Samsung Card Co, Ltd. (
Hangul
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: 삼성카드) is a South Korean
credit card company. Samsung Card was established in 1988 as a technical and business company licensed by
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; ) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded on 13 January 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea. It is curr ...
.
Headquartered in
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
,
South Korea
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, Samsung Card merged with
Samsung Capital in 2004.
The company is owned by
Samsung Life Insurance
Samsung Life Insurance () is a South Korean multinational insurance company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and a subsidiary of the Samsung Group. It is the largest insurance company in South Korea and a Fortune Global 500 company.
Samsu ...
(71.9%).
By the end of 2017, the number of individual credit card users was 9.64 million, and the asset value of products was 21,181.9 billion won.
Total billings (cumulative) in 2017 is 122,217.3 billion won.
List of Past Executives
Chairman & CEO
* Lee, Pil-Gon (1994)
Vice Chairman
* Hwang, Hak-Su (1995–1996)
* Choi, Do-Seok (2009–2011)
President & CEO
* Jeon, Beol-Jae (1978–1983)
* Choi, Joong-Yeon (1984–1988)
* Lee, Seung-Young (1988–1993)
* Nam, Jung-Woo (1993–1995)
* Lee, Kyung-Woo (1998–2003)
* Yoo, Seok-Ryul (2003–2009)
* Park, Keun-Hee (2004–2005)
* Choi, Chi-Hun (2011–2014)
* Won, Ki-Chan (2014–2020)
* Kim, Dae-Hwan (2022–)
Executive Vice Presidents
* Lee, Siyong (1993–1994)
* Lee, Kyung-Woo (1997–1998)
* Lee, In-Jae (2018–2019)
* Kim, Dae-Hwan (2020–2021)
Executive Director
* Bae, Myung-Ho (1983–1984)
See also
*
Economy of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, the economy was worth (US$1.87 trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world as of 2025. South Korea is notable for its ...
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Samsung Group
Samsung Group (; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group consists of numerous affiliated businesses, most of which operate unde ...
References
External links
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Card
Card or The Card may refer to:
Common uses
* Plastic cards of various types:
**Bank card
**Credit card
**Debit card
**Payment card
* Playing card, used in games
* Printed circuit board, or card
* Greeting card, given on special occasions
Arts an ...
Financial services companies of South Korea
Financial services companies established in 1988
Companies listed on the Korea Exchange
Companies in the KOSPI 200
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