What is BOC?
BOC is an abbreviated form of the Bank of China Limited that is one of the China's biggest commercial banks owned by the Government of the People's Republic of China. The bank belongs to banking and financial services company that operates publicly, traded in Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
BOC Banking Services
Bank of China holds offers spectrum of banking products and services under the
corporate banking and personal banking. Under corporate banking it includes corporate financing, trade services, corporate financial services, RMB settlement services, corporate services and other services. Personal banking is composed of personal savings, personal loans, personal wealth management, personal exchange and other services.
BOC Banking Products
The inventory of banking products of bank of China includes credit cards, debit cards and ATM cards. Apart from this, Bank of China also provides numerous
online products such as online personal banking, online personal VIP banking, online corporate banking and online overseas banking. Additionally, bank also offers various
online tools namely BOC Exchange Rate, BOC Cross-border RMB Index, RMB Deposit Rates, Forex Deposit Rates and others.
BOC Organization
The organization structure of
Bank of China is made up of subsidiaries and its branches. The bank is composed of
seven subsidiaries namely Bank of China International Holdings Limited, Bank of China Group Insurance Company Limited, Bank of China Group Investment Limited, Bank of China Aviation Private Limited, Bank of China Investment Management Co., Ltd., Bank of China International Securities Limited, Bank of China Insurance Company
Limited and Bank of China International Online Wealth Management.
BOC Banking Operations
BOC is operating over
100,00 domestic branches and more than
1000 international branches. According to details of 2013 fiscal year, Bank of China has earned
net income of CN ¥211.68 billion with the help of dedicated workforce of approximately
305,675 employees worldwide. In Hong Kong and Macao, Bank of China is the only bank that has
power of issuing notes or currency.
BOC History
The Bank of China Limited was originally
founded by Dr.Sun Yat-sen in the year 1905 as Daqing Hubu Bank, Daqing Bank in 1908 and
finally renamed to Bank of China in 1912. The first Hong Kong branch of BOC was open for business in 1917 and first international branch was established in 1929. According to records of 2009, BOC has presence in 29 nations and territories worldwide.
BOC Awards
One of the most recent's, Bank of China has
won numerous awards in the year 2013 such as "Best Trade Finance Bank in China" by Trade Finance Magazine, "Best Internet Banking Product in China" by The Asian Banker, "Gold Round Table" Board Award by Directors & Boards, " Best RMB Clearing Bank in Asia Pacific" by The Asian Banker and
"Best Service Provider in Trade Finance of China" on the basis of
assets that are worth of CN ¥12.3 trillion.
BOC Headquarters Address:
The global head office of the Bank of China is located at No. 1, Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng District Beijing, 100818 China.
BOC Headquarters Phone and Fax Number:
Telephone: (0086)-010-66596688Fax: (0086) 010-66593777Customers can contact Bank of China Head Office through these above mentioned numbers.
BOC Customer Service Number for China:
+86-010-95566, customers can use this domestic hotline customer service number to avail the
Benefits of the customer support for 24/7.
BOC Customer Service Number Links:
www.boc.cn/en/custserv/ and
www.bankofchina.com/en/aboutboc/ab6/200812/t20081216_493526.html, through these links customers can access various customer service numbers for numerous banking products and services.
BOC Email-ID:
gwic@boci.com.cn, this email-id can be used for any information related to Great Wall International Card.
BOC Web Link:
www.boc.cn/en/, this link provides information of banking products and services of Bank of China in an English language.