- Business
- China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (600036.SS) operates as a leading joint-stock commercial bank in China, providing a comprehensive range of wholesale finance, retail finance, private banking, treasury, wealth management, asset custody, financial leasing, investment banking, brokerage, insurance and transaction banking services; key offerings include corporate loans, deposits and settlements, personal savings, loans, credit cards, foreign exchange, stock and gold trading, SME financing such as supply chain and high-tech loans, cross-border finance, custody services and pension products. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the bank maintains over 140 branches and 1,700 sub-branches across more than 130 cities in mainland China, with overseas operations including branches in Hong Kong, New York, London and Taipei, and wholly-owned subsidiaries such as CMB Wing Lung Bank, CMB Financial Leasing and CMB International Capital. It primarily serves corporate clients, financial institutions, retail customers and SMEs in domestic and international markets. In late 2025, CMB Financial Asset Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary with RMB15 billion registered capital, commenced operations in Shenzhen to conduct market-oriented debt-to-equity swaps and enhance industrial-finance synergy; additionally, Ping An Asset Management increased its H-share holding to 21.13% and Citigroup to 5.21%. As of mid-2025, total assets exceed RMB11 trillion, with a focus on retail (about 62% of net interest income) and corporate banking segments.