KakaoBank announced on the 1st that it has opened an AI (artificial intelligence) dedicated data center. This is to strengthen AI-based financial innovation.


This is the first time KakaoBank has opened a data center exclusively for AI research and development. The company operates a main data center in Sangam, Seoul, a disaster recovery (DR) center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, and a backup center in Gangseo, Busan. The data center is connected to the main data center via a dedicated line. KakaoBank explained that it offers excellent security by utilizing the main data center's security system and is advantageous for commercializing the results developed at the data center.


The data center is located in the ‘ICN10 Sangam Center’ built by the global data center operator Digital Realty. It has introduced NVIDIA’s latest graphics processing unit (GPU), the H100. The learning speed is more than seven times faster than the A100 GPU previously used for AI development.


Through this infrastructure construction, KakaoBank plans to enhance customer satisfaction through AI services.


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Hyuncheol Ahn, Chief Research and Development Officer of KakaoBank, said, “We have built AI-dedicated research and development infrastructure to elevate KakaoBank’s AI technological capabilities to the next level. Taking this infrastructure construction as an opportunity, we will focus on advancing existing AI services and developing new customer-friendly services so that customers can enjoy a more convenient and secure financial life.”

At the opening ceremony of KakaoBank's 'AI Dedicated Data Center' held at 'ICN10 Sangam Center' in Sangam, Seoul, executives including Shin Jae-hong, Chief Technology Officer of KakaoBank (fourth from the left), Ahn Hyun-chul, Chief Research and Development Officer of KakaoBank (third from the left), Eom Jun-sik, Chief Information Officer of KakaoBank (second from the left), Seo Sang-won, Head of Infrastructure Team at KakaoBank (first from the left), and Han Sung-min, CEO of Digital Realty Korea (fifth from the left), are posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by KakaoBank

At the opening ceremony of KakaoBank's 'AI Dedicated Data Center' held at 'ICN10 Sangam Center' in Sangam, Seoul, executives including Shin Jae-hong, Chief Technology Officer of KakaoBank (fourth from the left), Ahn Hyun-chul, Chief Research and Development Officer of KakaoBank (third from the left), Eom Jun-sik, Chief Information Officer of KakaoBank (second from the left), Seo Sang-won, Head of Infrastructure Team at KakaoBank (first from the left), and Han Sung-min, CEO of Digital Realty Korea (fifth from the left), are posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by KakaoBank

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