Hyundai Capital's assured handling

The wreckage of Korea’s credit card crisis in 2003 left Hyundai Capital with few competitors in the card business, thanks to the company’s strong risk management.
Ju Jyuk Lee, CFO of Hyundai Capital
Ju Jyuk Lee, CFO of Hyundai Capital

Back in 2003, the typical Korean worker was the proud owner of four credit cards. With pretty girls in miniskirts handing out applications on street corners and 7-Eleven stores, the country’s collective debt soon soared to $100 billion.

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