Need a bank account in Seoul

• Hi! I just came to Seoul and need to open a bank account. Does anyone have a good recommendation? I need to do some transfers to the US as well, so it would be good to find a bank that's ok on this side.

  19 May 2007, 05:37 Mia

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• Banks in South Korea

  This this for a start. This is a list of South Korean banks. Parenthesized number is bank number.
  
  
  Central Bank
  Bank of Korea (01)
  
  Big 4 Banks
  Kookmin Bank (04)
  Shinhan Financial Group
  Shinhan Bank (88)
  Woori Financial Group
  Woori Bank (20)
  Hana Financial Group
  Hana Bank (81)
  
  Special Banks
  Korea Exchange Bank (05)
  Korea Development Bank (02)
  Kiup Bank, or Industrial Bank of Korea (03)
  Export-Import Bank of Korea (08)
  
  Local Banks
  Daegu Bank (31)
  Jeonbuk Bank (37)
  Pusan Bank (32)
  Woori Financial Group
  Gwangju Bank (34)
  Kyeongnam Bank (39)
  Shinhan Financial Group
  Jeju Bank (35)
  
  Other Banking Organization
  Credit Union (48)
  Korea Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (45, 46, 85)
  Korea Post (71), Postal Financial Service by MIC
  National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of Korea (11, 12), or Nonghyup
  National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (07), or Suhyup
  
  Foreign-owned Banks
  ABN AMRO (56)
  Bank of America (60)
  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (59)
  Citibank (27)
  Deutsche Bank (55)
  Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) (54)
  Mizuho Corporate Bank (58)
  SC First Bank (23)
  
  Mutual saving bank
  Bank code for mutual savings banks is 50.
  
  
  M&A Tree
  Shinhan Financial Group
  Shinhan Bank (new) ← CHB Bank (old)
  Shinhan Bank (old, ~2006)
  Dongwha Bank (~1998)
  Chungbuk Bank (~1999)
  Gangwon Bank (~1999)
  Citibank
  Hanmi Bank (~2004)
  Gyeonggi Bank
  Hana Financial Group
  Seoulbank (~2002)
  Boram Bank (~1996)
  Chungcheong Bank (~1998)
  Woori Financial Group
  Woori Bank ← Hanvit Bank
  Sangup Bank
  Hanil Bank
  Korea Peace Bank (~2001)
  Kookmin Bank
  Housing and Commercial Bank (~2001)
  Dongnam Bank
  Long-term Credit Bank (~1998)
  

  Michi 20 May 2007, 09:11 - Report

• I have account bank

  I have more account bank from asia, please let me know if have someone to make transfer about money loundry in asia
  contact me at:
  [email removed]

  tony lampard 21 Jan 2009, 07:37 - Report