- Business
- Union Bank of Taiwan (2838.TW) operates as a commercial bank in Taiwan, providing a comprehensive range of retail, corporate, and international banking services; deposit products including demand and time deposits; corporate loans, bill discounting, domestic letters of credit, and accounts receivable factoring; consumer credits such as mortgages, auto loans, personal loans, and credit cards; wealth management, trust, custodian services, safe-deposit boxes, and marketable securities certification; foreign exchange handling for exports, imports, remittances, foreign currency loans, and guarantees; insurance agency for life and property; securities and futures trading on behalf of customers; and collection services for public fees, taxes, and remittances. The bank also engages in peripheral financial activities including real estate sales, purchases, and leasing; venture capital; investment management consulting; private equity funds; equipment leasing; and power generation and energy services. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Union Bank of Taiwan maintains 90 domestic branches across Greater Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung; 9 securities branches; representative offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; a branch in Da Nang, Vietnam; and plans to open a Tokyo branch approved by regulators in 2025 to support Taiwan-Japan business flows amid strengthening economic ties in high-tech sectors. Recent strategic developments include collaborations with New New Bank for cross-bank digital account openings and credit card promotions, adding approximately 16,000 new digital depositors in 2024; expansion of acquiring business with small and medium-sized merchants, achieving a 40% growth in contracted stores and NT$24 billion increase in online transaction volume; 19% year-over-year growth in consumer installment loan sales revenue; and a joint donation of 30 million yen to Japan's Noto Peninsula earthquake relief in 2024 alongside affiliates. Previously, the bank acquired Chung Shing Bank in 2005, merged Union Bills Finance in 2010, and integrated Union Insurance Broker in 2016 to enhance operational synergies and service capabilities.