Lotte Card bonds maturing September 2028 traded 42 basis points over benchmark at 4.895% amid heightened secondary market caution, though most other card company bonds remained strong against government securities
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Lotte Card Bonds Trade 42bp Over Benchmark as Caution Spreads in Secondary Market

Lotte Card bonds maturing September 2028 traded 42 basis points over benchmark at 4.895% amid heightened secondary market caution, though most other card company bonds remained strong against government securities

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Lotte Card's 2026 bond issuance of 960 billion won falls significantly short of 2.53 trillion won in first-half maturities, raising refinancing concerns amid low credit ratings, rising funding costs, and pending regulatory sanctions for data breach incidents.
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Lotte Card faces potential business suspension over data breach, but analysts at LS Securities assess immediate credit rating downgrade risk as limited, citing oligopolistic market position and stable business foundation despite short-term investor sentiment concerns in South Korea's credit market.
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Lotte Card executives including former CEO Cho Jwa-jin received higher bonuses in 2024 despite a 63% plunge in net profit to 137.2 billion won and deteriorating asset quality, with the company citing salary adjustments and improved corporate finance performance as reasons for the increased compensation.
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Lotte Card Executives Receive Higher Bonuses Despite Profit Slowdown

Lotte Card executives including former CEO Cho Jwa-jin received higher bonuses in 2024 despite a 63% plunge in net profit to 137.2 billion won and deteriorating asset quality, with the company citing salary adjustments and improved corporate finance performance as reasons for the increased compensation.

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South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service initiates sanctions review against Lotte Card following massive data breach affecting 2.97 million customers, with potential business suspension marking the first such penalty in 12 years since the 2014 card company data breach incident.
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Lotte Card Faces FSS Sanctions Review - First Business Suspension in 12 Years?

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service initiates sanctions review against Lotte Card following massive data breach affecting 2.97 million customers, with potential business suspension marking the first such penalty in 12 years since the 2014 card company data breach incident.

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Lotte Card appoints Jung Sang-ho, a 30-year card industry veteran, as new CEO to end 90-day management vacuum and lead recovery from cyber breach incident with term running until March 2028
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Lotte Card Appoints Jung Sang-ho as New CEO with Two-Year Term

Lotte Card appoints Jung Sang-ho, a 30-year card industry veteran, as new CEO to end 90-day management vacuum and lead recovery from cyber breach incident with term running until March 2028

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Lotte Card faces criticism after awarding $1.5 million in executive bonuses for handling a major data breach, despite earlier pledges to forgo such payments, as regulators consider stricter compensation rules.
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Lotte Card faces a prolonged leadership vacuum as regulatory scrutiny and fallout from a major data breach deter candidates from stepping into the CEO role, with the company vowing to fill the position before its March shareholders’ meeting.
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'No Takers for Lotte Card CEO Role'—Leadership Vacuum Drags On

Lotte Card faces a prolonged leadership vacuum as regulatory scrutiny and fallout from a major data breach deter candidates from stepping into the CEO role, with the company vowing to fill the position before its March shareholders’ meeting.

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Lotte Card Co. has issued $300 million in ESG-focused overseas asset-backed securities, with Société Générale as an investor, to diversify funding and support low-income financial services.
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Lotte Card Issues $300 Million ESG Overseas ABS

Lotte Card Co. has issued $300 million in ESG-focused overseas asset-backed securities, with Société Générale as an investor, to diversify funding and support low-income financial services.

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South Korean credit card companies are set to expand foreign currency funding in 2026, diversifying away from domestic bonds to mitigate refinancing and liquidity risks amid high interest rates.
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Card Companies to Expand Foreign Currency Funding This Year—‘Diversifying Funding Sources’

South Korean credit card companies are set to expand foreign currency funding in 2026, diversifying away from domestic bonds to mitigate refinancing and liquidity risks amid high interest rates.

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