Hana Bank opens cultural space for middle-aged customers in Daejeon

The bank said that it opened a center offering middle-aged customers a place to rest, listen to music and watch films.

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, fourth from right, and Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-Woo, fifth from right, and other officials take a photo at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Hana 50+ Culturebank in Daejeon on Friday. [HANA FINANCIAL GROUP]

Hana Bank opened a cultural center for middle-aged customers at a branch in Daejeon, it said on Sunday.

The Hana 50+ Culturebank is a space for middle-aged customers offering a lounge that people can rest in and a music room that allows them to listen old music on vinyl records and audio cassettes.

It also has a cinema room where they can watch old movies together.

Hana 50+ Culturebank in Daejeon offers a lounge where people can take a rest and relax. [HANA FINANCIAL GROUP]

It is located next to its Daejeon branch, available to customers who use the bank. It's the 10th cultural center Hana has established, including one in Gwanghawmun, central Seoul and Gwangju in South Jeolla.

The lounge is located at the same building with a job support center where offers some educational courses for middle aged people.

Hana Bank will also open a Financial School for seniors to offer them digitization education and consultations for asset management.

Hana 50+ Culturebank in Daejeon offers a cinema room where people can watch old movies. [HANA FINANCIAL GROUP]

"With our efforts to treat senior customers as special guests, the Daejeon branch, which kept its spot for more than 50 years, has been refurbished into a branch for all middle-aged customers," said Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo.

"We will make it a cultural hub for all customers to enjoy fruitful and beneficial experiences."

Hana Bank has been running various programs to help middle-aged talent get new jobs since Aug. 2022.

The commercial bank also opened a job center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, to help older people to increase their capabilities in digital areas to get new jobs.

BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]