Kakao Pay Corp. (KRX:377300) earned ₩90.8bn of operating income in the first half of 2026, which is 6.6 times the ₩13.7bn it made in the same period last year.
Kakao Pay Corp. (377300) unit Kakao Pay Insurance recorded second quarter gross written premiums of ₩25.6 billion.
A securities unit of Kakao Pay Corp. (377300) launched a stock-prize event for new KakaoTalk channel subscribers, Yonhap reported Friday.
| Period | 377300 | KOSPI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | -0.1% | -1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1 month | +8.0% | +5.2% | +2.8% |
| 3 months | +1.9% | -22.6% | +24.5% |
| 6 months | -9.6% | +31.3% | -40.8% |
| Year to date | -3.7% | +58.7% | -62.3% |
| 1 year | -8.2% | +108.9% | -117.1% |
Closed at 29% of the way from its 52-week low (₩37,450) to its 52-week high (₩70,900).
Kakao Pay provides payments, money transfers, insurance, and brokerage services inside the Kakao messaging app. Its growth depends on converting people who use it for everyday payments into buyers of higher-margin financial products. Regulatory scrutiny of how it handles customer data and of fintech firms selling investment products has repeatedly moved its shares. US readers may note that Ant Group is a major shareholder, which ties it to broader questions about Chinese ownership of financial technology.
| Sector | Internet | Employees | |
| Market | KOSPI | Founded | |
| Korean name | 카카오페이 | Head office |
| Symbol | Last Price |
|---|---|
| 035420NAVER Corporation | ₩213,500 +2.9% |
| 035720Kakao Corp. | ₩36,200 +2.4% |
| 023590Daou Technology, Inc. | ₩38,300 -0.1% |
| 030190Nice Information Service | ₩16,250 +0.8% |
| 093320Kinx, Inc. | ₩136,600 +0.6% |