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Service Retail Banking 15% Investment Services 10%
Specialism Conduct of Business 35% Supervision 25%
2026-02-25 10:19:10 · rghosh@vixio.com
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Retail Banking (15%)

This update concerns whistleblower reward programme administration and market conduct enforcement mechanisms, which do not align with any core product/service category in the FS taxonomy.

Investment Services (10%)

This is an administrative and enforcement policy update with no connection to retail banking products, investment services, lending, or any other defined financial service.

Specialism
Conduct of Business (35%)

While the update concerns financial regulation in South Korea, it focuses on whistleblower incentive structures for stock manipulation and accounting fraud rather than payment-specific compliance obligations.

Supervision (25%)

This update does not clearly map to payment services regulation; it addresses capital markets misconduct reporting mechanisms that fall outside the payments compliance taxonomy.

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TITLE: South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service Introduces Uncapped Whistleblower Rewards for Stock Manipulation and Accounting Fraud Reports BODY: On February 25, 2026, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced a significant overhaul of its whistleblower reward programme to encourage insiders with critical information on market misconduct to come forward. The FSC will implement three key changes to the reward system. First, it will introduce uncapped financial rewards for reports of stock price manipulation and accounting fraud, removing previous limits on compensation. Second, whistleblowers will receive up to 30 percent of any recovered ill-gotten gains and administrative fines collected as a result of their reports. Third, individuals reporting to other government agencies such as the police will also be eligible for rewards, regardless of whether they report directly to the FSC or the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). The programme aims to incentivise employees and other individuals with direct knowledge of unfair trading practices and accounting irregularities to disclose violations. The FSC has prepared amendments to the Capital Markets Act Enforcement Decree, the External Audit Act Enforcement Decree, and related reward regulations to implement these changes. The FSC initiated a legislative notice and regulatory change notice period from February 26 to April 7, 2026. Following review by the Office of Legislation, a vice-ministerial meeting, and State Council approval, the amendments are expected to take effect within the second quarter of 2026. **References:** Financial Supervisory Commission (South Korea) Press Release, February 25, 2026
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