Welcome to Shinhan!
I am Cho Yong-byoung, CEO of the Shinhan Financial Group.
The history of Shinhan begun in the year 1982, founded on the spirit of contributing to our nation through finance and customer-centricity. With the dream towards a new finance for Korea, Shinhan has led the financial innovation of Korea, and grew with its customers. Moreover, it went on to opening a new future for finance by reinventing itself as the first-ever private financial holding company in Korea in 2001. Now Shinhan Financial Group stands at an unshakable position as a comprehensive financial company that encompasses all sectors of the financial industry, operating with 15 affiliates under the group. Shinhan’s dream of going global is also becoming a reality through the 200 plus channels located across 20 plus countries around the globe. Such great achievements were able to come to fruition only because of the sincere and warm-hearted encouragements from our customers, our society, and our shareholders. The deepest gratitude of our 29,000 Shinhan employees goes out to you. Shinhan Financial Group celebrates its 40th anniversary in the year 2022. Our aim is to make finance become more idealistic to our customers and society. In this light, we newly defined our company’s vision as We believe Finance should be More Friendly, More Secure, More Creative, in grim determination as if we rebuild the company from the very beginning. The pursuit towards a greater value beyond finance also continues. Shinhan will pave the way to uplift a common value for mankind, imprinting the ESG slogan Do the Right Thing for a Wonderful World at the hearts of each and every Shinhan employees. Empowered with great pride in our 40 years’ history of innovation, we will do our utmost to realize the mission of A Better World through Finance. We ask for your unwavering support for the future and send out our whole-hearted wish for health and happiness to the many people who are with Shinhan, and the neighbors of our society. Thank you.