- Business
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) is China's largest commercial bank and a leading global financial institution, providing a comprehensive range of banking products and services through its Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, and Treasury Operations segments; corporate banking offerings include deposits, trade financing, corporate wealth management, custody services, corporate loans to corporations, government agencies and financial institutions, intermediary services, fund raising, fund sales, asset management, financial leasing, insurance such as life, health and accident policies plus reinsurance, sponsorship and underwriting for listings and bond issuances, financial consulting, direct investment, sales and trading, market research, cross-border financial services, debt-for-equity swaps and wealth management products; personal banking encompasses deposit-taking, personal loans, card business including Peony RMB Credit Cards, personal wealth management and intermediary services; treasury operations cover money market transactions, investment securities, proprietary and foreign exchange trading; additional businesses comprise inclusive finance, institutional finance, settlement and cash management, investment banking, bill discounting, bank card operations, pension finance, precious metals and asset securitization. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Beijing, ICBC operates over 15,000 domestic outlets and more than 400 overseas institutions across 69 countries and regions, including subsidiaries like ICBC (Asia) and branches in key markets such as Singapore, Luxembourg, Pakistan, Spain and Türkiye where it serves as an RMB clearing bank in 12 countries; it targets corporations, government entities, financial institutions, individuals and serves strategic sectors including manufacturing, technology, green initiatives and Belt and Road projects. In recent developments, ICBC has advanced its "five transformations" in intelligent risk control, modern layout, digital drivers, diversified structure and ecological foundation, achieving total assets exceeding RMB52 trillion and customer loans over RMB30 trillion as of mid-2025 with non-performing loan ratio at 1.33%; it expanded technology loans to RMB6 trillion (up 20%), green loans beyond RMB6 trillion (up 16.4%), inclusive loans to RMB3.4 trillion (up 17.3%) and pension assets to RMB5.4 trillion (up 7.3%), established an RMB80 billion Sci-tech Finance Innovation Fund, received approval to acquire Bank of Jinzhong in a bailout, grew overseas assets to nearly USD460 billion, launched AI-powered tools like the "AI-Credit Matrix" and "ICBC eXaminer", and enhanced international operations supporting over 500 "going global" projects with USD130 billion in loan commitments while issuing global multi-currency offshore green bonds.