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# South Korea (KR) — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence | Signal

Cross-Monitor Convergence Preview · Jurisdiction Code KR

# South Korea — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence

Public convergence index across the six Asymmetric Intelligence regulatory monitors for South Korea ( KR ).
Domain-specific primary statutory evidence is published on each monitor's canonical jurisdiction record linked below;
authenticated cross-monitor synthesis, diff tracking, and living briefs are available in the Signal subscriber workspace.

Jurisdiction ID: KR
Active Monitors: 6 / 6 (5 populated, 1 pending)
Research last banked: 2026-11-02
Last updated: 2026-11-03
[Markdown twin (.md)](/jurisdictions/south-korea/index.md)

## Monitor Coverage & Canonical Publisher Records

Regulatory Monitor (Canonical Publisher)
Convergence Status
Supervising Authority
Primary Statutory / Regulatory Pin
Research Banked

[Advennt Gambling & Gaming Regulatory Monitor](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kr/)
Gambling & Gaming · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) / Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) n/a (2026 proposed amendment) (unregulated_hostile / closed — South Korea's gambling-adjacent regulatory environment tightened materially this cycle around a single dominant thread: the treatment of decentralized, blockchain-settled prediction markets as illegal…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[World Payments Regulatory Monitor](https://payments.gi/jurisdictions/kr/)
Payments, E-Money & Safeguarding · Canonical record Populated (fresh) FSC + FSS safeguarding_rule (Korea's Electronic Financial Transactions Act (EFTA) amendment, promulgated 2025-12-16 and taking effect 2026-12-17, requires payment-gateway (PG) operators to externally manage 100% of unsettled merc…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Sentinel Financial Integrity & AML/CFT Monitor](https://sentinel.gi/jurisdictions/south-korea/)
AML/CFT, Sanctions & Financial Crime · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU — Financial Services Commission) FIM-HRZ-001 (FATF status: largely compliant — AML/CFT governed by the Act on Reporting and Use of Certain Financial Transaction Information (amended 2021 to cover VASPs) and the 2023 Virtual Asset User Protection Act, with KoFIU as FIU and FSC/FS…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Global Data Protection & Privacy Regulatory Monitor](https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/kr/)
Privacy, Data Protection & Cross-Border Transfers · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), as amended (2011, 2020 'Data 3 Act', 2023, 2025, 2026) (South Korea's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), enacted 2011 and substantially rewritten since, is enforced by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), which received EU-adequa…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Crypto-Assets Regulatory Monitor](https://cryptoassets.gi/jurisdictions/kr/)
Digital Assets, MiCA, Stablecoins & Travel Rule · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Financial Services Commission (FSC Korea), with the Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) for AML Act on Reporting and Use of Specified Financial Transaction Information (FTRA) (Korea regulates virtual-asset-service-provider activity through two layers: (1) AML-driven VASP registration with KoFIU under the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Global AI Governance & Compliance Monitor](https://artificial-intelligence.gi/)
AI Governance, Frontier Safety & High-Risk AI Pending — research banked, publisher record pending Pending in persistent-state record Research layer banked (2026-11-02); canonical consumer dossier pending publication 2026-11-02

Subscriber Cross-Monitor Workspace ( /app/ )

Access the authenticated cross-lens living brief, prior-revision field diffs, obligation calendar, and bilateral comparator for South Korea.

[Open KR Workspace Brief](/app/jid/kr/)
[Compare KR in Workspace](/app/tools/compare/?jids=KR)