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Top fintech employers in South Korea

Kakao leads South Korean fintech with a Visibility score of 89.7 out of 100, 25.6 points ahead of Naver. Hana Financial Group is third. The list covers the 36 fintech employers AI recommends to job seekers in South Korea.

36 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Kakao

    #1 in South Korean fintech#1 for pay#1 for purpose#1 for career growth

    Every AI recommends it for pay, purpose and career growth, among others. No other South Korean fintech employer is named for pay or purpose by every AI. The fintech employer AI recommends most in South Korea.

    89.7
  2. 2

    Naver

    Top 3#1 for hiring process#1 for onboardingEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for the hiring process, onboarding and interviews. No other South Korean fintech employer is named for the hiring process or onboarding by every AI.

    64.1
  3. 3

    Hana Financial Group

    Top 3Every AI

    AI recommends it most for career growth and job security.

    25.6
  4. 4

    Shinhan Financial

    AI recommends it most for leadership, the hiring process and innovation, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.

    23.1
  5. 5

    KB Financial Group

    AI recommends it most for the hiring process, innovation and culture, among others. Only one AI mentions it so far.

    15.4
  6. 5

    Shinhan Bank

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security.

    15.4
  7. 7

    KB Kookmin Bank

    AI recommends it most for job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    12.8
  8. 7

    Woori

    AI recommends it most for culture, pay and work-life balance, among others. Only one AI mentions it so far.

    12.8
  9. 7

    Woori Bank

    AI recommends it most for job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    12.8
  10. 10

    LINE Financial

    AI recommends it most for leadership, pay and career growth, among others. Only one AI mentions it so far.

    10.3
  11. 10

    Samsung

    AI recommends it most for career growth and job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    10.3
  12. 10

    Samsung Card

    AI recommends it most for onboarding, pay and career growth, among others. Only one AI mentions it so far.

    10.3

Everyone else

13 to 20Hanwha, Hyundai, KEB Hana Bank, Mirae Asset and 20 moreShow
  1. 13Hanwha7.7
  2. 13Hyundai7.7
  3. 15KEB Hana Bank5.1
  4. 15Mirae Asset5.1
  5. 15NongHyup Financial Group5.1
  6. 15Samsung Securities5.1
  7. 15Stripe5.1
  8. 20Allianz2.6
  9. 20Hanwha Investment & Securities2.6
  10. 20KT2.6
  11. 20Kb Kookmin2.6
  12. 20Kookmin Bank2.6
  13. 20Korea Investment & Securities2.6
  14. 20LY Corp2.6
  15. 20MSCI2.6
  16. 20Midas2.6
  17. 20Mirae Asset Financial Group2.6
  18. 20NH Investment & Securities2.6
  19. 20PayPal2.6
  20. 20Payoneer2.6
  21. 20Sea2.6
  22. 20Shopee2.6
  23. 20SoftBank2.6
  24. 20Woori Financial Group2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The South Korean fintech employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is the hiring process and culture: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on purpose, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for fintech, the leader here has the 4th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Brazil, AI recommends Nubank first.

More than half of the 36 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 10.3. The leader's 89.7 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best fintech companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top fintech companies to work for in South Korea?

Going by who AI recommends most to South Korean job seekers right now: Kakao, Naver, Hana Financial Group, Shinhan Financial and KB Financial Group.

Which South Korean fintech employer does AI recommend for pay?

Kakao. No other South Korean fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

Which South Korean fintech employer does AI recommend for purpose?

Kakao. No other South Korean fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.

Which South Korean fintech employer does AI recommend for the hiring process?

Naver. No other South Korean fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about the hiring process.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.