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Total number of fintechs and number of new fintechs founded in South Korea from 2008 to 2025

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January 2026

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2008 to 2025

Supplementary notes

This statistic was compiled by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ using figures published by .

Figures refer to fintech companies headquartered in South Korea. Fintech companies are identified using Crunchbase industry tags and keyword-based classifications. Crunchbase does not publish a single formal definition of fintech; companies may be included based on assigned industry categories (e.g., payments, digital banking, blockchain) and descriptive metadata.

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Number of fintechs in South Korea 2008-2025

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jan 9, 2026

By 2025, South Korea was home to *** fintech companies, up from ** in 2008. Although the fintech ecosystem expanded substantially over this period, the pace of new company formation slowed in recent years. New fintech creation peaked in 2018, when ** companies were founded, and has followed a downward trend since 2021, with only new fintechs established in 2025.

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