Launching of “Box”, a digital platform for providing management support for SMEs
05
Opening of “IBK ChangGong (blue sky)”, a platform for promoting the business establishment
Opening of the newly reorganized “i-ONE Bank”
Being selected as a “Korea’s Excellent Call Center” for 13 consecutive years
03
Being awarded at the “2019 Korea’s Best Bankers” hosted by Seoul Economic Daily for social contribution and corporate finance
Launching of “IBK Phishing Stop” app that detects voice phishing in real time using AI technology
Establishment and implementation of “Digital Financial Kiosk” service
02
Investment of KRW 200 billion in cash by the government
Being awarded “Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service Awards” at the 8th “Public Finance Forum and Public Finance Awards” hosted by Financial News
01
Implementation of “Special Support Program for Small Business Owners and Self-Employed”
2018
12
Kim Do-jin, Chairman of IBK was awarded with the “Financing Expert of the Year” hosted by Maeil Business Daily
Being awarded the Excellence award at the “Eradication of Financial Fraud” hosted by the Financial Supervisory Service
Being awarded the Grand Prize in the Financing Consumer Protection category at the “2018 Aju Business Daily’s Finance and Securities Awards”
Being awarded the Grand Prize at the “13th Kyunghyang Finance Education Awards” co-hosted by Kyunghyang Shinmun, Financial Supervisory Service, and Credit Counselling & Recovery Service.
Opening of a branch in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
11
The number of corporate clients exceeds 1.5 million
Being awarded the Grand Prize in the banking category at the “Korea Internet Communication Awards”
Opening of an office in Vladivostok, Russia
10
Received 2018 Republic of Korea Financial Innovation Award hosted by Moneytoday
Received Comprehensive Grand Prize from 2018 Global Financial Expo hosted by Korea Business News
Opened Start-up NEST 「IBK Changgong(Start-up Factory)」at Guro
09
For the first time in the Financial Sector OR Industry, SME lending exceeded 150 trillion won
07
Launched Asset Management Service using Robo-advisor, 「i-ONE ROBO」
06
Implemented 「Message Banking·Voice Banking」 Service
05
Opened 「Big Data Portal and Platform」which supports customer management based on Big Data Analytics
Launched 「Smart Movable Collateral Mortgage Loan OR Movable asset-based loan」 based on the Internet of Things (IoT)
Designated as 「Korea’s Excellent Call Center」 operated by Korea Management Association for 12 consecutive years
04
Ranked No.1 in Technology Finance Evaluation sector by Financial Services Commission (Second half of the year 2017)
Opened 「IBK Namdong Love Daycare Center」 for children of SME workers
03
Opened the First Online Branch, 「IBK Ticket Monster Branch」
02
Launched 「Only-one Companion Loan」, a medium term loan with 1% range very low interest rate
2017
12
Opened Start-up NEST 「IBK Changgong(Start-up Factory)」at Mapo
Enacted and enforced 「Financial Consumer Protection Charter」
Implemented 「IBK Carbon Bank」which provide Energy-Saving Companies of Certificated Emissions Reduction(CER)
05
Designated as 「Korea’s Excellent Call Center」 operated by Korea Management Association for 11 consecutive years
04
Registered as IBK’s Finance Innovation Cases on The Case Centre
03
Ranked No.1 in Technology Finance Evaluation sector by Financial Services Commission (Second half of the year 2016)
02
Received the Best Financial Company Award in 2016 「One Company, One School Financial Education」hosted by Financial Supervisory Service
2016
12
Kim Do-jin took office as the 25th CEO of IBK
Won the Grand Prize (Financial Services Commissioner’s Award) in the finance category of the Aju Business Finance & Securities Awards
Crossed the 1.3 million mark in the corporate client count
10
Received the Grand Prize (Financial Services Commissioner’s Award) at the 5th Financial Consumer Protection Awards
Awarded the Presidential Commendation for financial innovation (fin-tech) on the 1st Finance Day
Launched 「Huik Dutch Pay Service」
Earned the Grand Prize (Financial Services Commissioner’s Award) at the 2016 Korea Financial Innovation Awards for 「i-ONE Playground Term/Installment Savings」
09
Won the First Award in risk management in the banks/savings banks segment at the 2016 Asia Today’s Finance Awards
Began 「IBK Commercial Area Info Service」
Launched a new product 「IBK Life Design Gift Trust」
Launched another offline-only product, 「i-ONE Playground Term/Installment Savings」
07
Introduced 『Huik~ Service(easy transfer + easy withdrawal)』 on i-ONE Bank
06
Began sales of 「i-ONE 300 Installment Savings」 and 「i-ONE Smart Account」
Announced 「IBK T-Solution+(Plus)」, an initiative for technology financing
05
Deployed 「Big Data System」 to utilize big data analysis for customized service and product development
04
Launched a new product, 「i-ONE Business Card Loan for Salaried Employees」
Introduced an alliance service, 「IBK-Samsung Pay」
Developed and commercialized 「IBK HOPE-funding Loan」 to provide guaranteed-credit for subscribers of Corporate Investment Information Forum in partnership with KODIT and Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC)
01
Began sales of 「IBK Stock-Trading Cash-back Account」 in partnership with IBK Securities
2015
12
Signed Partnership Agreement with Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) to support start-ups and high-potential businesses
Signed 「Corporate Partnership Agreement」 with KT&G to promote regional economies
11
Began bancassurance sales via i-One Bank
Began operation of 「IBK Financial Group FinTech Dream Lab」 to nurture FinTech businesses and create FinTech ecosystem
Opened Manila Branch in the Philippines
10
Started to Offer 「Youth Hope Fund : Charitable Trust」
09
Signed 3-Party Partnership Agreement with Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KIBO) and Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEIC) to provide funding for CEIC-recommended businesses to nurture creative industries
07
MOU with the Ministry of Unification to support settlement of North Korean refugees
06
Began 「i-ONE Bank (App.)」, one-stop platform for banking services
04
Held 「2015 IBK FinTech Dream Competition」 to identify promising FinTech businesses with great ideas
Launched 「IBK Successful Start-up Loan」 to support start-ups
Opened New Delhi Branch in India
03
Signed Partnership Agreement with Korea Internet & Security Agency to support the FinTech industry
Declared 「IBK T-Solution」, the first brand for technology financing in the financial industry
02
Held a signing ceremony for 「Corporate Partnership Agreement」 with Large Corp-SME Partnership Foundation
01
Launched 「H.O.P.E. Movement & 3 Innovation Initiatives」
Opened two Representative Offices—Jakarta Office in Indonesia and Phnom Penh Office in Cambodia
Signed 「Corporate Partnership Agreement for SMEs」 with Pyeongtaek City
2014
12
Signed 「Corporate Partnership Agreement for SMEs」 with Korea Rural Community Corporation
11
MOU with University of Seoul to support college education of vocation school graduates working at IBK
10
Went live with 「POST Next Generation System」, 4th generation IT system
09
Introduced 「Technology Investment Program」
Recorded 70,000 job-labor matches under 『Youth Employment Project』
08
Announced 「IBK Life Planning Service」, brand for retirement financing
Signed 「Corporate Partnership Agreement for Small Merchants」 with Korea Asset Management Corporation
07
MOU with the Ministry of Unification to support settlement of North Korean refugees
06
Reached 14 million customers (including individuals, corporations and institutions)
05
Signed 「Corporate Partnership Agreement for Small-sized Exporters」 with Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
03
Began a holistic marketing campaign, 「Go! Korea」
02
Opened Beijing Branch under IBK China Ltd.
01
Launched the 「10 Initiatives for Clean IBK Campaign」
Re-named as Public Institution
2013
12
Had the inauguration of the 24th CEO Kwon, Seon-joo
Won the 2013 Veterans and Merits Cultural Promotion Awards
Awarded the Presidential Commendation at the 「2013 Korea Volunteers Awards」
Named CSR Enterprise of the Year
11
Opened Hanoi Branch in Vietnam
10
Reached 2,000 in the number of unmanned branches
MOU with Unicredit of Italy
09
Named as the CSR Leader for Mutual Prosperity for two consecutive years
08
Won a notch upgrade of credit rating by S&P from A to ‘A+'
07
Launched IBK Savings Bank
06
MOU with the Overseas Edition of People’s Daily (China’s the biggest newspapers)
Signed the Agreement with JP Morgan (for training on IP/creative content financing)
05
Opened Suzhou Wujiang Sub-Branch under IBK China Ltd.
Received the Presidential Award for Institutions (Organization of Support Excellence) at the 2013 SME Merit Award
Opened 「SME Myeongpum Maru」, a showroom of SME products, at the Seoul Station
MOU with the State Bank of India
04
Opened Yangon Representative Office in Myanmar
Provided 100 billion won for the businesses operating within the Gaesong Industrial Complex, in consideration of chilling inter-Korean relations
03
Ranked 1st in top-of-mind awareness with newly launched commercials in 2013
Won the FSC Chairman Award (Institution) at the Small Loan Finance Grand Prize during the 2013 Small Loan Finance Forum
02
Opened 「IBK Cyber Dok-do Branch」 website (Singer Kim, Jang Hoon appointed as the Honorary Branch Manager)
2012
12
Awarded the Grand Prize at 『i-Eco Award Korea 2012』
Received the Composite Grand Prize at 『Korea Communication Business Grand Prize 2012 』
MOU with Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi of Turkey
MOU with Absa Bank of the Republic of South Africa
MOU with Small & Medium Industrial Development Bank (SMIDB) of Myanmar
MOU with Banco de Oro (BDO) of the Philippines
11
Signed MOU with Bank of China (BOC)
Won the Grand Prize at the 3rd App Award Korea for 「IBK Smart Touch」 (Organized by Digital Chosun Daily)
Surpassed 1 million in the number of 「Smart Banking」 users
MOU with Russia VEB Bank
10
MOU with the Korea Kindergarten Association for ‘My Happy Child Project’
Won the 2012 Korean Advertising Awards ‘Judge’s Special Award,’ and ‘Model of the Year’
Opened a Wuhan Branch in China
MOU with Spain Banco Santander
MOU with Australia New Zealand Bank
09
MOU with Deutsche Bank, Germany
Exceeded 1 trillion KRW in cooperative guarantee and insurance agreement products with ‘Korea Trade Insurance Corporation’
08
Exceeded 500,000 subscription for IBK Signature Card, ‘Cham-Jo-eun Chingu Card’ (Truly Good Friend Card)
06
‘Sin-seo-min Sun-gim’ Saving Account, giving high interest rate for small deposits, selected as the Best Banking Product for the first half year by the Kyunghyang Newspaper
Selected as Hit Item of the first half of 2012 for its ‘New Citizen’s Service’ account by Kyunghyang Shinmun
05
Selected special branches for Creative Content Financing
03
Exceeded 100 trillion of KRW in SME Loans
Awarded the grand prize at the 2012 thebell Risk Manager Awards for three consecutive years
02
Exceeded 3 trillion KRW in retirement pensions
Published a WIN CLASS Money Solution (monthly magazine for the investment techniques)
01
Received the commendation from the President as the 2011 excellent institute for job creation
2011
12
Selected as the best institution in the public with integrity evaluation for two consecutive years by Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission of Korea
Held an unveiling ceremony to commemorate being inducted into the Hall of Fame for winning grand prize for Customer Satisfaction Management
Acquired approval for its Basel II High-Level Internal Ratings based approach
Received the commendation from the President of Ministry of Knowledge & Economy in customer satisfaction sector of the 37th National quality Awards
IBK’s open recruitment selected as an excellent case study for 2011 Fair Society by Minister for Special Affairs
Selected as an outstanding institute for AML (FSS)
11
Received an Excellence Award from Korea’s Communication Awards 2011 in current Affairs Sector
Received the Presidential Citation Award at the Korea’s 3rd Human Awards
10
Acquired “excellent” grade for the 2011 Fund Mystery Shopping (FSS)
Received the grand prize of Korea’s 13th Design Awards
Received the commendation from the Ministry of Employment and Labor for the contribution of creating jobs
Launched a ‘Korea Lions Club Family’ Loans
09
Launched the ‘Truly Good Concerts’ to mark IBK’s 50th Anniversary
Received the commendation from the Chairman of the Board of Audit & Inspection as an institution of excellence for the best internal audit system.
Installed ATM-Payphone booth which came out on the market for the first time in Korea
08
Opened a Suzhou Kunshan Sub Branch in China
Opened IBK History Hall, Chung-ju
Opened IBK Training Center in Chung-ju
Held an inauguration ceremony for IBK ALTOS Women Volleyball Team
Launched “IBK Consulting Service Project” service
06
Exceeded 5 trillion KRW in U-bogeumjari Loans
05
Achieved 2 trillion KRW in retirement pensions
Exceeded 1 trillion KRW in Medium Sized Enterprises Loans
Awarded the grand prize at the Korea Electronic Finance Awards
Launched ‘IBK Mobile Website’, a smart phone-based mobile banking service
Exceeded 10 million retail customers
Opened a Shenzhen Branch in China
04
Exceeded a million sales of IBK Salary Deposit Accounts
Selected as the Best institute in ARS service operation evaluation
Acquired approval for Carbon Labeling credit card service (from KEITI)
Selected IBK Customer Center selected as a Korea’s Best Call Center for five consecutive years (by KMAC)
Exceeded 1 trillion KRW in Large Enterprises and SMEs Co-prosperity Loans
03
Awarded the grand prize at the 2010-2011 thebell Risk Manager Awards
2010
12
Selected as 2011 excellent customer protection financial corporation by Financial Supervisory Services
Achieved 1.5 million housing savings accounts
Awarded presidential commendation for supporting job creation
Jun-Hee Cho appointed as 23rd Chairman and CEO
Achieved 2010 PCSI excellence grade by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance
11
Hosted unveiling ceremony for Customer Satisfaction management awards hall of fame listing
10
Awarded grand prize for 2010 Korean sustainable management by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance
09
Opened IBK Smile Microbank Foundation Goyang branch
Opened IBK Smile Microbank Foundation Kangneung branch
Awarded commendation of social responsibility excellence by the Mayor of Seoul
Established IBK pension insurance
Opened IBK Smile Microbank Foundation Siheung branch
08
Expanded employment of full-time credit card recruiters
06
Awarded commendation for selection as an excellent self-auditing organization by the Korean Board of Audits and Inspections
Achieved 2nd grade in 2009’s Financial Supervisory Services’ complaints evaluation on financial corporations
Opened IBK Smile Microbank Foundation Bucheon branch
Acquired DQMC Level 2 certificate, first in the financial industry by the Korean Database Agency, an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
04
Awarded the grand prize for Korea’s green/safe management for two consecutive terms by Hankook Kyungje Newspaper
IBK customer contact center selected as Korea’s best call center for four consecutive terms by KMAC
Established IBK entrepreneurship support center
03
Awarded 2009 thebell Risk Manager Awards grand prize by Money Today, thebell
Awarded 15th MK financial products grand prize for B2B factoring
02
Government contribution of 30 billion KRW in cash (Paid-in capital 3.2199 trillion KRW)
01
Declaration of IBK core values (Customer satisfaction, loyalty, and responsibility, Creative passion, and teamwork Quality)
Opened Qingdao Chengyang Branch
Awarded 8th grand prize for Korea Ethnical Management by the New Business Management Society
Achieved 2009 PCSI 1st grade by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance