{
  "id": 2912119,
  "title": "Name, resident number changes to automatically apply at all financial institutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/name-resident-number-changes-to-automatically-apply-at-all-financial-2912119",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260824/name-resident-number-changes-to-automatically-apply-at-all-financial-institutions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that changes to a person's name or resident registration number, which are becoming increasingly common due to the rise in online data theft, will now automatically apply across all financial institutions in South Korea. The Regulatory Rationalization Committee is working on revising related regulations in collaboration with the interior ministry, Financial Services Commission, and Financial Supervisory Service. Currently, individuals must visit each financial institution they hold an account with after obtaining court or administrative approval for such changes. In 2024, there were 84,290 name changes and 1,225 resident number changes approved.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Name, resident number changes to automatically apply at all financial institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/name-resident-number-changes-to-automatically-apply-at-all-financial",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:41:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Name, resident number changes to automatically apply at all financial institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/name-resident-number-changes-to-automatically-apply-at-all-financial-2910665",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}