Kakao's Compliance and Trust Committee holds its 2026 workshop at Kakao's Pangyo Ajit office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday, posing for a group photo. Pictured from left in the back row: committee members Lee Ji-woon, Jeong Jong-uk and Yoo Byeong-jun; Kakao compliance officer Shin Hyeong-il; Kakao Entertainment legal affairs director Lee Ho-jun; Kakao Pay compliance officer Jin Hyeong-gu; and Kakao Mobility compliance management head Hwang Yun-yeong. Front row, from left: committee members Kim Yong-jin, Ahn Su-hyeon, chairperson Kim So-yeong, Lee Yeong-ju, and Kakao Bank compliance officer Kim Gyeong-hwa. [Kakao Compliance and Trust Committee]
Kakao's Compliance and Trust Committee holds its 2026 workshop at Kakao's Pangyo Ajit office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday, posing for a group photo. Pictured from left in the back row: committee members Lee Ji-woon, Jeong Jong-uk and Yoo Byeong-jun; Kakao compliance officer Shin Hyeong-il; Kakao Entertainment legal affairs director Lee Ho-jun; Kakao Pay compliance officer Jin Hyeong-gu; and Kakao Mobility compliance management head Hwang Yun-yeong. Front row, from left: committee members Kim Yong-jin, Ahn Su-hyeon, chairperson Kim So-yeong, Lee Yeong-ju, and Kakao Bank compliance officer Kim Gyeong-hwa. [Kakao Compliance and Trust Committee]

Kakao's Compliance and Trust Committee held its annual workshop Monday, sharing the results of compliance system evaluations conducted across the group's affiliates.

The committee convened at Kakao's Pangyo Ajit office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. More than 30 participants attended, including representatives from five partner affiliates — Kakao, Kakao Mobility, Kakao Bank, Kakao Entertainment and Kakao Pay — along with committee members and expert advisers.

The workshop centered on sharing compliance system evaluation results for Kakao's major affiliates. The committee has been conducting these assessments since last year to strengthen compliance and trust-based management across the Kakao group. Results from the second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026 were presented at the event.

Evaluation criteria included the degree of board and executive involvement in compliance work, the operational status of compliance organizations, and the level of adoption and advancement of group-wide compliance systems. The committee reviewed each affiliate's operational status and identified areas requiring improvement.

The workshop also featured compliance training tailored to the AI era. Ma Gyeong-tae, an attorney at Kim & Chang, delivered a lecture to compliance officers from the partner affiliates on "Issues arising from the enforcement of the AI Basic Act and corporate response strategies." Participants discussed ethical concerns that may emerge as AI services expand, along with approaches to AI system management and AI governance.

The committee plans to continue monitoring compliance system operations and refining evaluation metrics to support compliance and trust-based management across the Kakao group.

"Through the Kakao group's second compliance system evaluation, we were able to identify improvements in the compliance landscape compared to last year," chairperson Kim So-yeong said. "Building on this, we will examine technology ethics and responsible management to help Kakao group companies restore public trust."

The committee comprises seven experts from industry, academia and other fields, including Chairperson Kim, a former Supreme Court justice.


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