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Busan Bank

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South Korean bank

Busan Bank (Korean: 부산은행; Hanja: 釜山銀行) is a regional bank in South Korea. The company was established in 1967 to facilitate the regional economy. The bank is based and headquartered in the busy port city of Busan, South Korea, and offers a full range of retail banking services including foreign exchange at its Seomyeon main branch.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Busan Bank Headquarters
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Busan Bank (Korean: 부산은행; Hanja: 釜山銀行) is a regional bank in South Korea. The company was established in 1967 to facilitate the regional economy. The bank is based and headquartered in the busy port city of Busan, South Korea, and offers a full range of retail banking services including foreign exchange at its Seomyeon main branch. The bank has 229 branches in Korea. Its main shareholders include Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd., Lotte group, National Pension Service, Capital Research & Global Investors, Parkland, Templeton, etc.2

The story

History

October 1967: Established

June 1972: Listed on the stock exchange

June 1982: Headquarters relocated to Beomil-Dong, Dong-Gu, Busan

June 1997: Bu-eun Seonmul (BNK Securities) established

November 2000: Became a municipal bank

January 2009: Busan Bank CI changed, so "Pusan Bank" became "Busan Bank"

March 2011: BS Financial Group (currently BNK Financial Group) launched

October 2014: Headquarters relocated to Munhyeon-Dong, Nam-Gu, Busan

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March 2015: BNK Busan Bank CI changed

April 2020: Busan local currency membership program launched (Busan BC Checkcard)

Bank President History

Sim Hun (2000~2006)

Lee Jangho (2006~2012)

Sung Sehwan (2012~2017)

Bin Daein (2017~2021)

Ahn KamChan (2021~2023)

Bang Sungbin (2023~)

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Products and brands

  • financial services

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Busan Bank is a member of the BC Card Network.

In 2016, Busan Bank promoted a partnership with Lotte Card. A SUM bank affiliated Lotte Card (credit/check card) was released at the launch of SUM bank, and applications could only be applied through the SUM bank app, but all SUM bank affiliated Lotte Cards were discontinued on March 1, 2020. On February 24, 2020, SUM bank BC Master credit/check card was released, and unlike SUM bank Lotte Card, it is possible to apply for it through Busan Bank internet banking and the banking app, and it can be connected to the customer's Busan Bank account in addition to the SUM bank mobile bank book.

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Timeline

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