KB Kookmin Bank signs MOU with Kosdaq Association to support listed firms

KB Kookmin Bank signed an MOU with the Korea Kosdaq Association on Wednesday to boost the vitality of the Kosdaq market and strengthen the global competitiveness of Kosdaq-listed companies, the bank announced Thursday.

The agreement aims to expand productive-finance support for Kosdaq-listed companies and provide tailored solutions linking corporate banking with capital market services, helping innovative firms achieve sustainable growth.

Under the MOU, the two organizations will build a customized financial support framework for Kosdaq Association member companies. The bank will offer corporate loans at preferential interest rates alongside growth-stage financial solutions — including investment, equity capital market (ECM) and debt capital market (DCM) services — to support stable growth and fundraising.

The bank will also provide on-site wealth management (WM) consulting and ESG (environmental, social and governance) management consulting. It will also offer discounts on KB Liiv Mobile rate plans and family office services for top-tier CEO customers.

Kookmin Bank has been strengthening field-based financial support to expand productive finance, including the launch of an SME field support team in April.

A Kookmin Bank official called the agreement "a starting point for cooperation to expand productive finance," adding that the bank will "continue to broaden financial and non-financial services tailored to each stage of a company's growth, becoming a reliable financial partner that grows alongside our clients."