Hana Financial Group wins gold at International Business Awards for corporate history book

Hana Financial Group announced Monday that it won a gold award in the publication category at the 2026 International Business Awards.

The winning entry, "Hana Financial Group: A 20-Year History," was produced to mark the group's 20th anniversary and is its first comprehensive institutional history.

The book chronicles 55 years of challenges and growth, tracing the group's origins from the founding of Korea Investment Finance in 1971 through the conversion to Hana Bank and the eventual establishment of Hana Financial Group.

"This is the first corporate history to bring together the footprints of all our affiliates in one volume," a Hana Financial Group official said. "It captures the history of innovation that defines what it means to be Hana, and we are proud to have preserved the group's growth DNA between two covers."

Now in its 23rd year, the International Business Awards (IBA) is an international competition organized by Stevie Awards of the United States that evaluates companies and organizations worldwide on their business activities — including management, growth and communications — over the preceding year. This year, more than 3,800 entries from 82 countries competed for honors.

Meanwhile, Hana Financial Group plans to relocate its major affiliates to Cheongna International City in Incheon next month. The group recently signed an agreement with Incheon to provide financial support for shared regional growth.