Over 60,000 accounts opened on second day of online-only bank
Apr 4, 2017
South Korea’s first online-only bank provided over 60,000 accounts to new subscribers as of Tuesday, since its opening Sunday. As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the bank issued a total of 61,501 bank accounts and 53,960 debit cards. It also accepted 4,123 loan applications. The figures showed the internet-only bank is off to a smooth start, as the numbers drastically contrasted with the some 12,000 bank accounts created per month through 16 commercial banks’ online services in Korea for a year from December