Bank of China

Bank of China (BOC) is one of China’s four state-owned commercial banks. It was founded in 1912 by the Government to replace the Imperial Bank of China. In 1994, the company was transformed into a state-owned commercial bank and was listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges in 2006. According to its 2025 annual report, BOC ranked 4th in The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks. It provides a comprehensive range of banking products and financial services to individual and corporate customers as well as financial institutions worldwide. Its businesses cover commercial banking, investment banking and insurance. The Group's members include BOC Hong Kong, BOC International, BOCG Insurance and other financial institutions. The company operates more than 10,600 domestic branches and outlets. At the end of 2025 the Group operated across the Chinese mainland and in 64 countries and regions overseas, including 45 Belt and Road participating countries and regions, through 533 overseas institutions, 389 of them in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and 144 in other countries and regions, and it served over 8.4 million corporate customers and 550 million personal customers. China's government owns about 70% of BOC. As of April 2017, Bank of China had a market capitalization of US$150 billion.

BOC Credit Cards:
Bank of China Great Wall International Debit Card
Great Wall International Credit Card (Issued in the UK)
Bank of China-China Southern Sky Pearl Credit Card
Bank of China JCB Credit Card
Great Wall Globe-in-One Credit Card

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Head office address:
1 Fuxingmen Nei Dajie
Beijing 10081-8, China
Phone: (86) 010 6659 6688
Fax: (86) 010 6601 6871

Bank of China (UK) Limited
1 Lothbury, London EC2R 7DB
United Kingdom
SWIFT: BKCHGB2U
Phone: (4420) 72828888

Bank of China (Luxembourg) S.A.
37/39 Boulevard Prince
Henri L-1724 Luxembourg
P.O. BOX 721 L-2017
SWIFT: BKCHLULA

Bank of China (Canada)
Suite 600, 50 Minthorn Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, Canada, L3T7X8
SWIFT: BKCHCATT

Toronto Branch
6108 One First, Canadian Place
100 King Street West
Ontario, Canada, M5X 1C8

Paris Branch
23–25 Avenue De La
Grande Armee
75116 Paris, France

Grand Cayman Branch
Grand Pavilion, Commercial Center
802 West Bay Road, Grand Cayman
KY1-1204, Cayman Islands

New York Branch
410 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017, USA
SWIFT: BKCHUS33
Phone: (1212) 9353101
Website: www.bocusa.com