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Korea Exchange Bank is well known for its market leadership in trade finance among Korean banks, which was recognized by awarding ¡°Best Trade Finance Bank¡± 4 years in a row ( Global Finance ).
As the flagship in trade related business, KEB is developing new global markets where KEB does not have its presence while consolidating former correspondent banks.
Financial Institutions Division takes lead in maintaining a close business relationship with worldwide correspondents of over 3,100 banks and provides its global customers with competitive financial services.
Our Business
F.I.Marketing
On the foundation of our existing global market partnership, currently we are seeking to extend trade related business with the major local banks in the Eastern Europe, CIS countries and South America including emerging market in Asian countries (China, Vietnam, Bangladesh,etc) . Also we are strengthening marketing activities to Korean Financial Institutions to develop niche market such as bank note, Traveler's Check, and EUBB(Export Usance Bills Bought),etc.
KEB Clearing Services(Inter-bank clearing business)
Korea Exchange Bank is the only commercial bank in Korea operating the inter-bank clearing services since the year of its establishment(1967) before Kookmin bank joined the clearing market in 2002.
KEB is handling 21 different currencies and the member banks are comprised of all 22 Korean commercial banks, 37 branches of foreign banks in Seoul, 81 overseas correspondent banks with the total of 140 banks and 756 accounts, which, in effect, constitutes a clearing system encompassing both domestic and overseas banks. Based on the expertise in clearing services,now we are preparing for launching CLS upcoming September 2004.
CLS(Continuous Linked Settlement)
CLS stands for Continuous Linked Settlement and is the first global banking settlement system that extends finality of domestic RTGS( Real Time Gross Settlement) globally. There are currently 55 Member banks settling live transaction in 11 currencies across 16 time zones.
Korea Exchange Bank is a shareholder of CLS groups, and will go live settlement and third party services between Foreign Currencies and Foreign Currency/KRW respectively.
Bank note/ Traveler¡¯s checks
KEB is Exporting/Importing 31 foreign currencies bank note directly and keeping dominant bank note wholesale business with domestic banks including foreign bank¡¯s Seoul branches. With its 37 years of experience in Foreign Exchange, KEB is providing the discriminative service for counterfeit foreign bank note to other banks as well personal customers
Under the monopolistic license of VISA international, KEB has been issuing USD,EURO VISA Traveler¡¯s Check with its own brand name from 1983 and recently we are promoting consignment sale to other domestic banks.
Why KEB for your Global business partner?
A Wide Connection with Correspondent Banks
Comprehensive Specialty in Trade Finance, F/X, Remittance, etc.
Well-Qualified Staff and Experts with broad banking knowledge
Five-Star-Guaranteed Services in International Trade Finance
Contact Us
Name Phone e-mail Region
Chung-Won Chung 82-2-729-0432 cwchung@keb.co.kr Head
Simon S. Kim 82-2-729-8538 ssk@keb.co.kr Asia
Joo-Yun Lee 82-2-729-0457 jooyun@keb.co.kr Europe, Africa
Suk-Ho Chang 82-2-729-0464 zhang17b@hanmail.net Americas, China
Sung-Ho Choi 82-2-729-0465 csh3193@keb.co.kr Eastern Europe, Middle East, Germany
Ms. Kyoung-Hyoun Kim 82-2-729-0456 khkim0201@keb.co.kr Oceania
Jong-Wook Kim 82-2-729-8916 ijwooki@keb.co.kr Korean F.I. Community Bank
Ms. Ho-Jung Kim 82-2-729-0511 litlcat@keb.co.kr Clearing Services
Ms. Nam-Gyong Joh 82-2-729-0509 joh@keb.co.kr CLS
Eok-Seon Park 82-2-729-8420 sun21@keb.co.kr Bank Note
Ms. Sui Choi 82-2-729-8470 suichoi@keb.co.kr Traveler's Check