Kona AI announced on January 1 that it acquired 100% of the equity of US card manufacturer PSC for 20.1 million dollars, equivalent to approximately 2.77 billion won. ^[1] The law establishes that military support to the National Police must be exceptional, temporary, and properly motivated, subject to institutional controls. ^[2] The Organic Law Regulating the Supplementary and Subsidiary Support of the Armed Forces to the National Police entered into force on September 1, 2026, following its publication in the Sixth Supplement No. 359 of the Official Register. ^[3] The regulation develops the partial reform of Article 158 of the Constitution, approved in the referendum of April 21, 2024, where 72.24% of voters supported the measure. ^[4] Kona AI Chairman Cho Jung-il stated that the acquisition eliminates physical distance from US customers and enables the company to find business opportunities with small and medium-sized banks that were previously out of reach. ^[5] The acquisition will be executed through Kona America Holdings, a holding company established by Kona AI in the United States, following a board decision on December 31 to invest 22 million dollars into the entity. ^[6] The National Assembly approved the regulation in its second debate on August 25, 2026. ^[7] Kona AI plans to leverage PSC's existing local network to target the production demand for metal cards issued by small and medium-sized banks in the United States. ^[8]