Shinhan Bank

Shinhan Bank (신한은행 Shinhan Eunhaeng, SWIFT SHBKKRSE, numeric 088), is a bank headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Historically it was the first bank in Korea, established under the name Hanseong Bank in 1897. The bank was reestablished in 1982. It is part of the Shinhan Financial Group, along with Jeju Bank. Chohung Bank merged with Shinhan Bank on April 1, 2006.

Shinhan Bank
신한은행
TypePublic
KRX: 055550
NYSE: SHG
IndustryBanking
Founded19 February 1897 (1897-02-19)
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Key people
Wi Sung-ho, (CEO)
ProductsChecking accounts, Savings accounts, Insurance, Investments, Mortgages, Consumer finance
Number of employees
13,400 (2016)
WebsiteShinhan Bank
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationShinhan Eunhaeng
McCune–ReischauerShinhan Ŭnhaeng

Shinhan Bank started as a small enterprise with a capital stock of KRW 25.0 billion, 279 employees, and three branches on July 7, 1982. Today, it has transformed itself into a large bank, boasting total assets of KRW 176.9 trillion, equity capital of KRW 9.7 trillion, 10,741 employees, and 1,026 branches as of 2006. As of June 30, 2016, Shinhan Bank had total assets of KRW 298.945 trillion (US$260 billion), total deposits of KRW 221.047 trillion (US$192 billion) and loans of KRW 212.228 trillion (US$184 billion). Shinhan Bank is the main subsidiary of Shinhan Financial Group (SFG).[1]

History

Shinhan Bank is the descendant of Hanseong Bank, the first modern bank in Korea. It was established by Kim Jong-Han in 1897, but began operating around 1900. It was originally located in a small house with only two rooms. One room was for the president, Yi Jae-Won, and the other room was for the staff. The bank operated by borrowing money from Japanese banks at low interest rates and then loaning it out for twice the rate to the Korean market. The Bank was successful because despite lending out money at twice the rate it borrowed it at, the bank's interest rates were still far lower than what could be obtained elsewhere in Korea at that time.[2]

In an anecdotal story the bank's first property to use as collateral on a loan happened to be a donkey. The bank staff were challenged to feed and care for their collateral as the loan was out.[2]

In March 2013, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea said that Shinhan Bank reported that its Internet banking servers had been temporarily blocked.[3] The South Korean government asserted a North Korean link in the March cyberattacks, which has been denied by Pyongyang.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Shinhan Bank". www.relbanks.com.
  2. The Dawn of Modern Korea. Lankov, Andrei. EunHaeng NaMu. 2007.
  3. Choe Sang-Hun, "Computer Networks in South Korea Are Paralyzed in Cyberattacks", The New York Times, 20 March 2013.
  4. Lee Minji (April 10, 2013). "(2nd LD) Gov't confirms Pyongyang link in March cyber attacks". Yonhap News.
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