KCCI

Policy Issues

Number	Subject	Publisher	Date
869	Online Shopping in November 2025 NEW ○ The online shopping transaction value marked 24.1613 trillion won in November 2025, rising 6.8 from November 2024.	Statistics Korea	2026.01.08
868	KoFIU Kicks Off Taskforce Meeting to Seek Regulatory Improvements in Anti-money Laundering Framework The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) held the kickoff meeting of the taskforce for revamping rules regarding the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information (“the Act” hereinafter) on December 29.	Financial Services Commission	2026.01.02
867	Consumer Price Index in December 2025 □ The Consumer Price Index was 117.57 (2020=100) in December 2025. The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.3 percent from the same month of the previous year.	Statistics Korea	2026.01.02
866	Revised Rules on Payment Gateway Services to Strengthen Protection of Unsettled Funds for Users The Financial Services Commission promulgated a revision to the Act on Electronic Financial Transactions (“the Act” hereinafter) on December 16. The revised law requires payment gateway (PG) services to separately manage the total amount (100 percent) of unsettled funds externally and establishes provisions for more effective management and supervision over PG services.	Financial Services Commission	2025.12.18
865	Household Loans, November 2025 In November 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW4.1 trillion (preliminary), rising at a slower pace compared with the previous month (up KRW4.9 trillion).	Financial Services Commission	2025.12.11
864	Economically Active Population Survey in November 2025 [Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.706 million persons in November, which grew 229 thousand persons or 0.8 year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.8 in November, up 0.2p year-on-year.	Statistics Korea	2025.12.11
863	Capital Market Rules Change Proposed for Establishing Regulations on Business Development Companies The Financial Services Commission introduced a revision proposal for the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA) and supervisory regulations on financial investment business for establishing regulations on business development companies (BDCs) on December 3.	Financial Services Commission	2025.12.04
862	Consumer Price Index in November 2025 □ The Consumer Price Index was 117.20 (2020=100) in November 2025. The index decreased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.4 percent from the same month of the previous year.	Statistics Korea	2025.12.04
861	KoFIU Holds Meeting with Financial Sectors and Discusses Ways to Strengthen AML Efforts in Transbord The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) held a meeting with relevant industry groups and discussed ways to bolster anti-money laundering (AML) efforts in transborder crimes on November 24. Today’s meeting was organized with aims to establish a more effective and rigorous response system on money laundering that has links to the transborder crimes targeting domestic citizens from abroad.	Financial Services Commission	2025.11.27
860	FSC Announces Designation of CFIBEs and Capital Market Rules Change to Propel Supply of Venture Capi The Financial Services Commission announced the designation of comprehensive financial investment business entities (CFIBEs) at the 20th regular meeting held on November 19. The FSC decided to designate Korea Investment & Securities and Mirae Asset Securities as CFIBEs with the minimum equity capital level of KRW8 trillion, while Kiwoom Securities has been designated as a CFIBE with the minimum equity capital level of KRW4 trillion. Kiwoom Securities has also been authorized to engage in a short-term financing business.	Financial Services Commission	2025.11.20

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