Kookmin Card successfully enters the market in Thailand for the first time as a credit finance corporation in the nation.
- KB Asset Management exceeds KRW 100 trillion in operating assets.
Jan
- KB Financial Group is selected for the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index companies for three consecutive years.
- KB Securities launches a Vietnamese digital financial platform, “KB Fina”.
2020
Dec
- KB Financial Group concludes an MOU with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank.
- KB Kookmin Bank’s KB Mobile Authentication Certificate is finally selected in the pilot project for e-signature in the public sector.
- KB Kookmin Bank is ranked No. 1 in the bank sector in the 2020 National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) (14 times in total).
Nov
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KB Financial Group is named to the Global Sustainable Management Evaluation, “DJSI World Index” for 5 years in a row.
- KB Securities achieves WM customer asset of 100 trillion won.
Oct
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KB Kookmin Card launches mobile payment service “KB Pay.”
- KB Financial Group receives A+ in all fields in the KCGS ESG evaluation and selected as an “enterprise with the highest ranked in ESG.”
Sep
- KB Financial Group announces “coal-free banking” first as a domestic financial group.
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KB Financial Group officially launches Prudential Life Insurance.
Aug
- KB Financial Group is included as an affiliate of Prudential Life Insurance.
Jul
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KB Savings Bank launches mobile bank “kiwibank.”
Jun
- KB Financial Group signs a strategic partnership with The Carlyle Group
- KB Asset Management exceeds KRW 80 trillion in operating assets
May
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The numbers of subscribers of KB Kookmin Bank’s “KB Mobile Certificate” reaches 3.6 million
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KB Capital launches “Sunindo Kookmin Best Finance Corporation” in Indonesia
Apr
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KB Financial Group receives Carbon Management Sector Honors Award in the financial sector of “CDP Climate Change 2019” for 3 consecutive years
Mar
- KB Financial Group establishes “ESG Committee”, the group’s top decision-making body for ESG management
Feb
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KB Securities opens “Prime Center” to provide digital asset management service
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KB Kookmin Card opens “KB Daehan Specialized Bank’s branch” in Seonsok, Cambodia
Jan
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KB Financial Group is included in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for 2 consecutive years
2019
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 13 times for the first time in the banking sector
Oct
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KB Financial Group is named to DJSI World for 4 years in a row
- KB Financial Group ranks first on the 2019 Korea Corporate Governance Service‘s Governance Evaluation (for 2 consecutive years)
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KB Kookmin Bank launches “Liiv M”, a new mobile service that combines finance and telecommunications
Sep
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KB Financial Group signs up as a signatory to the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Responsible Banking
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KB Asset Management opens a representative office in Vietnam
Aug
- KB Financial Group receives ‘A’ from the S & P global credit rating
Jul
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KB Kookmin Bank opens the “KB Integrated IT Center” in which the IT infrastructure is concentrated in the new town of Gimpo Han River
Jun
- KB Financial Group receives an ‘A1’ from the global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service
May
- KB Securities obtains authorization for short-term financial business
Apr
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KB Kookmin Bank launches 'Palm Vein Recognition Service for Cash Withdrawals’
Mar
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KB Kookmin Bank opens 'IB Unit' in London
Feb
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KB Kookmin Bank opens its first branch 'Gurugram Branch' in India
Jan
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KB Financial Group is included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2019 for the first time in Korea
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KB Securities launches ‘Global One-Market,’ where foreign stocks can be traded in Korean won
2018
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 12 times for the first time in the banking sector
Nov
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KB Kookmin Bank hosts “KB Digital Transformation Announcement Ceremony”
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KB Kookmin Card establishes “Data Open Lab” for big data convergence and commercialization
Oct
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KB Financial Group is named to DJSI World for 3 years in a row
Jul
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KB Kookmin Bank opens “Smart Dealing Room”
May
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KB Financial Group announces "KB Dream's Coming Project" aimed at expanding its corporate social responsibility
Apr
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KB Kookmin Card acquired specialized bank in Cambodia
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KB Kookmin Bank opens "KB Youth lounge", the first youth cultural space built by the financial institution
Mar
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The number of subscribers of "Liiv", a mobile financial service platform of KB Kookmin Bank, reaches 3 million
Jan
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KB Securities launches "KBSV", the Vietnamese subsidiary
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KB Kookmin Bank launched "Kbot SAM", a robo-advisor service
2017
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 11 times for the first time in the banking sector
Oct
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KB Kookmin Bank opens branch in Tuek Thla, in Cambodia
- KB Securities acquires Maritime Securities Incorporation in Vietnam
Sep
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KB Financial Group is named to DJSI World for 2 years in a row
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KB Kookmin Bank launches “Liiv TalkTalk”, a conversational banking platform
Jul
- KB Kookmin Bank adopts Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a global data security standard for credit card
May
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KB Kookmin Bank introduces palm vein authentication service
- KB Savings Bank launches Simple Authentication Service using fintech for security for the first time in the financial sector
Mar
- KB Financial Group files patent application for enhanced app security using blockchain technology
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KB Kookmin Bank launches KB Micro Finance Myanmar for improving Myanmar’s housing environment
- KB Kookmin Card launches Fraud Detection System (FDS) using AI technology
Feb
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KB Kookmin Bank’s Individual Savings Account reaches a balance of KRW 1 trillion
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KB Insurance launches Visual ARS service for the first time in the general insurance sector
Jan
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Kookmin Bank Hong Kong Limited turns into branch status
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The number of subscribers of “Liiv”, mobile financial service platform, reaches 1 million
2016
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 10 times for the first time in the banking sector
Nov
- KB Kookmin Card launches "Liiv Mate", Korea's first convergence membership platform between finance and telecommunication
Sep
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KB Financial Group is named to DJSI World for the first time
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KB Kookmin Bank launches "Liiv KB Cambodia", a global digital bank in Cambodia
Aug
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The number of KB Kookmin Bank's retail customers exceeds 30 million for the first time in the banking sector
Jun
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KB Kookmin Bank launches "Liiv", a mobile financial service platform
- KB Capital launches 'KB ChaChaCha', an online platform for buying and selling used cars
May
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Hyundai Securities is merged with
KB Financial Group -
KB Financial Group opens the first branch in branch specialized in corporate finance for the first time in the financial sector
Feb
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KB Capital signs joint venture agreement to establish automobile hire-purchase finance company in Laos
- KB Financial Group acquires stake in FinTech start-up through crowdfunding for the first time in the financial sector
Jan
- KB Financial Group obtains ISMS certification for the first time among financial holding companies
2015
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank starts
"Nara Sarang Card" business -
KB Kookmin Bank ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 9 times for the first time in the banking sector
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KB Kookmin Bank opens branch in Shanghai, China
Oct
- KB Financial Group is named to DJSI Asia Pacific for 7 consecutive years
Sep
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KB Financial Group opens branch in branch combining bank, securities, general insurance and life insurance for the first time in the industry
Aug
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KB Kookmin Bank launches
'KB bizstore', a FinTech business platform for enterprises
Jun
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KB Insurance officially launches
Apr
- KB Financial Group opens Cheongdam PB Center, the-first-of-its-kind branch in branch
Mar
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KB Financial Group opens
KB FinTech HUB center
Jan
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KB Financial Group launches incubation initiatives for
FinTech start-ups
2014
Nov
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Jong Kyoo Yoon is appointed to KB Financial Group Chairman and KB Kookmin Bank CEO
Jun
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KB Financial Group signs stock purchase agreement to acquire
LIG Insurance
Apr
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KB Capital signs MOU with Mahindra Finance to establish a joint auto financing firm
Mar
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KB Capital officially launches as KB Financial Group's eleventh affiliate
Jan
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YHS Savings Bank is merged with
KB Savings Bank
2013
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank opens representative office in Yangon, Myanmar
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KB Kookmin Bank ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 8 consecutive years for the first time in the banking sector
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KB Kookmin Card ranks first in National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for 2 consecutive years
Sep
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YHS Savings Bank is merged with
KB Financial Group
Jul
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Young Rok Lim is appointed to
KB Financial Group Chairman
Apr
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KB Kookmin Bank re-starts national housing fund business
Mar
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KB Kookmin Card enacts Charter of Consumer Rights
Feb
- KB Kookmin Bank enacts Charter of KB Consumer Rights
Jan
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KB Asset Management's AuM exceeds KRW 30 trillion
2012
Nov
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KB Kookmin Bank launches Kookimin Bank (China) Limited and branch in Beijing, China
Sep
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KB Kookmin Bank signs MOU with ADCB of United Arab Emirates
Aug
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KB Kookmin Bank opens branch in Osaka, Japan
Jun
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KB Kookmin Bank signs business agreement with ICIC Bank of India and opens Mumbai representative office in Mumbai, India
Mar
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KB Kookmin Card launches smartphone app
Feb
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KB Financial Group launches financial education program named "KB Economy & Financial Education Class"
- KB Kookmin Bank achieves triple crown in international IT certifications triple crown for the first time in the industry
Jan
- KB Savings Bank
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KB Savings Bank is founded
2011
Dec
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KB Kookmin Bank hosts "2011 KB Good Job Live Interview Job Fair"
Jun
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KB Kookmin Bank opens branch in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
May
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KB Financial Group establishes
KB Foundation -
The number of KB Kookmin Bank's smart phone banking users exceeds
1 million for the first time in Korea
Mar
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KB Kookmin Card officially launches as a stand-alone credit card firm
Jan
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KB Kookmin Bank starts job fair program named "KB Good Job"
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KB Kookmin Bank opens its first and second "樂star Zone", exclusive branch for college students
2010
Dec
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KB Financial Group starts "Warm Winter Sharing" volunteer campaign (has been running every December since 2010)
Nov
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KB Kookmin Bank obtains
ISO 9001/14001 certification
Sep
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KB Kookmin Bank opens the Korea's first moving automated bank branch
Aug
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Yoon Dae Euh is appointed to KB Financial Group Chairman
Jul
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KB Kookmin Bank opens branch in Suzhou, China
May
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KB Financial Group starts "Community Service Month" volunteer campaign (has been running every May since 2010)
Apr
- KB Kookmin Bank launches "KB Star Banking" service
Feb
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KB Financial Group introduces integrated loyalty program for customers
Jan
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KB Financial Group opens the first branch in branch combining bank and securities firm
2009
Nov
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KB Kookmin Bank obtains international certifications for all of its IT services for the first time in the Korean financial sector
Oct
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KB Financial Group is named an industry leader in Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
- KB Financial Group is included in DJSI Asia Pacific for the first time
Jul
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KB Startup Investment changes company name to KB Investment
Jun
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KB Life Insurance opens the first branch in Mapo, Seoul
Apr
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KB Financial Group launches the first hybrid products combining banking, credit, securities and insurance features: KB Plustar Account, KB Plustar SAVE Card
2008
Oct
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KB Financial Group becomes listed on the Korea Stock Exchange
Sep
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KB Financial Group Inc. officially launches and becomes listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Jul
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Young Gi Hwang is appointed to KB Financial Group Chairman
