{
  "id": 11110802,
  "title": "Finda names fintech veteran Ahn Joong-hyun as its 1st CPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/finda-names-fintech-veteran-ahn-joong-hyun-as-its-1st-cpo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T04:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261001/finda-names-fintech-veteran-ahn-joong-hyun-as-its-1st-cpo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Finda, a fintech company, has appointed Ahn Joong-hyun as its first chief product officer (CPO). This move comes as the company seeks to innovate its AI and data-driven financial products. Ahn, a fintech veteran with 20 years of experience, was previously the vice president at NEXUS. His career spans various sectors, including e-commerce, internet-only banking, financial platforms, and blockchain. Ahn has been involved in launching several major fintech services in Korea, such as Naver Pay, Toss Bank, and Karrot Pay. He played a crucial role in the development of payment services and fraud detection systems at Naver Pay, designed core financial products and systems at Toss Bank, and led Karrot Pay to success.",
  "summary": "Finda is stepping up its efforts to innovate its artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven financial products with the appointment of its first-ever chief product officer (CPO). The fintech company said Thursday that it has appointed Ahn Joong-hyun, former vice president of NEXUS, to the newly created position. Ahn is a fintech veteran with 20 years of experience across the financial and IT…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ahn Joong-hyun appointed as Finda's first CPO",
    "Fintech veteran with 20 years of experience",
    "Former vice president at NEXUS"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The appointment of Ahn Joong-hyun as Finda's first CPO signals the company's focus on leveraging AI and data to drive innovation in its financial products under his product development expertise.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Finda names fintech veteran Ahn Joong-hyun as its 1st CPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/finda-names-fintech-veteran-ahn-joong-hyun-as-its-1st-cpo-11114369",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:12:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}