Woori Bank and the Kookmin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation examined how Daehan Cheonil Bank contributed to the formation of national capital and what its accounting ledgers reveal about modern Korean finance. The conference was held on the 6th at Woori Bank’s headquarters in Seoul’s Jung-gu district and announced on the 8th. Founded in 1899 during the Korean Empire by merchants and government officials, Daehan Cheonil Bank was a national-capital bank with an important place in Korea’s modern financial history. Eight papers were presented across three sessions covering the formation of the modern national economy, the bank’s role in building national capital, and the historical significance of its ledgers. Researchers focused on records kept using Songdo Sagae Chibubeop, an indigenous Korean double-entry bookkeeping method used by merchants in Kaesong. Woori Bank has studied the records in its collection with the foundation this year and plans to publish the findings while expanding projects that share its financial heritage with the public.