Umthethosisekelo · i-Asia-Pacific

i-Korea enyakatho

i-South Korea inebhizinisi elikhulu, elibhekene nebhange lasekhaya kanye namamakethe ezimali alawulwa yi-Financial Services Commission (FSC) futhi liqondiswa yi-Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). I-Korea iyisizwe esinamandla kakhulu se-crypto-asset markets emhlabeni wonke, elawulwa nge- AML ukuxwayisa i-Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) kanye nomthetho okhethekile wokuvikela umsebenzisi kusukela ngoJulayi 2024.

Isibhamu sengoziIsiqephu

FATFAkukho kuluhlu

EU AML uhlu lwengozi ephezuluAkukho kuluhlu

i-EU tax listAkukho kuluhlu

Izinhlelo zelayisense7

Imalii-KRW

Izinga le-S&PI-AA

Ukhetho Olulandelayongo-Apreli 2028

Ayikho ku- FATF uhlu olungwevu noma olumnyama ngemuva kwengqungquthela kaJuni 2026, ayikho ku- EU uhlu lwezwe lesithathu elinomthelela omkhulu (Imithetho egunyaziwe (EU) 2016/1675 njengoba iguqulwe, yamuva yimithetho egunyaziwe (EU) 2026/46), futhi ayikho ku- Annex I ye-EU uhlu lwezimali olungisiwe ngoFebhuwari 17, 2026. Kuhlolwe ngoOkthoba 7, 2026.

Umbuso nepolitiki

UMbuso: IRiphabhulikhi yePhini likaMengameli
UMengameli: Lee Jae-myung · kusukela ngoJuni 2025
UMengameli (uMongameli uHan Seong-sook kusukela ngo-2026-07): U-Lee Jae-myung (iqembu eliDemocratic laseKorea)
Amaqembu alawulayo: i-Democratic Party of Korea
Ukhetho oludlule: Ukhetho lwesikhashana loMengameli, ngoJuni 3, 2025
Ukhetho Olulandelayo: Ukhetho lweNdlu Yezwe, ngo-Ephreli 2028. Ukhetho loMengameli oluzayo luzokwenzeka ngo-2030
Umthethosivivinywa: Ingqungquthela yamazwe omhlaba (i-unicameral, iziqongo ezingama-300)
Indlela yomthetho: Uhlelo lomthetho wesizwe olunemiphumela ye-Anglo-American

Economics and finance

Abahlali: 51.7m (2025)
I-GDP: i-USD 1.9tn (2025)
I-GDP ngamuntu: i-US$ 36,227 (2025)
Imali: i-South Korea won (KRW), eshintshayo
Ibhange Eliphakathi: i-Korea
Izinga lemali: S&P AA (iqinile) · Moody's Aa2 (iqinile) · Fitch AA- (iqinile) (ngo-Ephreli 2026)

Imali engenayo ephakeme, ukukhiqizwa kwempahla okuholela emkhakheni wezomnotho oqhutshwa yi-semiconductors, izimoto, ukuthuthukiswa kwezinqanawa kanye ne-electronic conglomerates, noSeoul njengendawo yebhange lesifunda kanye nemakethe yamasheya.

Ibhange

Ukugunyazwa kwebhizinisi lebhange (ibhange lokuhweba)

Imali encaneUS$ 74.4m

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-FSC

KRW 100 billion um kapitali omncane; KRW 25 billion webhange lesifundazwe; kufanele kugcinwe ngemuva kokugunyazwa

Umthetho: Banking Act, arts 8 and 9
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Izinhlelo ezifanele zokuqoqa imali kanye nezinhlelo zebhizinisi
Iphuzu lokubamba iqhaza elihambisana nemikhawulo yobunikazi (kufaka phakathi imikhawulo kulabo abasebenza ebhizinisini olungaba ngezimali)
Abanikazi abakhulu bempahla abanekhono lokutshala imali elilinganiselwe, izimali ezifanele kanye nobuhlakani bomphakathi
Abasunguli kanye nabaphathi abaqeqeshiwe ngaphansi kwe-Act on Corporate Governance of Financial Companies
Imisebenzi eyanele, izindlu, izinhlelo ze-IT nezinye izakhiwo

Sources(1)

National Law Information Center: Banking Act (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Ibhange

I-Internet-only bank authorisation

Imali encaneUS$ 18.6m

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-FSC

KRW 25 billion um kapitali omncane (isimo esikhethekile se-KRW 100 billion ye-Banking Act)

Umthetho: Act on Special Cases Concerning the Establishment and Operation of Internet-Only Banks, arts 4 to 6; Banking Act art 8
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Izidingo zokugunyazwa kwe-Act of Banking zisebenza ngaphandle lapho i-act ekhethekile inikeza khona okuhlukile
Izisebenzi zebhizinisi ezingenamali zingagcina kuze kube yiphesenti le-34 lamasheya okuvota, ngokuya ngesinqumo
Ukudluliswa kwezinhlangano ezinkulu kuvunyelwe (izinkampani ezincane neziphakathi nendawo zivumelekile)

Sources(1)

National Law Information Center: Act on Special Cases Concerning Internet-Only Banks (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Inhlangano yemali-elektroniki

Izitifiketi zokukhishwa kwemali yedijithali

Imali encaneUS$ 3.7m

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-FSC

Inkampani yesitokhwe ehlangene enemali engenayo engu-KRW 5 billion noma ngaphezulu

Umthetho: Electronic Financial Transactions Act, arts 28(1) and 30(1)
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Kudingeka igunya (kungaba ubhaliso); amabhange nezinye izinhlangano zezezimali ezivunyelwe
Imisebenzi eminingi yochwepheshe kanye nezindawo ze-IT zokuvimbela abasebenzisi
Imibandela yokuphepha kwezimali ebekwe yiNkantolo Yombuso
Iphuzu lohlelo lwebhizinisi oluhle kanye nabatshalizimali abakhulu abanekhono elifanele nobuhlakani

Sources(1)

National Law Information Center: Electronic Financial Transactions Act (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Inhlangano yemali-elektroniki

Ubhaliso lokukhishwa nokuphathwa kwezindlela zokukhokha ezikhokhelwa ngaphambili

Imali encanei-USD 1.5m

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-FSC

Um kapitali ongaphansi kuka-KRW 2 billion, noma inani eliphakeme elibekwe yiNkantolo Yombuso ngohlobo lwebhizinisi (uphahla olufanayo lusetshenziswa ukudluliswa kwezimali nge-elektroniki kanye nokufaka imali nge-elektroniki)

Umthetho: Electronic Financial Transactions Act, arts 28(2) and 30(2)
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Inkampani yomthetho wokuhweba noma inhlangano yomthetho okhethekile
Izivumelwano ezingekho emthethweni zomthengisi ngamunye kanye nabakhiqizi ngezansi komkhawulo obekwe yisinqumo
Imisebenzi, amasistimu we-IT kanye nemithetho yokuphepha kwezimali

Sources(1)

National Law Information Center: Electronic Financial Transactions Act (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zokukhokha (PSP)

Ukubhaliswa kwe-Electronic payment gateway (PG)

Imali encanei-USD 223k

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-FSC

I-KRW ayizigidi ezingama-300 (imali ebekwe ngesinqumo) kulabo abancane abasebenza ngaphakathi komkhawulo wevolumu yenyanga ngayinye ka-FSC ofinyelela ku-KRW ayizigidi ezingama-3; i-KRW ayizigidi ezingama-500 (imali ebekwe ngesinqumo) kwabanye

Umthetho: Electronic Financial Transactions Act, arts 28(2)(iv) and 30(3)
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Inkampani yoMthetho Wezokuhweba noma i-Corporation of Civil Act
Ama-operators amancane adlula umkhawulo wevolumu wamaviki amabili kufanele afake izimali
Izinsizakalo ze-PG zokudlulisa ulwazi olucacile azivunyelwe ukubhaliswa

Sources(1)

National Law Information Center: Electronic Financial Transactions Act (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

I-Virtual asset service provider report (KoFIU)

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (Ikhomisina ye-KoFIU)

Umthetho: Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information, art 7; Virtual Asset User Protection Act (Act No. 19563, in force 19 July 2024)
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Isitifiketi sohlelo lokulawula ukuphepha kolwazi (ISMS)
Igama elisemthethweni eliqinisekisiwe le-akhawunti yokufaka nokususa imali ebhange, ukushintshana kwe-KRW
No disqualifying convictions of the business, its representative, officers or major shareholders in the past 5 years
Izitolo zekhasimende zigcinwa ngokuhlukile ebhange; izitolo zekhasimende ezingekho emthethweni zihlukaniswe, ngengxenye ebekwe igcinwe ngaphandle kwe-inthanethi
I-inshurensi noma i-reserve yokuvimbela ukuhlaselwa nokukhubazeka kwesistimu

Sources(2)

National Law Information Center: Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07
National Law Information Center: Virtual Asset User Protection Act (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Inkampani yokutshala imali

Ukugunyazwa noma ukubhaliswa kwebhizinisi lokutshala imali yezimali (umthengisi wokutshala imali, ummeli, utshalomali oluhlangene, usizo)

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe

IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe

IgunyaI-FSC

Umthetho: Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, arts 12 and 18
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti: Akukho kufaka isicelo sepasipoti

Izidingo ezibalulekile

Igunya lokuhweba, ukuhweba ngezimali, ukutshalwa kwemali okuhlangene kanye nebhizinisi le-trust; ukubhaliswa kwebhizinisi lokutshala imali elinosizo nolwazi
Imali encane ye-equity ibekwe ngeyunithi ngayinye yogunyazo kuMthetho wokuSebenza (ayikho eqinisekisiwe lapha)
Izisebenzi neziphathimandla ezisezingeni elifanele; abasebenzi abadingekayo kanye nezinhlelo ze-IT
Ukuthengiswa kwemali encane ye-FX kunikezwa kuphela ngamabhange nama brokers agunyaziwe.

Sources(1)

National Law Information Center: Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (Korean) · checked 2026-10-07

Ama-Supervisors

Ubani olawula

IKomidi Lezinsizakalo Zezimali (FSC) · iwebhusayithiamabhange, izinhlangano zemali ye-elektroniki, abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zokukhokha, amafemu okutshala imali, abathengisi be-FX, abahlinzeki bezinkonzo zempahla ebonakalayo (VASPs)
Inkonzo Yokuqondisa Kwezimali (FSS) · iwebhusayithiamabhange, amaqembu emali ye-elektroniki, abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zokukhokha, izinkampani zokutshala imali, abathengisi be-FX, abahlinzeki bezinkonzo zezinto ezibonakalayo (VASPs)
Iyunithi yolwazi lwezimali lase-Korea (KoFIU) · iwebhusayithiabahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zempahla ebonakalayo (VASPs)

Akunalayisense lomthengisi we-FX elilodwa: ukuhweba ngemali engenayo ye-FX kuyindlela yokuhweba ngezinto ezivela ngaphakathi eyenziwe yizinkampani zokutshala imali zezimali ezigunyaziwe ngaphansi kwe-FSCMA. Izibalo ezincane zemali engenayo yeyunithi ngayinye yogunyazo lwe-FSCMA zikhona kuNqaku 1 leMthethosivivinywa we-FSCMA, esingakwazanga ukuwuthola; i-null ekhohlo. Imidlalo: ayikho ilayisense yokugembula ku-inthanethi; ukugembula kuyingozi yobugebengu ngaphandle kwemisebenzi egunyazwe yisifundazwe (ama-lotteries, izikebhe, amabhayisikili namabhishi ahamba ngebhayisikili, i-toto yezemidlalo) kanye nama-casinos anelayisense, lapho iKangwon Land kuphela evumela khona abantu baseKorea. Ama-Virtual assets: i-Virtual Asset User Protection Act yaqala ukusebenza ngonyaka owodwa ngemuva kokukhululwa ngoJulayi 18 2023; i-KoFIU reporting regime (kusuka ku 2021) iyi-report ebhalisiwe, hhayi ilayisense, futhi umthethosivivinywa weKorea won stablecoin ube ngaphansi kokukhuluma kodwa akazange aqinisekiswe njengomiswa njenge 2026 - 10 - 07. Amatekisi asemthethweni wafundwa ngesiKorea eNational Law Information Center (law.go.kr).

Ulwazi oluphelele

Manje nge-South Korea

Izilimi zesihlabathi. I-map ikhombisa kuphela.

Isimo: Izwe elilawulayo
Idolobhakazi: i-Seoul
Indawo: 99,720 km²
Izilimi ezisemthethweni: isi-Korea
Indawo yesikhathi: UTC+09:00

Ukuthunyelwa okuyinhloko

i-integrated circuits
izimoto
i-refined petroleum
iplastikhi
ingxenye yemishini

Abahlanganyeli abakhulu

i-China
i-United States
i-Hong Kong
i-Japan
i-Taiwan

Sources for the country information(8)

Ulwazi lwezwe luhlolwe ngo-Okthoba 9, 2026. Idatha yelayisense ivuselelwe ngo-Okthoba 7, 2026. Ulwazi kuphela, hhayi incazelo yomthetho; izimfuneko zishintsha. Isaziso sokulawula.

Sources for the licensing information(4)

Labuan FSA: FATF Publication on Global ML/TF/PF Risk, June 2026 · checked 2026-10-07
FATF: Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring, 19 June 2026 · checked 2026-10-07
EUR-Lex: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/46 · checked 2026-10-07
European Commission: EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, update 17 February 2026 · checked 2026-10-07