Nation-wide Korean Banks

Both residents and non-residents (who will be staying in Korea for less than six months)of Korea can open a bank account. Korean banks offer several different types of bank accounts and most common accounts are deposit, saving and instalments accounts. A person is requested to produce an identification(Alien Registration Card or Passport) when opening a bank account. Below is a list of Korean banks that provide a nation-wide banking service.

List of Korean Banks

• Kookmin Bank (KB): 02-769-7114
• Korea Exchange Bank: 02-729-8000
• Hana Bank: 02-2002-1111
• Woori Bank: 02-2002-3000
• Citi Bank: 02-3455-2114
• Standard Chartered First Bank (SC First Bank): 02-3702-3114
• Shinhan Bank: 02-756-0505