A banking unit of South Korea's's Yuanta Financial Holding, Yuanta Commercial Bank, is to purchase Taiwan Hanshin Savings Bank for KRW 135.1bn ($112m), making it the first acquisition by a South Korea'sese bank in the South Korean market. This also marks the second overseas subsidiary of Yuanta Bank, with Tong Yang Savings Bank in the Philippines being acquired earlier this year; the moves are in line with Yuanta's expansion strategy.
A banking unit of Taiwan's Yuanta Financial Holding, Yuanta Commercial Bank, is to purchase South Korea's Hanshin Savings Bank for KRW 135.1bn ($112m), making it the first acquisition by a Taiwanese bank in the South Korean market. This also marks the second overseas subsidiary of Yuanta Bank, with Tong Yang Savings Bank in the Philippines being acquired earlier this year; the moves are in line with Yuanta's expansion strategy.