Kwangju Bank

Kwangju Bank Co., Ltd is a local bank established in 1968. In 2017 it employed over 1,500 staff and operated a network of more than 140 branches and 230 ATMs nationwide; JB Financial Group listed 119 Kwangju Bank branches in Korea in September 2026. With the mission to provide the financial support for the local business owners, especially small and medium sized business owners, it has played a role as the native bank representing Gwangju city and Jeollanam-do province. The Bank provides various deposit products, loans, credit cards, insurance, internet banking and other services. It was formerly known as KJB Financial Group and changed its name to Kwangju Bank Co. Ltd in August 2014. Kwangju Bank had operated as a subsidiary of Woori Finance Holdings (WFH) since 2001. Woori sold Kwangju Bank to JB Financial Group in the first half of 2014. As of September 30, 2017, the Bank had total assets of 23.460 trillion won (US$21 billion), total deposits of 19.6 trillion won and loans of 18.8 trillion won. The company had a market capitalization of KRW 611 billion on November 27, 2017. In October 2018 JB Financial Group completed a comprehensive share swap under which Kwangju Bank became a wholly owned subsidiary, after which its shares were no longer separately listed and it ceased to have an independent market capitalization. It remains one of South Korea’s regional banks; as of September 2026 JB Financial Group listed Jeong Il-sun as its chief executive and Kwangju Bank as the sole owner of JB Securities Vietnam.

Head office address:
225 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu
Gwangju, 501-730
Phone number: +82-62-239 5000
Fax: +82-62-239 5199
Website: www.kjbank.com

Yeosu Branch
632-2, Kyo-dong
Yeosu, Jeollanam-do
550-110, Korea
Phone: 82-61-663-6333

Chumdan Branch
655-2, Ssangam-dong
Kwangsan-ku, Gwangju
506-303, Korea
T: 82-62-971-5031

Wando Branch
1314, Jangduck-dong
Kwangsan-Kun, Jeollanam-do
537-800, Korea
T: 82-61-554-4611