Shinhan Financial Group Chair and CEO Jin Ok-dong (Shinhan Financial Group)
Shinhan Financial Group Chair and CEO Jin Ok-dong said a sweeping transformation of the financial industry is already in progress, calling AX — the artificial intelligence-driven transformation — a matter of survival.
“The great transformation that will fundamentally reshape the history and paradigm of finance has already begun,” Jin said in a New Year’s message on Friday. “AX and digital transformation are no longer tools for profit generation or operational efficiency, but matters of survival.”
Shinhan’s slogan for the year is “Great Challenge 2030,” with 2026 positioned as a pivotal year for executing changes in the group’s push toward future finance. “We must bolster our core competitiveness through AX while securing leadership in the digital-asset ecosystem,” he…