| BNK Financial Group Inc. | |
| Native Name: | 주식회사 BNK금융지주 |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Former Name: | BS Financial Group |
| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Financial services |
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| Hq Location City: | Busan |
| Hq Location Country: | South Korea |
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| Subsid: | Busan Bank |
BNK Financial Group Inc. is a financial holding company based in the Busan-South Gyeongsang region. It is one of the three regional financial holding companies in South Korea, alongside DGB Financial and JB Financial.[1]
BNK Financial Group was established as BS Financial Group in 2011. Busan Bank, a regional lender, was integrated with its affiliates, including BS Securities, BS Capital and BS Credit Information under the new financial holding company.[2] In 2014, BS Financial Group acquired Kyongnam Bank from Woori Financial.[3] After acquiring Kyongnam Bank, BS Financial was renamed BNK Financial in 2015.[4]