# Lee Seung-gun

> Lee Seung-gun founded Viva Republica / Toss, South Korea's leading fintech super-app and Toss Bank.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/lee-seung-gun
Last updated: 2026-08-12
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Lee Seung-gun** is founder of [Toss](/toss). He expanded Toss from P2P transfers into banking, investing and insurance.[^fn1]

## Career

Lee built Toss into a defining Korean consumer fintech brand and secured an internet-bank licence for Toss Bank—positioning it as a peer to [KakaoBank](/kakaobank).

## Toss

Lee Seung-gun is principally associated with [Toss](/toss). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## External links

- [Toss official website](https://toss.im/)

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: Toss / Viva Republica founder
- **Company**: [Toss](/toss)
- **Founded company**: 2015
- **Associated HQ**: Seoul, South Korea

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Lee Seung-gun?

Lee Seung-gun founded Viva Republica / Toss, South Korea's leading fintech super-app and Toss Bank.


## References

[^fn1]: Lee Seung-gun is a founder of Toss, covered on neobank.wiki. - https://toss.im/