This is a list of banks in
China, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The central bank of the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
is the
People's Bank of China
The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; ) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by ...
, a component of the State Council, the Central Government of China. The People's Bank of China is mainly responsible for issuing the
Renminbi and administering its circulation, in addition to formulating and implementing monetary policy in accordance with Chinese law. Its counterparts in the special administrative regions of
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
are the
Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the
Monetary Authority of Macao
The Monetary Authority of Macao (; pt, Autoridade Monetária de Macau, AMCM) is the currency board and the de facto central bank of Macau. The regulatory institution was established on December 20, 1999, upon the transfer of sovereignty ov ...
respectively, both of which serve as their respective locale's
currency board
In public finance, a currency board is a monetary authority which is required to maintain a fixed exchange rate with a foreign currency. This policy objective requires the conventional objectives of a central bank to be subordinated to the exch ...
and de facto
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
.
Banks in Mainland China
All banks, save the People's Bank of China, are under the supervision of
China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) is an agency of the People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and depend ...
.
Policy banks
China has three
policy banks. Among them,
China Development Bank was incorporated in December 2008 and officially defined by the State Council as a
development finance institution
A development financial institution (DFI), also known as a development bank or development finance company (DFC), is a financial institution that provides risk capital for economic development projects on a non-commercial basis.
, total commitme ...
in March 2015.
State-owned Commercial Banks
China has six state-owned commercial banks. These banks are ranked by their Tier 1 capital amount as of 2018. Banks with asterisks (*) are the four major state-owned banks (i.e. the "Big Four Banks").
Bank of Communications
Bank of Communications Limited (BoComm) (; often abbreviated as ), is the fifth-largest bank in mainland China.
Established in 1908, the Bank of Communications claims a long history in China and is one of the banks to have issued banknotes in mo ...
was founded in 1908. On 1 April 1987, it was restructured and re-commenced operations as the first state-owned bank in China.
Postal Savings Bank of China has the most outlets of any retail bank in China (~40,000). Over 80% of its outlets accompany China Post post offices.
Commercial Banks
A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit.
It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with corp ...
China has 12 national
commercial banks
A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit.
It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with corp ...
. These banks are ordered by their Tier 1 capital amount as of 2018.
City
Commercial Banks
A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit.
It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with corp ...
City
commercial banks
A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit.
It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with corp ...
were transferred from urban credit cooperatives established in 1980s and 1990s.
*
Bank of Jiujiang
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
*
Bank of Beijing
Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd. (abb. BOB) is an urban commercial bank based in Beijing, China. According to the bank, most of the revenue came from Beijing, despite that the banking group had more than half of the branches located outside the direct- ...
*
Bank of Shanghai
Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. (BOSC) is an urban commercial bank based in Shanghai in China. The bank was ranked 73rd among 1000 banks around the world by '' The Banker'' in terms of their Tier 1 capital in 2020.
History
The Bank of Shanghai was fo ...
*
Bank of Jiangsu
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
*
Bank of Ningbo
Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd. is a Chinese city-based commercial bank
A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit.
It can a ...
*
Bank of Dalian
Bank of Dalian Co., Ltd. is a Chinese urban commercial bank, with its headquarters in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. On March 28, 1998, it was established as Dalian City Commercial Bank and opened its branches only in Dalian. In 2007, it chan ...
*
Bank of Taizhou
Bank of Taizhou (TZB; simplified Chinese 台州银行) is a city commercial bank headquartered in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province - China. On 9 September 2010, it was officially renamed as Bank of Taizhou from the original name of Taizhou City Co ...
*
Bank of Tianjin
*
Xiamen International Bank
Xiamen International Bank (XIB) () was established in August 1985 as the first joint venture bank in China with capital of RMB 410.069 billion. Xiamen International Bank has now grown into a bank with good reputation in the world that covers Hon ...
*
Tai'an Bank
*
Shengjing Bank
Shengjing Bank (in ) is a commercial bank, with its headquarters in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It was established in 1996 as Shenyang City Commercial Bank and opened in Shenyang City only. It changed its name to Shengjing Bank in 200 ...
(
Shenyang)
*
Harbin Bank
Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. is a Chinese city-based commercial bank (), with its headquarters in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. It was established in 1997 as Harbin City Commercial Bank, opened its branches in Harbin City only, but changed its name ...
*
Bank of Jilin Bank of Jilin (in ) is a commercial bank approved by China Banking Regulatory Commission, with its headquarters in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. As of the end of 2010, Bank of Jilin assets stood at 147.8 billion yuan (USD 23.75 billion), up 87 ...
Rural Commercial Banks
Rural commercial banks were converted from rural credit cooperatives and play an important role in rural financial needs. Some rural commercial banks include Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, and Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank.
Internet Banks and other private banks
*
WeBank (China) (
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
) – The first private bank and Internet bank in China, initiated by
Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the wo ...
.
*
MYbank
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It owns and operates major payment infrastructure in Europe for Euro payments between banks. This includes EURO1 ...
(
Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whic ...
) – Internet bank in China, established by
Ant Financial Services Group
Ant Group ()'','' formerly known as Ant Financial, is an affiliate company of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group. The group owns the world's largest mobile (digital) payment platform Alipay, which serves over 1.3 billion users and 80 millio ...
*Shanghai Huarui Bank
*Wenzhou Minshang Bank
*Liaoning Zhenxing Bank
Other banks
*
Bank of Kunlun
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
(昆仑银行)
*
SiliBank (实利银行)
*Bank of
Lanzhou
*Bank of
Gansu
Branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks
The
China Banking Regulatory Commission
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) was an agency of the People's Republic of China (PRC) authorised by the State Council to regulate the banking sector of the PRC except the territories of Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are spe ...
(CBRC) announced its approval for nine foreign-funded banks to start their preparatory work for setting up local corporations in China on 24 December 2006.
Following this, additional banks have been able to incorporate locally.
The following is a non-exhaustive list. Asterisks (*) indicate that the bank does not service individuals.
*
ABN AMRO
ABN or abn may refer to:
Companies
* ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group
* ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank
* Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank
Radio, news and television organizat ...
(Netherlands) (now
RBS China due to de-merging)
*
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It is Australia's second-largest bank by assets and fourth-largest bank by ma ...
*
Banco Santander
Banco Santander, S.A., doing business as Santander Group (, , Spanish: ), is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Santander in Spain. Additionally, Santander maintains a presence in all global financial centr ...
*
Bank Mandiri
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*
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
*
Bank of Montreal (Canada)
*
Bank of New York Mellon
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*
Barclays Bank
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclays traces ...
*
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (), better known by its initialism BBVA, is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Bilbao, Spain. It is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, and is present ...
Bank
*
BNP Paribas
*
Citibank (United States)
*
Commerzbank
*
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), or CommBank, is an Australian multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom. It provides a variety of financial services including retail, busine ...
*
Crédit Agricole
*
Credit Suisse
*
Dah Sing Bank
Dah Sing Banking Group Limited (DSBG) is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial company, headquartered in Wan Chai. It has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2004. It has three main banking subsidiaries (Dah Sing Bank, Banco C ...
*
Dah Sing Bank
Dah Sing Banking Group Limited (DSBG) is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial company, headquartered in Wan Chai. It has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2004. It has three main banking subsidiaries (Dah Sing Bank, Banco C ...
(Hong Kong)
*
DBS Bank
DBS Bank Limited, often known as DBS, is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at the Marina Bay Financial Centre in the Marina Bay district of Singapore. The bank was previously known as The De ...
(Singapore)
*
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Sto ...
*
Fubon Bank (Taiwan)
*
Hana Bank
Hana Bank (; KEB Hana Bank outside South Korea) is a commercial bank headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Since its establishment as Korea Exchange Bank in 1967, it provides the largest range of foreign exchange products in South Korea.
History ...
(South Korea)
*
Hang Seng Bank
Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group, ...
(Hong Kong)
*
ING Bank
The ING Group ( nl, ING Groep) is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wholesale banki ...
*
Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. is an Italian international banking group. It is Italy's largest bank by total assets and the world's 27th largest. It was formed through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007, but has a corporate identity ...
*
JPMorgan Chase Bank (United States)*
*
KASIKORNBANK (开泰银行)
*
KBC Bank
KBC Group is a Belgian universal multi-channel bank-insurer, focusing on private clients and small and medium-sized enterprises in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. It was created in 1998 through the merger of Kredietbank ...
*
Mizuho Corporate Bank
, or MHCB, was the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, the second-biggest Japanese financial services conglomerate, prior to the reintegration of investment banking services under the Mizuho Bank name in Jul ...
(Japan)*
*
National Australia Bank
*
Natixis
*
Norddeutsche Landesbank
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*
OCBC Wing Hang Bank
OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited (), formerly Wing Hang Bank Limited is a licensed bank with its head office in Hong Kong, where it is the eighth biggest bank by total assets. Since end of July 2014 Wing Hang Bank has been a subsidiary of Oversea-Ch ...
(Hong Kong)
*
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (), often known as OCBC Bank (), is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in OCBC Centre, Singapore. OCBC Bank was born out of the Great Depression t ...
(Singapore)
*
Rabobank
Rabobank (; full name: ''Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.'') is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The group comprises 89 local Dutch Rabobanks (2019), a central organisation (Raboban ...
*
Raiffeisen Bank International
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is an Austrian banking group and a central institution of the Raiffeisen Banking Group Austria (RBG). The bank is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, with RBG's regional banks its major shareholders.
RBI was ...
*
Scotiabank (Canada)
*
Shinhan Bank
Shinhan Bank Co., Ltd. () is a bank headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Historically it was the first bank in Korea, established under the name Hanseong Bank in 1897. The bank was reestablished in 1982. It is part of the Shinhan Financial Gro ...
(South Korea)
*
Societe Generale (France)
*SPD
Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank is an American commercial bank. SVB is on the list of largest banks in the United States, and is the biggest bank in Silicon Valley based on local deposits. It is a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group.
History
Silicon Valley Ba ...
*
Standard Chartered Bank (United Kingdom)
*
The Bank of East Asia
The Bank of East Asia Limited, often abbreviated to BEA, is a Hong Kong banking and financial services company, headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. It is currently the largest independent local Hong Kong bank, and one of two remaining famil ...
(Hong Kong)
*
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
is the largest bank in Japan. It was established on January 1, 2006, following the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. MUFG is one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with SMBC and Mizuho). As such, ...
(Japan)*
*
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (), commonly known as HSBC (), was the parent entity of the multinational HSBC banking group until 1991, and is now its Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific subsidiary. The largest bank in Hong K ...
(Hong Kong – see
HSBC Bank (China))
*
UBS
*
United Overseas Bank
United Overseas Bank Limited (), often known as UOB, is a Singaporean multinational banking corporation headquartered in Singapore, with branches mostly found in most Southeast Asian countries. Founded in 1935 as United Chinese Bank (UCB) by S ...
(Singapore)
*
VTB Bank
VTB Bank (; formerly known as ''Vneshtorgbank'', , lit. 'International Trade Bank') is a Russian majority state-owned bank headquartered in various federal districts of Russia; its legal address is registered in St. Petersburg; as of 202 ...
*
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United St ...
*
Westpac Bank
Westpac Banking Corporation, known simply as Westpac, is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, New South Wales.
Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, it ...
*
Woori Bank
Woori Bank (Hangul: 우리은행 ''Uri Eunhaeng'') is a Korean multinational bank headquartered in Seoul. It is one of the four largest domestic banks in South Korea and is showing a strong presence not only for commercial banking but also for co ...
(South Korea)
Banks in the Special Administrative Regions
Hong Kong
The
currency board
In public finance, a currency board is a monetary authority which is required to maintain a fixed exchange rate with a foreign currency. This policy objective requires the conventional objectives of a central bank to be subordinated to the exch ...
and
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
of Hong Kong is
Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Banknotes of the
Hong Kong Dollar
The Hong Kong dollar (, sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is subdivided into 100 cents or 1000 mils. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is the monetary authority of Hong Kong ...
, the official currency of the HKSAR, is issued by
Hong Kong Monetary Authority,
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited () also known as its short name Bank of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK (), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via a Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)). Bank of China (Hong ...
,
HSBC and
Standard Chartered (Hong Kong).
Part of commercial banks in Hong Kong are listed below.
*
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited () also known as its short name Bank of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK (), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via a Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)). Bank of China (Hong ...
Limited
*
Bank of East Asia
The Bank of East Asia Limited, often abbreviated to BEA, is a Hong Kong banking and financial services company, headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. It is currently the largest independent local Hong Kong bank, and one of two remaining family ...
Limited
*
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited
*
Chiyu Banking Corporation
Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited also known as Chiyu Bank is a bank incorporated in Hong Kong.
History
It was founded by Tan Kah Kee on 15 July 1947, and it has 23 branches in Hong Kong and focuses on serving the community of Fujianese peo ...
Limited
*
Chong Hing Bank
Chong Hing Bank is a bank founded in Hong Kong in 1948. It is headquartered in Central, while the back offices are located in Western District and Mong Kok. It was owned by the Liu family of Hong Kong until it was acquired by the Chinese state- ...
Limited
*
Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited
*
CITIC Ka Wah Bank
China CITIC Bank International Limited (Chinese: 中信銀行(國際), CNCBI in short) is a full-service commercial bank in Hong Kong. China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, via its wholly-owned subsidiary CITIC International Financial Holdings ...
Limited
*
Columbia Bank Limited
*
Dah Sing Bank
Dah Sing Banking Group Limited (DSBG) is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial company, headquartered in Wan Chai. It has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2004. It has three main banking subsidiaries (Dah Sing Bank, Banco C ...
Limited
*
DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited () is a licensed bank incorporated in Hong Kong. It is a subsidiary of DBS Bank headquartered in Singapore and it is also the seventh-largest bank in Hong Kong by total assets.
History
In 1999, DBS Bank acquired Kwong ...
Limited
*
East Asia Banking Corporation Limited
*
Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
*
Hang Seng Bank
Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group, ...
Ltd.
*
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (), commonly known as HSBC (), was the parent entity of the multinational HSBC banking group until 1991, and is now its Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific subsidiary. The largest bank in Hong K ...
Limited (The)
*
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited
*
MEVAS Bank
MEVAS Bank () was a bank based in Hong Kong. It was established in April 2001 with a total investment of ¥300 million (US$). Within the first two weeks of its opening, over a thousand people signed up for their banking services. The bank marketed ...
Limited
*
Nanyang Commercial Bank
Nanyang Commercial Bank (NCB, Chinese: 南洋商業銀行) is a bank based in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of China Cinda Asset Management
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. known as China Cinda or just Cinda is a Chinese merc ...
Limited
*
OCBC Wing Hang Bank
OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited (), formerly Wing Hang Bank Limited is a licensed bank with its head office in Hong Kong, where it is the eighth biggest bank by total assets. Since end of July 2014 Wing Hang Bank has been a subsidiary of Oversea-Ch ...
Limited (Banco OCBC Weng Hang, S.A.)
*
Public Bank (Hong Kong)
Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited ( Chinese: 大眾銀行(香港)有限公司) is a licensed bank in Hong Kong. Originally named Asia Commercial Bank Limited and owned by Asia Financial Holdings Limited (SEHK: 662, it was acquired by Public Financ ...
Limited
*
Shanghai Commercial Bank
The Shanghai Commercial Bank (SCB; Chinese: 上海商業銀行) is an international bank based in Hong Kong. Its subsidiary companies offer banking and financial services across the world, but mainly in China, the United Kingdom, and the United S ...
Ltd.
*
Standard Bank Asia Limited
*
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
*
Tai Sang Bank Ltd.
*
Tai Yau Bank Ltd.
*
Wing Lung Bank
CMB Wing Lung Bank () (former stock no: ) is a bank based in Hong Kong. As of December 2018, the Bank has 35 branches in Hong Kong, 4 branches in Mainland China, 1 branch in Macau and 2 overseas branches, located respectively in Los Angeles and Sa ...
Limited
* Bank of East West China
Macau
The
currency board
In public finance, a currency board is a monetary authority which is required to maintain a fixed exchange rate with a foreign currency. This policy objective requires the conventional objectives of a central bank to be subordinated to the exch ...
and de facto
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
of Macau is the
Monetary Authority of Macao
The Monetary Authority of Macao (; pt, Autoridade Monetária de Macau, AMCM) is the currency board and the de facto central bank of Macau. The regulatory institution was established on December 20, 1999, upon the transfer of sovereignty ov ...
.
Banknotes of the
Macau pataca
The Macanese pataca or Macau pataca (; pt, pataca de Macau; sign: $; abbreviation: P; ISO code: MOP) is the currency of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is subdivided into 100 ''avos'' (; ''sin' ...
, the official currency of the Macau SAR, is issued by
Banco da China, Sucursal de Macau and
Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (, BNU; ; en, National Overseas Bank) is a Macau banking and financial services corporation. It was a Portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in Portugal's former overseas provinces. It ceased e ...
.
Some commercial banks in Macau are listed below:
*
OCBC Wing Hang Bank
OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited (), formerly Wing Hang Bank Limited is a licensed bank with its head office in Hong Kong, where it is the eighth biggest bank by total assets. Since end of July 2014 Wing Hang Bank has been a subsidiary of Oversea-Ch ...
Limited – Banco Weng Hang, S.A.
*
Banco Delta Asia
Delta Asia Financial Group ( pt, Banco Delta Ásia S.A.R.L.; ) is a Macau-based bank owned by the Delta Asia Financial Group and founded in 1935 by Au Wing Ngok, father of Stanley Au, the current chairman and majority shareholder. It is the 10th la ...
Limited – Banco Delta Ásia, S.A.R.L.
*
China Construction Bank (Macau)
The China Construction Bank Corporation Macau Branch () is a bank in Macau, China. It was wholly owned by China Construction Bank (Asia) , a wholly owned subsidiary of China Construction Bank, and renamed from China Construction Bank (Macau) Corp ...
Corporation Limited – Banco de Construção da China (Macau), S.A.
*
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) – Banco Industrial e Comercial da China (Macau), S.A.
*
Luso International Banking Limited – Banco Luso Internacional, S.A.
*
Banco Comercial de Macau
Banco may refer to:
Places
* Banc (Barcelona Metro), also called Banco, a closed metro stop on the Barcelona metro
* Banco, Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Banco, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Banco National Park, a natio ...
, S.A. – Banco Comercial Português, S.A.
*
The Macau Chinese Bank Ltd. – Banco Chinês de Macau, S.A.
*
Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (, BNU; ; en, National Overseas Bank) is a Macau banking and financial services corporation. It was a Portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in Portugal's former overseas provinces. It ceased e ...
, S.A. – Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A.
*
Well Link Bank, S.A. – Well Link Bank, S.A.
See also
*
List of banks
Lists of banks are contained in the following articles:
By continent
* List of banks in Africa – Each country in Africa has a list of banks operating in that country
* List of banks in Asia – Asia has a list of banks operating in that co ...
*
List of companies in China
*
List of financial regulatory authorities by country
The following is an incomplete list of financial regulatory authorities by country.
List
A-B
* Afghanistan - Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB)
* Albania - Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA)
* Algeria - Commission d'Organisation et de ...
*
Belt and Road Initiative
*
People's Bank of China
The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; ) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by ...
– the
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
of China
*
Cross-Border Inter-Bank Payments System
The Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) is a payment system which offers clearing and settlement services for its participants in cross-border RMB payments and trade. Backed by the People's Bank of China (PBOC), China launched the CIPS ...
Notes
References
External links
"Microbanking in China" by Wang Kejin(
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 2002 report)
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*
China
Banks
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
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