China Merchants Bank
China Merchants Bank (CMB) (Chinese: 招商银行; pinyin: Zhāoshāng Yínháng) 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.
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Native name | 招商银行股份有限公司 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Yuan Geng |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Li Jianhong (Chairman) Tian Huiyu (President & CEO) |
| Services | Deposit, loan, credit card and other banking services. |
| Revenue | $60.4 billion (2020)[1] |
$15.5 billion (2018)[1] | |
$11.7 billion (2018)[1] | |
| Total assets | $980 billion (2018)[1] |
| Total equity | $79,01 billion (2018)[1] |
| Owner | China Merchants Group (18%) |
Number of employees | 74,590 (2018)[1] |
| Website | cmbchina.com |
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.[2]
Business areas
CMB operates the following businesses:
Personal Banking Business, including personal savings, personal loans, foreign exchange and stock trading, gold trading and bank card services, among others.
Corporate & Investment Banking Business, including corporate savings, corporate loans, international settlements, trade financing, assets custody, M&A advisory, FX, fixed income, syndication among others.
As of December 31, 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.
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 Citizen's Center.
References
- "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). China Merchants Bank Company Limited. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM – Order Approving Establishment of a Branch" (PDF).
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to China Merchants Bank. |
- China Merchants Bank Company Limited official website
- Harvard Business School case study 'China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You'
- Harvard Business School case study 'China Merchants Bank in Transition'
- Harvard Business School case study 'China Merchants Bank: Business Model Transformation'
- Company profile on Sogou Baike

