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Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

Anyone know where you can find a list of Standard Chartered Bank branches in Korea, preferably in English?

Or at least an e-mail contact address?

I couldn't find anything on their website except a telephone number.

http://wholesalebanking.standardchartered.com/en/about/leadingtheway/Pages/korea.aspx

Thanks!

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

There's a branch in the COEX mall.

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

I looked it up, and see that the Coex Mall is in Seoul.

I'm afraid I do not live near Seoul.

But thanks for the post.

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

Damn, they're all over the place!

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

OK, try http://asp.congnamul.com/firstbank/emap/index.jsp?frm=HEIN.Branch

From http://www.scfirstbank.com/gw/index.html

DeLaRed · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

everywhere in Seoul but outside a bit more limited. It would help if the OP told us where he/she lived someone could tell he/she a branch nearby.....

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

If you're asking because you have an SC account in your home country, then that's irrelevant to SC here. Your account overseas means nothing to any bank in Korea. To have an SC account in Korea, you must open an account with the SC bank located in Korea.

My personal recommendation is find a bank with better service than Korea's SC.

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

If you live in a city you have a choice of some 10 banks. But if you're going to end up in the country, KBStar and NongHyup are the only choices, if you want easy face-to-face service.

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

jvalmer:

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

I've had a Standard Chartered account in Jersey since 1994. I also have a SC account in Korea and the service has been good, although I have used it little. Yes, they do give international debit cards to foreigners.

A caveat: there is no link between SC here and Standard Chartered elsewhere, other than that all the shares of SC-Jaeil are owned by Standard Chartered. Like all banks, SC-Jaeil is a Korean bank structured under Korean laws and regulations.

It was similar in Taiwan: the local SC branch did not (in 2004) accept overseas SC debit cards at their ATM's!

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

^ Banking is pretty much national and highly regulated. So banks, of the same name, in different countries are usually not linked. Not sure about the Eurozone thought.

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

Wangja, you lived in Jersey?

That must be cool! I looked it up; I didn't realize it is technically, sort of, an independent country.

I saw a documentary showing how it was occupied by the Nazis during WWII. Interesting place.