Initiative advances joint vision to build a global investment gateway
Siebert Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SIEB) announced today that Chief Investment Officer Mark Malek is now providing daily U.S. market commentary to approximately 8 million Kakao Pay Securities account holders through the platform’s “Very Useful Investment News” channel.
Since late November, Kakao Pay Securities has been translating and publishing Malek’s CIO column four to five times per week, timed to coincide with the Korean trading day. The analysis covers key drivers of the global investment landscape, including the U.S. equity markets, interest rate movements, economic trends, and corporate earnings, and draws from material originally issued through Siebert Financial’s official research and communication channels.
“This initiative marks an important milestone in our strategy to build a seamless global investing experience across regions,” said John J. Gebbia, Chief Executive Officer of Siebert Financial. “Delivering Siebert’s CIO perspective directly into Kakao Pay Securities’ ecosystem helps equip Korean retail investors with the same insights used by institutional decision-makers.”
To support accuracy and scalability, Kakao Pay Securities employs a hybrid translation model: an AI system first generates a full translation of the column, followed by professional human editorial review to ensure tone, context, and clarity. As the dataset expands, the firms expect to evolve this workflow into a more advanced AI-assisted system capable of powering new content formats, additional asset classes, and further automation.
“Investors in Seoul and New York are reacting to the same data, interest rates, earnings cycles, policy signals, and innovation themes,” said Mark Malek, Chief Investment Officer of Siebert Financial. “By publishing translated insights multiple times per week directly to millions of Kakao Pay Securities users, we are helping investors filter noise, identify meaningful signals, and participate in global markets with confidence.”
“The two companies are also discussing additional content to provide a multifaceted view of the U.S. market,” a representative from KakaoPay Securities said. “We will continue to expand content to narrow the information gap on overseas markets and provide materials that can support investment decisions.”
The combined initiative allows both firms to deliver consistent, localised U.S. market intelligence several times per week, setting the foundation for continued content, platform, and market expansion.