China · Financial institution
Citibank (China) CO., Ltd.
Legal name in the LEI record花旗银行（中国）有限公司
Citibank (China) Co., Ltd. is a wholly foreign-owned bank incorporated in Shanghai. It opened as a locally incorporated bank in April 2007. Its sole shareholder is Citibank, N.A., and its ultimate controlling party is Citigroup Inc. It provides corporate, commercial, institutional, markets and custody services through 12 branches and 2 sub-branches in mainland China. It has withdrawn from retail banking, and the sale of its retail wealth management business to HSBC China was completed in June 2024.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
FSB · global systemically important banks
2025 list
- G-SIB
- Citigroup
- Relation
- In a G-SIB groupGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
- Bucket
- 3 of 5 · extra capital buffer 2.0% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2011
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- CITICNSXXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under CITICNSX directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 16 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1992-12-07
- Last updated
- 2024-11-30
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Citibank, N.A.
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Citi China (花旗中国)
- Standing
- The bank has exited retail banking in mainland China and now serves corporate and institutional clients. The sale of its retail wealth management business to HSBC China was completed in June 2024.
- Ownership
- Citibank, N.A. holds 100% of the bank. Citibank, N.A. is wholly owned by Citicorp LLC, whose sole controlling shareholder is Citigroup Inc.
- Direct parent
- Citibank, N.A., United States 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Citigroup Inc., United States
- Head office
- 33 Hua Yuan Shi Qiao Road, Citigroup Tower, 32/F Unit A and 33/F Unit A, Pudong New Area, 200120 Shanghai, China
- Company register
- Unified Social Credit Code 913100007989811341
Business lines
The bank serves multinational subsidiaries, large Chinese corporates, mid-sized companies, financial institutions and public-sector clients, and provides custody for qualified foreign institutional investors.
Online
- Websites & references
- citibank.com.cn ↗
citigroup.com ↗ Citigroup country page for China (group site)
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- citibank.com.cn/rcs/citi-china/storage/public/RegulatoryDisclosure/CH/AnnualReport/CN_2025-CCCL-annual-in
- citibank.com.cn/rcs/citi-china/storage/public/RegulatoryDisclosure/CH/RegulatoryCapitalInformationDisclos
- citibank.com.cn/rcs/citi-china/storage/public/RegulatoryDisclosure/CH/TemporaryInformationDisclosure/CN_A
- citibank.com.cn/rcs/citi-china/storage/public/RegulatoryDisclosure/CH/TemporaryInformationDisclosure/CN_a
- citibank.com.cn/rcs/citi-china/storage/public/RegulatoryDisclosure/CH/TemporaryInformationDisclosure/Occa
- citibank.com.cn/chn/zh-CN/regulatory-disclosures
- citibank.com.cn/chn/zh-CN/about-us
- citibank.com.cn/chn/zh-CN/business-information-and-services
- citibank.com.cn/rcs/citi-china/storage/public/AboutUs/CN/aboutus/China%20Country%20Profile_CN_20250619.pd
- cls.cn/detail/1846107
- stcn.com/article/detail/2726611.html
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Zhang Wenjie (张文杰) President (行长) and Executive Director; Citi Country Officer for China
- Chair
- San Aveline Pau Len (辛葆琏) Chair of the Board and Non-Executive Director
- Chief financial officer
- Wang Yun (王允) Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- Li Binbin (厉斌斌) Chief Risk Officer
- Executive
- Qin Lili (钦丽俐) Chief Compliance Officer
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- China
- National Financial Regulatory Administration (Shanghai Office) Prudential supervisorConduct
- China
- People's Bank of China Central bankAML supervisor
- China
- State Administration of Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange
- China
- China Securities Regulatory Commission Securities
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The bank set up its first board of supervisors on 13 March 2026, replacing the single supervisor appointed by the shareholder.
citibank.com.cn ↗ -
Leadership
After approval by the NFRA Shanghai Office, San Aveline Pau Len replaced Lo Wai Ming Steven as director and chair on 1 August 2025.
citibank.com.cn ↗ -
Leadership
Zhang Wenjie became president and executive director on 11 July 2025. The post had been held on an acting basis since November 2024.
citibank.com.cn ↗ -
Leadership
President and director Lu Xuan resigned for personal reasons. Yang Changhao was named acting president.
cls.cn ↗ -
Enforcement
SAFE's Beijing branch fined the bank's Beijing branch CNY 400,000 for a foreign-exchange breach in a May 2023 transfer.
citibank.com.cn ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The sale of the bank's mainland China retail wealth management business to HSBC China was completed.
citibank.com.cn ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- CITICNSXXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CITIBank
- CNCountry · China
- SXLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- IMRQEARW2X0ZMJAJ5J58
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- China · East Asia & Pacific
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Citigroup list of 2025
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Citibank, National Association · United StatesE57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Citigroup Inc. · United States6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395 ↗
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Citigroup bucket 3 · 2025 listGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.
The Citigroup Inc. group has 143 institutions in the directory, in 90 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Citibank N.A., Citibank N.A., Citibank N.A., Citibank Europe PLC, Citibank NA.
See the Citigroup Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 33 HUA YUAN SHI QIAO ROAD SHANGHAI 200120 CHINA
- Operational address
- 33 HUA YUAN SHI QIAO ROAD SHANGHAI 200120 SHANGHAI CHINA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CITICNSXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>IMRQEARW2X0ZMJAJ5J58</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CITICNSXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>IMRQEARW2X0ZMJAJ5J58</LEI>
<Nm>CITIBANK (CHINA) CO., LTD.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>SHANGHAI</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CN</Ctry>
<AdrLine>33 HUA YUAN SHI QIAO ROAD SHANGHAI 200120</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 16 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 2006–2009 (6 BICs) and 2010–2013 (4).
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITICNSXBJG | — | Beijing | CITIC INTERNATIONAL BUILDING FLOOR 18 19 JIANGUOMENWAI DA JIE BEIJING 100004 BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXCDU | CHENGDU | Chengdu | CHENGDU CHENGDU CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXCQG | CHONGQING BRANCH | Chongqing | CHONGQING CHONGQING CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXCSA | CHANG SHA BRANCH | Changsha | CHANGSHA CHANGSHA CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXCTI | — | Shanghai | 33 HUA YUAN SHI QIAO ROAD SHANGHAI 200120 SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2025-11-01 |
| CITICNSXDLN | DALIAN | Dalian | DALIAN DALIAN CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXEFX | CITIBANK CHINA EMFX CONFIRMATIONS | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXFTZ | SHANGHAI FREE TRADE ZONE SUB-BRANCH | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXGCG | GCG | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXGYG | GUIYANG BRANCH | Guiyang | GUIYANG GUIYANG CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXGZB | GUANGZHOU BRANCH | Guangzhou | GUANGDONG INTERNATIONAL BUILDING MAIN BUILDING SUITE 339 HUANSHI DONG LU GUANGZHOU 510060 GUANGZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXHZU | — | Hangzhou | HANGZHOU HANGZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXNJG | NAN JING BRANCH | Nanjing | NANJING NANJING CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXOBU | OBU BUSINESS | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXSZN | — | Shenzhen | DUTY-FREE BUSINESS BUILDING FLOOR 21 6 1ST FUHUA ROAD FUTIAN CBD SHENZHEN 510848 SHENZHEN CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
| CITICNSXTJN | TIANJIN BRANCH | Tianjin | TIANJIN EXCHANGE TOWER FLOOR 18 189 NANJING ROAD TIANJIN 300051 TIANJIN CHINA | — | 2024-11-30 |
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Sources & method
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- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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