7 month 8Major overhaul of financial platforms announced by KB, Kona I, and Kakao Pay
Kakao Pay Securities, Kona I, Korea Investment & Securities, and KB Kookmin Bank successively announced expanded partnerships and app-based services on 7 month 8 day. Key developments include AI translation enabling immediate trading during earnings calls, conversion of local currencies into KB Pointree, 24-hour gold price inquiries, and an overhaul of KB Star Banking’s retirement pension services.
Kakao Pay Securities, Kona I, Korea Investment & Securities, and KB Kookmin Bank successively announced expanded partnerships and app services on 7 month 8 day. The common theme is that users can immediately access translation, price information, local currency conversion, and retirement pension functions through the apps.
Kakao Pay Securities said on 7 month 8 day that it had launched an AI translation service enabling users to trade immediately while listening to an earnings call. It explained that voice or foreign languages would be translated in real time, allowing users to press the trading button in the app.
Kona I announced on 7 month 8 day that it would introduce a service for converting local currency into KB Pointree for the local currency ‘Incheon e-eum.’ On the same day, Kona I said it would expand local currency conversion linked to KB Pointree and broaden a mutually beneficial financial ecosystem.
Korea Investment & Securities said it would add 24-hour real-time international gold price lookup service to its app, 7month 8day. It introduced the service as allowing users to check international gold prices regardless of the time zone.
KB Kookmin Bank announced that it had revamped the retirement pension service on KB Star Banking on 7month 8day. It said that it had comprehensively changed the home screen, product search, transactions, inquiries, and authentication procedures.
Each company said in its announcement that it aims to enhance service accessibility and convenience.