Bank of Communications (English BCM, Chinese Bank of Communications) was established in 1908. It is one of the six largest banks in China, one of the oldest banks in China, one of the modern note-issuing banks in China, and a large state-owned commercial bank.
Bank of Communications is one of the major financial service providers in China, covering commercial banks, securities, trusts, financial leasing, fund management, insurance and offshore financial services. There are 235 domestic branches of Bank of Communications, including 30 provincial branches, 7 directly affiliated branches, 99 provincial branches/kloc-0, and 3,270 outlets in 239 cities above prefecture level and 158 counties or county-level cities. It owns seven non-bank companies, including wholly-owned subsidiaries of Bank of Communications Leasing, Bank of Communications Insurance and Bank of Communications Investment, and holding subsidiaries of Bank of Communications Fund, Bank of Communications Guo Xin, Bank of Communications Life Insurance and Bank of Communications International.