China Merchants Bank Explained

China Merchants Bank Company Limited
Native Name:招商银行股份有限公司
Type:Public
Founder:Yuan Geng
Location City:China Merchants Bank Tower, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Location Country:China
Key People:Miao JianMin (Chairman)
Wang Liang (President & CEO)
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Banking
Services:Deposit, loan, credit card and other banking services.
Revenue: CNY¥ (2020)[1]
Operating Income: CNY¥ (2018)
Net Income: CNY¥ (2018)
Assets: CNY¥ (2018)
Equity: CNY¥ (2018)
Num Employees:74,590 (2018)
Owner:China Merchants Group (18%)
Homepage:https://www.cmbchina.com
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T:招商銀行
P:Zhāoshāng Yínháng
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China Merchants Bank (CMB) is a Chinese bank headquartered in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Founded in 1987, it is the first share-holding commercial bank wholly owned by corporate legal entities in China. CMB listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2002 and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006.[2]

CMB has over five hundred branches in mainland China and one in Hong Kong. In November 2007, as part of a drive for international growth, it won federal approval to open a branch in New York City.[3] In 2008, China Merchants Bank was the first Chinese bank to open a branch in the United States.

On January 19, 2016, with the approval of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the UK financial regulatory authorities, China Merchants Bank officially opened its London branch. This is the first branch of a Chinese joint-stock bank to be approved in the UK.[4] [5]

In October 2021, it was assessed and designated as a Domestic Systemically Important Bank.[6] [7] [8]

In 2023, China Merchants Bank was ranked 26th in Forbes Global 2000.[9]

Business areas

CMB operates the following businesses:

As of 31 December 2008, the Bank had 44 branches and 623 sub-branches, one representative, one credit card center, one credit loan center for small companies, as well as 1,567 self-service banks in China.

By 2017, China Merchants Bank had about 140 branches, more than 1,670 sub-branches, 3,500 self-service centers and more than 11,850 self-service machines (including 1,720 ATMs). Approximately 80 million credit cards were issued, of which 46 million were active, so that the bank was one of the largest credit card issuers in the country.The bank had branches and representative offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Luxembourg and Taipei.

Headquarters

The China Merchants Bank Headquarters are located in Shenzhen, China. Part of the modernization and development of the city in the early 2000s. Architects, Lee/Timchula architects also designed the central city plan for Shenzhen and the focal building, the Shenzhen Civic Center.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Report 2018. 22 March 2019. China Merchants Bank Company Limited. 1 June 2019. en.
  2. Web site: en. China Merchants Bank. Banks around the World. 2024-02-08. 2023-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322125505/https://www.relbanks.com/asia/china/china-merchants-bank.
  3. Web site: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM – Order Approving Establishment of a Branch.
  4. Web site: 招商银行伦敦分行获批成立-搜狐财经 . 2024-10-09 . business.sohu.com.
  5. Web site: 招商银行伦敦分行获批成立 . 2024-10-09 . gb.mofcom.gov.cn.
  6. Web site: 央行 . 2021-10-15 . 央行、银保监会发布我国系统重要性银行名单 . 2024-10-09 . finance.sina.com.cn.
  7. Web site: Ready Card Balance . 2024-10-09 . rcbalance.org.
  8. Web site: 国家金融监督管理总局 . 2024-10-09 . www.cbirc.gov.cn . zh-cn.
  9. Web site: en. The Global 2000 2023. Forbes. 2024-02-07. 2024-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20240129031905/https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/?sh=4f5ab07e5ac0.