Who owns BC Card?
BC Card is owned by KT (South Korea, NYSE: KT).[1]
KT owns 69.5% of BC Card rather than all of it.
Evidence: KT Corporation Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- KT Corporation (69.5% stake) verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Payments & lending › Processors & digital wallets
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: KT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BC Card
BC Card Co., Ltd. runs credit and check card processing in South Korea, issuing cards under the BC Card brand through co-brand agreements with member banks. KT's 2025 Form 20-F says KT held a 69.5% interest at 31 December 2025, and that BC Card held 33.7% of internet bank Kbank.
Ownership timeline of BC Card
Where BC Card sits in KT
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- BC Card (69.5%)
- KT
- KT M Mobile
- KT Skylife (50.5%)
Open the full KT ownership tree →
See the full KT brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by KT
KT controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in processors & digital wallets, and who owns them
The 10 brands in processors & digital wallets on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Credicorp, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Culqi | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Cybersource | Visa | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Argenpay | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Izipay | IFS | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Vocalink | Mastercard | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flash | Pepkor | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Personal Pay | Telecom Argentina | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Yape | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
About the owner: KT
KT is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KT.
KT Corporation is a South Korean telecommunications company whose shares are listed on the Korea Exchange and, as ADSs, on the New York Stock Exchange. Its 2025 Form 20-F says the Korean government no longer owned any KT shares at 31 December 2025, and lists subsidiaries including KT Skylife, KT M Mobile and BC Card.
🇰🇷 BC Card and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BC Card is not one of them.
- DB Insurance — DB Insurance 🇰🇷
- Hyundai Marine & Fire — Hyundai Marine & Fire 🇰🇷
- Shinhan Bank — Shinhan 🇰🇷
- 4DX — CJ CGV 🇰🇷
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- A-Solution — Aekyung 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BC Card?
The parent company of BC Card is KT, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is BC Card South Korean?
Yes. BC Card originated in South Korea and its owner, KT, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is BC Card still owned by KT?
Yes. As of 15 October 2026, BC Card is still owned by KT (69.5% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] KT Corporation Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 29 April 2026; retrieved 15 October 2026.
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