{"slug": "ci-guarantee-launches-ai-powered-digital-platform-for-construction-finance", "title": "CI Guarantee launches AI-powered digital platform for construction finance", "summary": "CI Guarantee, South Korea's leading construction guarantee provider, will launch an AI-powered digital platform on Aug. 1, offering mobile guarantee applications via KakaoTalk, an AI contract-drafting system, and a 24-hour AI chatbot to modernize construction finance and reduce processing times.", "body_md": "CI Guarantee, South Korea's leading construction guarantee provider, said Tuesday it would launch a next-generation digital platform on Aug. 1 as part of its push to modernize construction finance with artificial intelligence.\n\nThe platform will offer mobile guarantee applications through KakaoTalk, an AI-powered contract-drafting system and a 24-hour AI chatbot service.\n\nMember companies will be able to apply for guarantees directly through the KakaoTalk channel without submitting additional paperwork. An AI-powered optical character recognition system will automatically extract key information from uploaded contracts — including the contract value, construction period, client and contracting parties — and prepare guarantee applications.\n\nCI Guarantee said the system is expected to significantly reduce processing times and manual input errors.\n\nThe mobile application service and OCR functions will initially cover high-demand products, including bid bonds, performance bonds and warranty bonds, before being expanded to other guarantee services.\n\nThe company has also introduced an AI chatbot on KakaoTalk to provide round-the-clock assistance with guarantee applications and other operational inquiries.\n\nCI Guarantee said the platform marks a major step in the digital transformation of the traditionally conservative construction guarantee sector.\n\n“This service is the result of customer-centered digital innovation and enables our members to access guarantee services anytime and anywhere,” said Choi Un-gu, acting chairman of CI Guarantee.\n\n“We will continue incorporating AI and digital technologies to reduce our members' administrative burden, improve service quality and drive innovation in construction finance.”\n\nstlee0329@heraldcorp.com", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ci-guarantee-launches-ai-powered-digital-platform-for-construction-finance", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10810905", "published_at": "2026-07-16 02:04:53+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-16 03:00:48.574669+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["CI Guarantee", "KakaoTalk", "Choi Un-gu"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ci-guarantee-launches-ai-powered-digital-platform-for-construction-finance", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ci-guarantee-launches-ai-powered-digital-platform-for-construction-finance.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ci-guarantee-launches-ai-powered-digital-platform-for-construction-finance.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ci-guarantee-launches-ai-powered-digital-platform-for-construction-finance.jsonld"}}