“Can Korea's #1 crypto exchange operator extend its blockchain infrastructure into the rails of mainstream banking, payments and cross-border remittance?”
Founded in 2012, Dunamu evolved from the Stockplus mobile securities information app into Korea's dominant crypto-asset franchise after launching the Upbit exchange in 2017. The group now spans crypto trading (Upbit), NFTs, an unlisted equity marketplace (Stockplus Unlisted), investment management (Maplus), and blockchain infrastructure via subsidiary Lambda256 (Nodit). Most recently, Dunamu is pushing into traditional finance infrastructure — its own GIWA Layer-2 chain and BOJAGI zero-knowledge protocol are being used with Hana Financial Group to replace SWIFT messaging for cross-border bank remittances.
Dunamu discloses K Bank (real-name account partner) as its banking provider, with K Bank as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Dunamu does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through K Bank.
Dunamu processes payments through Upbit (self-operated digital asset exchange) and Stockplus (self-operated securities platform).
Dunamu uses GIWA chain (in-house) + Hana Financial Group (PoC partner) for FX and cross-border payouts.
Dunamu's crypto products run on Upbit (self-operated exchange), Upbit NFT (self-operated), Lambda256 / Nodit (subsidiary blockchain developer platform), GIWA chain (in-house Layer-2), BOJAGI (in-house ZK privacy protocol) and Upbit (self-custody / in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 5 layers in Dunamu's stack: Payments / PSP (Upbit (self-operated digital asset exchange) and Stockplus (self-operated securities platform)); Banking / BaaS (K Bank (real-name account partner)); Sponsor bank (K Bank); FX & payouts (GIWA chain (in-house) + Hana Financial Group (PoC partner)); Crypto (Upbit (self-operated exchange), Upbit NFT (self-operated), Lambda256 / Nodit (subsidiary blockchain developer platform), GIWA chain (in-house Layer-2) and 2 others).
Dunamu is founded in 2012 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
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