Life Summary
Kim Jong-hyun is the CEO of Coocon, a company primarily focused on developing and providing API products. APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are programs that facilitate data exchange between different software systems.

Born on December 20, 1970, Kim graduated from the Department of Computer Science at Pusan National University and later earned a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Yonsei University Graduate School.

He worked in the banking sector at Dongnam Bank and Kookmin Bank before joining fintech company WebCash in 2000.

After serving as the head of WebCash’s research institute, he became CEO of Coocon when it was established as an independent company in 2006. Coocon initially started as a fintech research institute within WebCash before becoming a standalone entity in 2006.

Kim Jong-hyun has been focusing on the development of various API products to meet the increasing demand for data services, driven by accelerated digital transformation in Korea. His efforts extend beyond the finance sector to non-financial areas, such as healthcare, to create versatile API solutions.

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