Industrial Bank of Korea (“the Bank”) was established in 1961 under the Industrial Bank of Korea Act to promote independent economic activities of small and medium-sized companies.

With majority shareholder being the Republic of Korean Government (61.9%) and total asset stood at USD308 billion as at 2017, the Bank ranked 20 on the world’s 50 safest banks 2017 and ranked 3 on the 50 safest banks in emerging markets 2017 by the Global Finance.

Currently the we employ more than 12,000 staff and operate a broad domestic network of 654 branches and international network of 1 subsidiary (with 16 branches), 8 branches and 3 rep offices.

Since its establishment in 1961, the Bank has been committed to honoring its charter of financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Being the no. 1 player in Korean SME financing market with more than 1.3 million SME customers, the Bank plans to not only maintain, but strengthen our leadership in the segment.