- VLM-based AI agent demonstrates potential in automating complex financial workflows through joint PoC with South Korea’s Industrial Bank of Korea
- Korean AI company advances PoC discussions with nine Japanese financial institutions following projects in Vietnam and Taiwan region
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Korea Deep Learning (KDL), an enterprise AI agent company, is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific financial sector following a successful proof of concept (PoC) with South Korea’s Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), which demonstrated an 88% reduction in financial document processing time.
The project applied KDL’s VLM-based AI agent, DEEP Agent for Finance, to automate document-intensive procedures for handling voice phishing relief cases. The solution combines document recognition, information extraction and crime-type inference, addressing tasks that traditionally require substantial manual review by financial institution employees.
During the PoC, the system achieved 100% accuracy in printed-text recognition and document classification, while handwriting recognition accuracy exceeded 97%, based on the project’s evaluation criteria. All key performance indicators exceeded their targets using actual business data. The solution was deployed within IBK’s closed network, with employee review retained for cases requiring additional verification.
The results provide a reference case for KDL as it pursues opportunities with financial institutions across Asia. The company has completed a separate PoC with Shinhan Vietnam Finance Company (SVFC), a local subsidiary of Shinhan Card, through the Shinhan Financial Group’s open innovation program. KDL has also supplied AI solutions in overseas markets including Vietnam and Taiwan region.
In Japan, KDL is advancing discussions about potential PoCs with nine financial institutions. It is also engaging with financial institutions across the region in banking, insurance and consumer finance. Some prospective partners have signed non-disclosure agreements and are evaluating the technology using actual business data.
KDL plans to convert ongoing technical evaluations into paid PoCs and supply contracts, while developing local partnerships and sales channels from 2027. The company also aims to extend its solutions beyond banking into insurance and securities, where document processing and information extraction remain important parts of daily operations.
“Financial institutions handling voice phishing relief cases often spend considerable time processing documents before they can focus on supporting customers,” said Ji-hyun Kim, CEO of Korea Deep Learning. “Our project with IBK demonstrates how VLM-based AI agents can reduce that administrative burden. We aim to help financial institutions automate repetitive tasks, improve operational efficiency and allocate more resources to consumer protection.”
About Korea Deep Learning
Founded in 2019, Korea Deep Learning is an enterprise AI agent company specializing in document intelligence and workflow automation. Its DEEP Agent platform combines DEEP OCR and DEEP Parser technologies to extract and process information from complex documents. The company serves more than 80 companies and public institutions in South Korea.
