Tag: Kakao

April 6, 2021

Kakao Corp. announced that its KakaoTalk wallet users had exceeded over 10 million. In February, Kakao introduced the KakaoTalk wallet, a mobile-based ...

Kakao Corp. plans to acquire Radish Fiction, a serialized storytelling mobile app, to strengthen its IP content library amid heightening competition.

Kakao Expands Content Library With Radish Web Novel Acquisition

April 5, 2021

Kakao Corp. is currently in the middle of acquiring Radish Fiction, a US-based mobile app that offers diverse serialized fiction. Established in ...

Kakao Entertainment and SK Broadband collaborate to provide their audiences a diverse, high-quality entertainment content selection and reinforce their competitive edge. / photo courtesy of SK Broadband

Kakao Entertainment and SK Broadband To Deliver Diverse Content Selection

March 26, 2021

Kakao Entertainment and SK Broadband Inc. announced that they would collaborate to provide diverse, original content for the BTV platform. BTV is a ...

Kakao Entertainment and Spotify finally reached a licensing agreement, restoring Kakao Entertainment’s music content to Spotify’s streaming platform.

Kakao Entertainment’s K-pop music Returns to Spotify’s Streaming Service

March 12, 2021

Kakao Entertainment and Spotify have finally reached an official agreement and settled their licensing issue, making Kakao Entertainment’s music content available again on ...

Kakao Mobility Ventures Into Pet Taxi Services with Pet Me Up Acquisition

March 11, 2021

Kakao Mobility Co., a South Korean online parking and cab-hailing services provider, stated it had acquired Pet Me Up. Launched in ...

South Korean-backed technology and webtoon creators continue to succeed in the Japanese manga industry with their diverse comics selection and free content.

South Korean Webtoon Firms Excel in Japanese Manga App Industry

March 4, 2021

South Korean technology and webtoon (digital comics) companies continue to succeed in the Japanese manga industry. Due to the coronavirus ...

With an investment worth $200 million, Carlyle Group collaborates with Kakao Mobility for further development of smart mobility platform technologies.

Carlyle Group Buys $200 Million Worth Shares of Kakao Mobility

February 19, 2021

The Carlyle Group, a global investment company, would buy 221 billion won (USD 200 million) worth of shares from Kakao ...

Kakao showcases Kakao Work and KakaoTalk wallet for improved and specialized digital work services amid non-face-to-face transactions.

Kakao Showcases Kakao Work and KakaoTalk Digital Wallet at OECD

February 8, 2021

Kakao introduced their new mobile-based platforms Kakao Work and KakaoTalk wallet at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ...

Representatives of SK Telecom, Samsung, and Kakao during a meeting to discuss AI-based service systems to address the COVID-19 pandemic and other global issues. / photo courtesy of SK Telecom

SK Telecom, Samsung, Kakao to Create AI for combating COVID-19

December 23, 2020

SK Telecom Co. announced that it would partner with Samsung Electronics Co. and Kakao Corp. to build up an artificial ...

Kakao Enterprise CEO Baek Sang-yeop introducing the new messenger service Kakao Work. / photo courtesy of Kakao

Kakao Introduces New Messenger Service Kakao Work

September 16, 2020

South Korea's top messaging operator Kakao Corp. introduced on Wednesday its new corporate messenger service Kakao Work. The new messenger ...

Kakao’s Yanadoo Attracts 30 Billion Won, Promotes Listing Next Year

September 8, 2020

Yanadoo Co., an affiliate of Kakao, announced on Tuesday that it attracted an investment of 30 billion won ($25.2 million) ...

Kakao Signs 400 Bln Won Deal to Construct its First Data Center in Ansan

September 7, 2020

Kakao Corp. announced on Monday that it would establish its first data center in Ansan, Gyeonggi, South of Seoul, by ...

Naver and Kakao received temporary approval from the Ministry of Science and ICT to offer digital mobile driver's license.

Naver and Kakao Receives Approval for Digital Driver’s License Service

September 4, 2020

South Korean internet portal operators Naver and Kakao received temporary approval from the Ministry of Science and ICT to digitalize ...

Kakao Mobility Receives Temporary Permit for Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles

March 3, 2020

Kakao Mobility announced on Wednesday that it received a temporary driving permit from the South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, ...

kakao corp. develops enterprise messaging platform

Kakao Corp.: Enterprise Messaging Platform in Progress

March 2, 2020

Kakao Corp. announced its plan to launch KakaoTalk with a new feature for business purposes. The company said that the ...

Kakao Mobility Rapidly Scaling Up Taxi Service to Compete with Tada

February 20, 2020

Amid the backlash from the taxi industry over the recent Seoul Central District Court’s ruling over Tada’s legitimacy, Kakao Mobility ...

Kakao Revenue Up by 28 Percent, OP by 183 Percent

February 14, 2020

Kakao, operator of South Korea’s leading mobile messaging app Kakao Talk, in a regulatory filing to the Korean Exchange (KRX) ...

Samsung Electronics' Bixby, SK Telecom's Nugu, and Kakao's Kakaomini.

Samsung, SKT, Kakao Teams Up to Take on Global Tech Giants

February 7, 2020

South Korea’s top technology companies announced Friday that they would create a “dream team” revolving around artificial intelligence (AI) technology. ...

“Legendary Moonlight Sculptor” To Be Release On Oct. 10 – Kakao Games

September 1, 2019