AI Fintech and Startup Discovery... Financial Supervisory Service Recruiting Participants for 'Tech Finder' Showcase

'Korea Fintech Week 2024' Program Segment
Introducing Fintech Companies with Excellent Technology
Supporting Activation of AI Utilization in the Financial Sector

Financial Supervisory Service building in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Younghan Heo younghan@

On the 24th, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced that it is recruiting companies to participate in the 'Tech-Finder Showcase' hosted by the FSS at the 'Korea Fintech Week 2024' event, aiming to support the activation of artificial intelligence (AI) utilization in the financial sector and to discover fintech and startup companies with excellent technological capabilities.

Through this event, the FSS plans to provide financial companies with opportunities to explore new AI-related technologies and offer fintech companies opportunities to collaborate with the financial sector. In addition, alongside the Tech-Finder event, a seminar invited by the Ministry of Science and ICT will be held under the theme of 'Strengthening AI Safety,' introducing the government's 'AI Policy Promotion Direction' and presenting the FSS's 'Current Status and Response Measures for AI Utilization in the Financial Sector.'

Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the 12th of next month from domestic fintech and startup companies possessing AI technology, and approximately five final participating companies will be selected. The evaluation process includes document screening by the FSS Digital Innovation Bureau and presentation screening by the Fintech Field Advisory Group. Final results will be individually notified on the 26th.

An FSS official stated, "Through the Tech-Finder Showcase, we expect to support the activation of AI utilization in the financial sector and to promote communication and collaboration between fintech and startup companies with innovative AI technologies and financial companies," adding, "We plan to continuously discover and introduce outstanding fintech and startup companies to actively support fintech growth and financial innovation."

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