{
  "id": 154522,
  "title": "Kakao Bank reports record earnings in H1 on rise in interest, non-interest income",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/kakao-bank-reports-record-earnings-in-h1-on-rise-in-interest-non",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T23:45:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260805001200320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kakao Bank, the leading online lender, reported record earnings for the first half of the year due to a surge in both interest and non-interest income. The net profit for the January-June period increased by 24.4% from the previous year to reach a record high of 328 billion won (US$229 million) in a regulatory filing. While the operating profit saw a slight decline of 0.45% compared to the same period last year, sitting at 351 billion won. Revenue for the half-year period rose by 5.5% to 1.64 trillion won. For the second quarter alone, Kakao Bank's net profit hit 141 billion won, marking an 11.5% increase from the previous year. The interest income grew by 5.9% on-year to 1.06 trillion won, and the non-interest income also climbed by 4.8% to 589 billion won over the same period. As of the end of June, the bank's customer count stood at 27.63 million, and its monthly active users reached 20.32 million.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Leading online lender Kakao Bank said Wednesday it pos...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "S Korea’s Kakao Bank posts record first-half profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/s-koreas-kakao-bank-posts-record-first-half-profit",
        "published": "2026-08-05T05:35:38.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}