Shinhan Financial Group
Creative pioneer in finance
Shinhan Financial Group
Since its inception as Shinhan Bank in 1982, Shinhan Financial Group(SFG) has been making innovations and posting fast growth continuously as can be seen in its adoption of a holding company structure in 2001 and achieving No.2 scale in assets in the industry in 2003.
2017 -
Ascent to become Asia’s leading financial group
Orange Life Insurance (OrangeLife) joined SFG as subsidiary
Launch of Shinhan REITs Management (Joined SFG as subsidiary)
Launch of global investment banking (GIB) and global brokerage (GBK) units
2016 - 2010
Solidify the position of the ‘local best’ in the era of ‘New Normal’
Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited became an indirect subsidiary of SFG
2009 - 2003
Expand the bank’s scale and enhance non-banking business
Incorporated Shinhan Bank Canada as indirect subsidiary
Chohung Bank joined SFG as a wholly-owned subsidiary
2002 - 2001
Complete building a foundation of a universal financial services group
Shinhan Financial Group was established and launched
Launched Good Morning Shinhan Securities
2000 -1993
A bank with advanced techniques and capability
Opened unattended branches, the first in Korea
Provided the Telebanking Service
1992 - 1982
Small but profitable, customer-friendly bank
Establishment of Shinhan Bank
Provided the PC on-line Service, the first in Korea
Shinhan Global
Aim Higher! Pioneer Ahead!
Shinhan Bank has grown up as world class banking service organization. The Shinhan Financial Group operates 189 networks in twenty countries around the world. In order to occupy the industry’s leading position in Asia, it is concentrating its glocalization advances on emerging markets in the region, while also strengthening its performance in markets where it already operates.
189 Networks in 20 Countries
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Reward
The Banker "Top 500 Banking Brands" - Feb 2019
Korea’s highest-ranked financial brand (Korea #1, Global #67)
7th consecutive year as Korea’s top financial service provider
Euromoney
2019.07
The Asian Banker
2019.03
Forbes Korea
2019.01
Corporate Identity and Character
Shinhan’s new character Sol has been developed as the most important brand asset and also communication tool to move away from the rigid image typically possessed by financial brands and reach customers more friendly and comfortably. New representative character of Shinhan Bank, which was developed based on motif of the little bear (Ursa Minor) that has been a guide for explorer.