Kakao Bank’s H1 profit jumps 24% on fee, treasury gains
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10831815
- Published
- 2026-08-05 14:36:01
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-05 07:56:31
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Kakao Bank posted record first-half profit as rising fee income and gains from treasury operations helped offset slower household lending under regulatory curbs. Net income climbed 24.4 percent from a year earlier to 328 billion won ($229.7 million) in the first six months of the year, the internet-only lender said Wednesday. Second-quarter profit rose 11.5 percent to 140.8 billion won. Operating revenue increased 5.5 percent to 1.65 trillion won. Noninterest income, excluding interest earned on
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