Treasurer Wins 2025 Korea-ASEAN AI Youth Festa

Treasurer, emerging as a new powerhouse in the global financial AI market, secured a prestigious 3rd place at the finals of the ‘Korea–ASEAN AI Youth Festa 2025’ held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, imprinting the innovative capabilities of Korean startups on the ASEAN stage. Co-hosted by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), the ASEAN Secretariat, and Cradle Fund under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia, this competition is a prestigious event aimed at fostering exchange in the AI and startup ecosystems between Korea and ASEAN. On the final stage, Treasurer showcased its core AI financial analysis technologies, ‘Findle AI’ and ‘AlphaLenz’. In particular, its AI-based real-time investment insight solution for individual traders and financial education received high praise from the judges. In a fierce pitching session held on November 4th at the AICB Centre of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur, Treasurer participated as the Korean representative among a total of 22 finalist teams, uniquely securing an award, proving the potential of South Korean AI startups. This event is a key part of KADIF (Korea–ASEAN Digital Innovation Fellowship), a cooperation program of the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund, and holds significant meaning in promoting digital innovation and startup activation between the two regions. Selected among the top 3 teams after evaluation by a panel of 7 AI and startup experts, Treasurer delivered a special pitch on the main stage of the ASEAN Startup Summit 2025 (Zepp KL) the following day, leaving a deep impression on key ASEAN stakeholders. A Treasurer official stated, "At a time when the AI startup ecosystems of Korea and ASEAN are rapidly expanding, Treasurer aims to present unparalleled technological prowess and practical educational models in the financial AI sector." They added, "We will use this award as a stepping stone to solidify strategic networks with the Southeast Asian market and accelerate the expansion of global partnerships." Currently, with its Seoul headquarters and Singapore HQ as bases, Treasurer is on a growth trajectory, providing innovative services that integrate fintech and edutech, such as financial education, AI-based reward investing, and fractional luxury goods investing.