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| The Korea Times hosted an international forum on digitalized financial services, under the title "Sleeping With the Enemy ― Digital Disruption," at the Plaza Hotel in central Seoul, Wednesday. More than 200 top executives of Korean financial institutions, analysts and foreign envoys attended the two-hour forum sponsored by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). FSS Governor Yoon Seok-hun delivered the opening speech under the theme "Financial Supervision in the Era of Digitalization." Joydeep Sengupta, a senior partner of Mckinsey & Company, who leads the Asia―Pacific banking practice, presented case studies on Asia's leading financial firms' successful digital transformation. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| FSS Governor Yoon Seok-hun delivers the opening speech. He said the FSS will be flexible in regulations to support Korean financial institutions seeking digital innovation. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Barbara Zollmaan, president and CEO of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, takes a photo during the forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Korea Times President-Publisher Lee Byeong-eon delivers a welcoming speech. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| FSS Governor Yoon Seok-hun. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| FSS Governor Yoon Seok-hun. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Joydeep Sengupta, a senior partner of Mckinsey & Company, makes a presentation. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Sengupta presents model cases that Korean financial institutions need to heed to develop successful digitalized financial services. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| James Kim, chairman and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, asks a question following Sengupta's main presentation. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| More than 200 top executives of Korean financial institutions, analysts and foreign envoys attended the two-hour forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Dimitris Psillakis, chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea, takes a photo during the forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Georgia's Ambassador to South Korea Otar Berdzenishvili. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
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| Woori Bank Vice President Cho Soo-hyung. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
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| Belarus Ambassador to South Korea Andrei Popkov. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
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| VIP guests mingle before the forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Korea Times President-Publisher Lee Byeong-eon, center, and Oh Young-jin, right, the English daily's digital managing editor, greet VIP guests. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| K bank CEO Shim Sung-hoon, left and SH Suhyup Bank CEO Lee Dong-bin. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Citibank Korea CEO Park Jin-hei, center, shakes hands with another attendee. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Kim Tae-young, center, chairman of the Korea Federation of Banks, mingles with VIP guests. To his right are Shinhan Bank CEO Jin Ok-dong and K bank CEO Shim Sung-hoon. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| VIP guests take a group photo before the forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
