Fintech company KonaI (Chairman Cho Jung-il, photo) announced on the 28th that it recorded 84.1 billion won in sales, 21.4 billion won in operating profit, and 22.2 billion won in net profit in the second quarter on a consolidated basis.

Compared to the same period last year, sales increased 25.1%, and operating profit and net profit increased 24.3% and 42.5%, respectively. The cumulative growth in the first half of the year was 28.3%, 54.5%, and 85.5%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.

KONAI's payment platform business is steadily expanding its share of total sales and increasing its contribution to growth. In particular, the average monthly payment of KONAI local currency has doubled since the payment of high oil price damage subsidies began in earnest.The overseas DID (Digital ID and Security Chip Solution) business also secured additional new customers in the U.S. market in the second quarter. Overseas metal card unit sales rose 9.7 percent year-on-year. The new business, 'MONA', a thrifty phone service, continued its net increase in subscribers in the second quarter following the first quarter, exceeding 130,000 cumulative subscribers. KonaI's USIM supply expanded by about 4.5 times compared to the previous quarter.

[Reporter Seo Jeongwon]