NongHyup Financial Holds Awards Ceremony for IT and Information Security Sectors

2025 IT Innovation Awards
Recognizing Excellence in IT and Information Security Across NongHyup Financial Group

NongHyup Financial Group announced that it held the '2025 NH IT Innovation Awards' at the main auditorium of its headquarters in Seodaemun, Seoul, on the 25th.

Now in its fourth year, this event is the most prestigious award ceremony in the information technology (IT) sector at NongHyup Financial Group. It serves as a platform to share outstanding achievements such as the adoption of new IT technologies and infrastructure innovation throughout the year, and to recognize departments and employees who have made significant contributions.

The event featured awards and presentations for a total of five departments from NongHyup Financial Group affiliates that demonstrated innovative technology adoption and outstanding performance in IT and information security. It also included a special lecture by an external expert, providing insights on creative thinking and new challenges. The awards ceremony was divided into three categories: Foundation Innovation, Challenge, and Best Performance.

In the Foundation Innovation category, the IT Support Department of the insurance subsidiary was recognized for transforming the traditional IT environment into a private cloud-based system, effectively achieving both performance innovation and cost reduction. In the Challenge category, the IT Planning Department of the bank was honored for establishing a generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform that laid the foundation for innovation in employee and customer experiences, while the IT Systems Department of the bank was recognized for successfully implementing automated remote backup based on public cloud for the first time among commercial banks.

NongHyup Financial Group held a commemorative photo session with Chairman Chanwoo Lee of NongHyup Financial Group (sixth from the left in the front row) and the award recipients at the 2025 IT Innovation Awards event held at the Seoul Seodaemun headquarters on the 25th. NongHyup Financial Group

In the Best Performance category, the Information Security Department of the bank was selected for applying a deep learning threat detection model to information security operations and establishing a proactive threat response system to advance security monitoring. The Securities Business Systems Department was also honored for introducing innovative services that benefit customers, such as a smart order system that automatically routes orders to the most favorable exchange for stock trading, and for being the first in the industry to implement an option for overseas stock capital gains tax.

Following the awards ceremony, Yongmin Cho, CEO of Unbound Lab, delivered a special lecture titled "The Secret Recipe of High Performers (by AI)," offering IT employees a fresh perspective on change management mindsets.

Chanwoo Lee, Chairman of NongHyup Financial Group, stated, "Going forward, the core competitiveness that will lead the future of finance is the transition to artificial intelligence (AX) based on IT innovation, along with the information protection and security capabilities that support it. The possibilities will be realized through the creative thinking and new challenges undertaken by all the executives and employees present here."

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