Overview
Founded in 1908, the Bank is one of banks with the longest history in modern China. The Bank reopened after reorganisation on 1 April 1987 and became the first nationwide state-owned joint-stock commercial bank in China, with Head Office located in Shanghai. The Bank was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2005 and on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in May 2007. In 2023, the Bank ranked 9th among global banks in terms of tier-1 capital.
Guided by the strategic goal of “building a world-class banking group with distinctive advantages”, the Group regarded green finance as the keynote for operation development, continued to build four major business characteristics, which include inclusive finance, trade finance, sci-tech finance and wealth finance. The Group continuously improved the five professional capabilities of customer management, technology leadership, risk management, co-operation and resource allocation. With the construction of “Shanghai Base” and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs, the Group was guided towards a high-quality development.
Upon approval by the NAFR, the Bank provides comprehensive financial services including deposits and loans, supply chain finance, cash management, international settlement and trade financing, investment banking, asset custody, wealth management, bank cards, private banking, treasury businesses, etc. for 2.6192 million corporate customers and 192 million retail customers through online service channels such as mobile banking and online banking, as well as over 2,800 domestic outlets and 23 overseas branches (subsidiaries) and representative offices. The Group is involved in businesses such as financial leasing, fund, wealth management, trust, insurance, overseas securities, and debt-to-equity swap through wholly-owned or controlling subsidiaries.
As a long-standing large-scale state-owned banking group with a long history, the bank will always keep in mind the “country’s most fundamental interests”, maintain strategic stability, strengthen comprehensive risk controls, practice the concept of “providing finance for the people”, strive to provide high-quality services to our customers, create more value for shareholders, build a happy home for employees, and make greater contributions to society.