- Business
- Bank of Qingdao Co., Ltd. (3866.HK) engages primarily in commercial banking services in the People's Republic of China, operating through corporate banking, retail banking, financial market business, and international business segments; it offers deposits including demand and time products; loans encompassing retail, corporate, personal, short-, mid-, and long-term varieties, discounted bills, and acceptance and inter-bank discounting of notes; domestic and overseas settlement services; foreign exchange settlement and sales; bank card issuance and operations; letters of credit and guarantees; safe deposit boxes; securities investment fund custody; financial bonds issuance, cash-in, and underwriting as agent; government bond agency; ordinary derivatives trading; interbank lending, borrowing, and deposits; insurance agency; precious metals sales; and other agency services such as payment and receipt handling. The bank, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, maintains a network of 16 branches and 181 sub-branches across major cities in Shandong including Jinan, Yantai, and Weihai, with self-service banks and devices supporting withdrawals, deposits, transfers, inquiries, and payments; subsidiaries include BQD Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., established in 2017, and Qingyin Wealth Management Co., Ltd., approved in 2020. Recent developments feature solid 2024 financial performance with 20.16% net profit growth, 13.48% total asset increase, and non-performing loan ratio declining to 1.14%; shareholder Qingdao Guoxing Industrial Finance Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. and concerted parties plan to increase holdings from 14.99% to 19.00%-19.99% within six months from September 2025 disclosure, with a five-year non-transfer lock-up; and recognition in Shandong Province's 2023 typical financial partner cases and high-quality services lists.