Kincheng Banking Corporation or Kincheng Bank (Chinese :金城銀行) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Tianjin in 1917 by Zhou Zuomin (Chinese :周作民, a native of Huai'an in Jiangsu), Ni Sichong (Chinese :倪嗣衝, Anhui General Commander) and Wang Zhilong (Chinese :王郅隆, Ni's treasurer). Kincheng Banking Corporation, Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Continental Bank and China & South Sea Bank were called "Four Northern Banks" in 1920s in China. [1] [2]
In 1952, it was grouped into the Joint Office of Joint Public-Private Banks with 8 other Chinese banks. In 2001, it was merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).[ citation needed ]
OCBC Bank Limited, formerly Wing Hang Bank Limited and OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited, is a licensed bank with its head office in Hong Kong. Since 15 October 2014, Wing Hang Bank has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) headquartered in Singapore. The acquisition of Wing Hang has given OCBC a network of about seventy branches spanning Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to add to OCBC's existing operations in Hong Kong and China.
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Chinese: 中國銀行(香港)有限公司), also known as its short name Bank of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK (Chinese: 中銀香港), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via the Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)). Bank of China (Hong Kong) is the second-largest commercial banking group in Hong Kong in terms of assets and customer deposits (2008 data), with more than 190 branches across Hong Kong as of the end of 2019. It is also one of the three commercial banks licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue banknotes for the Hong Kong dollar.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, commonly known as HSBC and formerly known as HongkongBank, is the Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific subsidiary of the HSBC banking group, for which it was the parent entity until 1991. The largest bank in Hong Kong, HSBC operates branches and offices throughout the Indo-Pacific region and in other countries around the world. It is also one of the three commercial banks licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue banknotes for the Hong Kong dollar.
Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited also known as Chiyu Bank is a bank incorporated in Hong Kong.
JETCO, officially Joint Electronic Teller Services Limited is a network of automatic teller machines in Hong Kong and Macau.
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, abbreviated as OCBC, is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at the OCBC Centre.
Bank of China Group was the brand used to denote 13 banks that were almost entirely owned by the Chinese government that operated in Hong Kong, until their merger in 2001 to form Bank of China. The exception was the Hong Kong branch of the Bank of Communications, which left BOCG in 1998. The BOCG brand is still retained by the life insurance and casualty insurance operations of the Bank of China, in both Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Fubon Bank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest financial holding companies in Taiwan. Committed to becoming one of Asia’s first-class financial institutions, Fubon Financial Holdings has built a strong lineup of financial service companies. Fubon Bank operates 15 branches, 3 SME Banking Services Centres, 1 Offshore Banking Centre and 1 Securities Services Centre in Hong Kong, providing a wide range of financial services encompassing consumer and wholesale banking, wealth management, financial markets, securities brokerage and investment services. Fubon Bank holds an A-2 short-term, BBB+ long-term rating from Standard & Poor’s. The rating reflects Fubon Bank’s strong capitalization, good liquidity and sound asset quality.
The issue of banknotes of the Hong Kong dollar is governed in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the governmental currency board of Hong Kong. Under licence from the HKMA, three commercial banks issue their own banknotes for general circulation in the region. Notes are also issued by the HKMA itself.
The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, later Mercantile Bank Ltd, was an Anglo-Indian bank with business focus in the Far East. It was founded in Bombay in 1853 as the Mercantile Bank of Bombay; and later in 1857 was renamed to Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China with London as its headquarters.
Park Hotel, historically the Shanghai Joint Savings Society Building, is an Art Deco hotel on Nanjing West Road, Shanghai, China. It was the tallest building in Asia from its completion in 1934 to 1963.
The Big Four is the colloquial name given to the four main banks in several countries where the banking industry is dominated by just four institutions and where the phrase has thus gained relevance. Some countries include more or fewer institutions in such rankings, leading to other names such as Big Three, Big Five, or Big Six.
China's banking sector had CN¥319.7 trillion in assets at the end of 2020. The "Big Four" state-owned commercial banks are the Bank of China, the China Construction Bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the Agricultural Bank of China, all of which are among the largest banks in the world As of 2018. Other notable big and also the largest banks in the world are China Merchants Bank and Ping An Bank.
The history of banking in China includes the business of dealing with money and credit transactions in China.
China International Capital Corporation Limited is a Chinese partially state-owned multinational investment management and financial services company. Founded in China in 1995, CICC provides investment banking, securities and investment management services to corporations, institutions and individuals worldwide.
Yien Yieh Commercial Bank was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang, the cousin of Yuan Shikai, to support the specialized salt industry by providing official funds under government supervision. Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Continental Bank, Kincheng Banking Corporation and China & South Sea Bank were called "four northern banks" in 1920s in China.
Four Northern Banks referred to the four most capitalized commercial banks in the north of the Yangtze River in the Republic of China in the 1920s, in contrast to the Three Southern Banks (南三行) of Southern China.
Continental Bank was a bank in China. It specialized in savings, warehouses, trusts and real estate business. It was founded in Tianjin in 1919 by Feng Guozhang, the acting president of Republic of China and Tan Lisun, the former Nanjing director of Bank of China. Half a month later, a Beijing branch was also established. In 1942, its headquarters was moved to Shanghai. In 1952, it was closed down.
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