KAKAOTALK
TOP 10 – SUPER APPS WITHIN FINANCIAL SERVICES
KAKAOTALK
CEO: CHUNG SHIN-A EMPLOYEES: ~ 5,000 FOUNDED: 2010
Utilised by nearly the entire population of Seoul, South Korea, KakaoTalk has perfectly bridged the gap between social communication and heavy financial infrastructure. With a sprawling digital ecosystem that includes fintech( Kakao Pay), digital banking( Kakao Bank), transportation( Kakao Mobility) and entertainment( Kakao Entertainment), these core services are fully integrated into the primary messaging application. This enables users to manage full-scale asset management, request mortgages and execute complex peer-to-peer transfers with the same ease as sending a text message.
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Chung Shin-a CEO
KakaoTalk
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