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Korea's FSS and KORFIN form taskforce to curb online fraudulent payments

Published

15 July 2026

Topic

opportunities

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

South Korea

Source

Read at biz.chosun.com

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Fusion42 · 15 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Fintech Industry Association have launched a taskforce to develop standard guidelines for fraud detection and anti-money laundering coordination across payment gateway companies by year-end. The council aims to balance security with user convenience as fraudulent payment methods grow more sophisticated.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

If you're a payment gateway or fraud detection vendor in Korea, the regulator just said individual company solutions aren't cutting it anymore—expect standard FDS protocols and AML case-sharing to become mandatory within months. That's a floor you'll need to build to, or a feature you can now sell as compliance-ready.

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1 source · 15 Jul 2026

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Fintechfraud-detectionaml-compliancepayment-gatewaysregulatory-coordinationkorea-fintech