• CEO of Hecto Financial
    Choi Jong-won

    ICT Payment Expert Targets Asian Fintech Leadership With Stablecoins

    Last Updated on Jan 1, 2026

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Life Summary
Choi Jong-won is the CEO of Hecto Financial.

He is focusing on firmly establishing new businesses, including global operations and stablecoins, on a full-scale growth track.

He was born on May 11, 1969.

He graduated from the Department of International Trade at Sungkyunkwan University.

He began his career at Narae Mobile Communications, then moved to Hansol PCS, and later worked in financial marketing at Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF), which acquired Hansol PCS, and at KT, which absorbed and merged with KTF.

After serving as head of the New Business Division at KG Mobilians, an electronic payment gateway (PG) company, he joined Settlebank (Hecto Financial) as head of the Marketing Division.

After serving as head of the BIZ Division, he was appointed CEO in 2020.

Having worked at KTF, KT, and KG Mobilians, he is a fintech expert with 30 years of experience exclusively in the information and communications and easy payment sectors.

He has a strong personal network.

He has a goal of growing into a pan-Asian fintech leader by building financial networks for payments and settlements across Asia.

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