Banking - Asia & Australia Industry Competitors

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) offers international banking and financial services to clients in the Americas, Australia and Asia, and Europe. One of Australia's Big Four banks (along with National Australia Bank, Westpac Banking, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia), ANZ offers customers in Australia and New Zealand a full range of traditional banking services from more than 1,300 branches and offices....

The Bank of China has its sights set on global conquest -- of the financial kind. The bank, the #1 bank of the world's most populous country, is a commercial banking giant. It has more than 10,000 domestic branches and some 600 foreign offices in nearly 30 countries....

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, one of the Big Four banks in Australia, offers retail and commercial banking, insurance, and investment services, including credit cards, home loans, deposit accounts, mutual funds, and retirement products....

St.George Bank, Australia's fifth-largest bank behind National Australia Bank, ANZ , Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Westpac, has about 400 branches across the "sunburned country." The company serves individuals and institutions by providing deposits, loans, and insurance, as well as more specialized offerings such as risk management, treasury, and capital markets services....

State Bank of India is the nation's largest bank. Tracing its roots back some 200 years to the British East India Company (and initially established as the Bank of Calcutta in 1806), the bank operates more than 14,000 branches within India, where it also owns majority stakes in seven associate banks....

Bank of East Asia provides retail and commercial banking services in Hong Kong and mainland China. Its offerings include deposit accounts, consumer loans, mortgages, business loans, credit cards, private banking, and investment management. Bank of East Asia has some 130 locations in Hong Kong and more than 60 in mainland China; internationally, it has about 30 offices in the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, the US, and Vietnam....

The Chiba Bank serves Japan's Chiba prefecture -- located east of Tokyo -- through about 160 branches and sub-branches. The bank, in addition to providing traditional banking services to individuals and businesses, offers home equity loans and nonlife insurance....

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) provides a veritable alphabet soup of products and services to customers across China. One of the country's largest state-owned commercial banks, ABC specializes in financing and providing services to agricultural, industrial, commercial, and transportation enterprises in rural areas....

From the a.m. to the p.m., AmBank Group is on the job, providing financial services to customers throughout Malaysia. AMMB Holdings (which trades as AmBank Group) controls dozens of subsidiaries and affiliates, providing individuals and businesses with a range of financial services and products through some 175 offices....

Asia Financial is the fairly new parent to some much older subsidiaries. Its Asia Commercial Bank, founded in 1934 as the Hongkong and Swatow Commercial Bank, offers standard commercial, retail, and private banking services through a dozen Hong Kong branches, as well as three offices in Mainland China, and one in Taiwan....

From its roots in a small Indian town, Bank of Baroda has grown to become one of the country's largest privately owned banks. Founded two centuries ago by Maharaja Sayajirao III, the Bank of Baroda today operates more than 2,800 branches within India and about 40 in some 20 other countries....

Bank of India is one of the nation's largest private banks. The bank has around 2,600 branches in India and more than 20 foreign offices in the Channel Islands, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, the UK, US, and West Indies. International operations account for about 20% of the bank's business....

Founded in 1882 as Japan's central bank, the Bank of Japan primarily issues banknotes and acts as a treasurer for the government. It is responsible for implementing lending rate changes as well as maintaining fluctuations in reserve requirements. The bank's mission is also to compile data and perform research and analysis pertaining to the overall economy....

The largest city in the world's most populous country needs its own bank and this company complies. Its private banking services include savings (demand, term, call, education, and personal check deposits), foreign exchange and conversions, asset management, and personal loans....

From the ancient Kingdom of the Ryukyus to modern-day Okinawa, the temperate archipelago in Southwestern Japan has been home to island dwellers. Today, it's also home to Bank of the Ryukyus, which serves consumers, as well as small and medium-sized businesses in the tourism-dependent prefecture of Okinawa....

For Aussies looking to head west, BankWest can help finance their move. Doing business as BankWest, Bank of Western Australia provides offerings including mortgage loans, personal loans, credit cards, savings, and deposit products. The HBOS subsidiary is not merely active in Western Australia, however -- BankWest has established distribution channels in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney; these make up about a half of total lending....

Canara Bank has a can-do attitude about banking in India. One of India's largest banks, Canara Bank (also known as CanBank) has a network of more than 2,500 branches throughout India and branches in Hong Kong and London. All of Canara Bank's branches -- including those located in rural areas -- are computerized, in a country where it is not a given that banks can make such a claim....

One of the largest financial services firms in Taiwan, Cathay Financial Holdings owns companies involved in banking, insurance, brokerage, and more. Its holdings include life, accident, and health insurer Cathay Life; property/casualty coverage provider Cathay Century; brokerage firm Cathay Securities; and Cathay United Bank, which offers consumer banking services such as deposit accounts, home mortgages, credit cards, and car loans....

Commerce in Taiwan just wouldn’t be the same without Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, which traces its roots back more than a century. The bank (known simply as Chang Hwa Bank, or CHB) provides business and consumer banking, offering a variety of services including checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, investments, trust services, financing, loans, treasury services, and international banking....

China Development Bank (CDB) would like to lend a hand to economic drivers and see what develops. The bank was established by the Chinese government to support the country’s economic development. The institution provides financing for major development projects in the nation -- including the construction of infrastructure, the advancement of basic and pillar industries, and other investment activities essential to the development of the national economy....