China · Financial institution

HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited

HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited is a wholly foreign-owned bank incorporated in mainland China, with its head office in Shanghai. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited owns all of it, and the ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings plc. The bank was established on 29 March 2007 and opened on 2 April 2007. It took over the former mainland branches of its parent. It offers wealth management and personal banking, as well as commercial, corporate and institutional banking. The bank completed its acquisition of Citi's retail wealth management business in mainland China in 2024.

BICHSBCCNSHXXX LEI2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526 Licence no.Not on a tracked register Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under HSBCCNSH directly. 38 branch codes 4 respondent banks Group: HSBC Holdings PLC Claim this profile

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
HSBC
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
HSBCCNSHXXX 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 HSBCCNSH 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
38 branch codes
BIC first registered
1993-12-06
Last updated
2025-11-15

Overview

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Total assets

CNY 663.3bn

This entity · 30 Jun 2026 · interim report ↗

Employees

Not published

Ownership

Group subsidiary

100% The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Institution type

Commercial bank

Trades as HSBC China

Ownership
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited holds 100% of the bank, which forms part of the HSBC Holdings plc group.
Direct parent
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Hong Kong SAR China 100%
Ultimate owner
HSBC Holdings plc, United Kingdom
Head office
HSBC Building, Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, 200120 Shanghai, China

Business lines

  • Private banking & wealth
  • Retail banking
  • Corporate banking
  • Transaction banking & payments
  • Trade finance
  • Markets & trading
  • Custody & securities services
  • Mortgage lending
  • Cards

The bank serves customers through two businesses: International Wealth and Premier Banking, and Corporate and Institutional Banking. According to its own website, it has branches and sub-branches in more than 40 mainland cities.

Online

Websites & references
about.hsbc.com.cn ↗
hsbc.com.cn ↗ personal banking site
business.hsbc.com.cn ↗ business banking site
Wikipedia ↗
Official social accounts
None found
Sources · 10 pages consulted
  1. about.hsbc.com.cn/
  2. about.hsbc.com.cn/zh-cn/hsbc-in-china
  3. about.hsbc.com.cn/-/media/china/zh-cn/hsbc-in-china/disclosure-report/260826-disclosure-report-for-the-q2-o
  4. about.hsbc.com.cn/-/media/china/zh-cn/financial-information/260429-hsbc-china-2025-annual-accounts.pdf?sc_l
  5. hsbc.com.cn/en-cn/
  6. hsbc.com.cn/en-cn/transfer-payments/faq/
  7. news.qq.com/rain/a/20260907A09NES00
  8. news.qq.com/rain/a/20260905A08F4Z00
  9. app-web.chnfund.com/jx/202403/t20240322_4337144.html
  10. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC_Bank_(China)

Leadership

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Chief executive
Mark Wang (Wang Yunfeng) Mark Wang (Wang Yunfeng) President and Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · about.hsbc.com.cn ↗
Chair
David Liao (Liao Yi Chien) Chairman Confirmed 24 Apr 2026 · about.hsbc.com.cn ↗
Chief financial officer
Wenyun Sun Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 26 Aug 2026 · about.hsbc.com.cn ↗

Supervisors & regulators

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

China
National Financial Regulatory Administration Prudential supervisorConduct
China
People's Bank of China Central bankAML supervisor
China
State Administration of Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange

Recent events 5 enforcement or investigation items

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

  1. Enforcement

    The People's Bank of China Shanghai Branch warned the bank and imposed fines and confiscations of CNY 1.79 million for six violations, including of data security rules.

    news.qq.com ↗
  2. Enforcement

    The State Administration of Foreign Exchange Liaoning Branch fined the Shenyang branch CNY 650,000 over irregular handling of personal foreign exchange settlement.

    news.qq.com ↗
  3. Enforcement

    The State Administration of Foreign Exchange Hubei Branch warned the Wuhan branch and fined it CNY 80,000 over outbound direct investment registration failures.

    news.qq.com ↗
  4. Enforcement

    The National Financial Regulatory Administration Zhejiang Office fined the Hangzhou branch CNY 700,000 over entrusted-loan monitoring and factoring credit management failures.

    news.qq.com ↗
  5. Enforcement

    The banking regulator fined the Chongqing branch CNY 550,000 for inadequate pre-loan due diligence and loan-purpose verification.

    news.qq.com ↗

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
HSBCCNSHXXX
How the BIC breaks down
  1. HSBCBank
  2. CNCountry · China
  3. SHLocation
  4. XXXBranch · head office
Branch description
Not recorded in the directory
LEI
2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526
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 · HSBC 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

Ultimate parent
HSBC Holdings PLC · United KingdomMLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39 ↗
FSB G-SIB list
In a G-SIB group · HSBC 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 HSBC Holdings PLC group has 118 institutions in the directory, in 46 countries: 117 hold a BIC and 1 does not.

Including HSBC Bank PLC, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC Continental Europe, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC Holdings PLC.

See the HSBC Holdings PLC group →

Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.

Addresses

Registered address
HSBC BUILDING, SHANGHAI IFC 8 CENTURY AVENUE, PUDONG SHANGHAI 200120 CHINA
Operational address
HSBC BUILDING, SHANGHAI IFC 8 CENTURY AVENUE PUDONG NEW AREA 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>HSBCCNSHXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526</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>HSBCCNSHXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>2CZOJRADNJXBLT55G526</LEI>
  <Nm>HSBC BANK (CHINA) COMPANY LIMITED</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>SHANGHAI</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>CN</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>HSBC BUILDING, SHANGHAI IFC 8 CENTURY AVENUE, PUDONG 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

Branches and correspondent banking

All 38 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 2005–2008 (10 BICs) and 2009–2012 (9). 4 other banks publish 4 accounts held with this bank.

Head office HSBCCNSHXXX HQ 1993–1996 51997–2000 32001–2004 12005–2008 102009–2012 92013–2016 62021–2022 4Respondent banks 4 HSBCCNSHBJG · HSBC BEIJING BRANCH · Beijing BJG HSBCCNSHQDO · Qingdao QDO HSBCCNSHSIA · HSBC XIAMEN BRANCH · Xiamen SIA HSBCCNSHSZN · Shenzhen SZN HSBCCNSHTJN · TIAN JIN BRANCH · Tianjin TJN HSBCCNSHDLN · HSBC DALIAN BRANCH · Dalian DLN HSBCCNSHGZH · Guangzhou GZH HSBCCNSHWUN · Wuhan WUN HSBCCNSHSUZ · SUZHOU BRANCH · Suzhou SUZ HSBCCNSHCGU · HSBC CHENG DU BRANCH · Chengdu CGU HSBCCNSHCQG · CHONGQING · Chongqing CQG HSBCCNSHCNG · HSBC CHANGSHA · Changsha CNG HSBCCNSHDNG · HSBC DONGGUAN BRANCH · Dongguan DNG HSBCCNSHNGB · HSBC NINGBO · Ningbo NGB HSBCCNSHSYA · SHENYANG BRANCH · Shenyang SYA HSBCCNSHHAZ · HANGZHOU · Hangzhou HAZ HSBCCNSHSAN · XIAN BRANCH · Xi'An SAN HSBCCNSHJIN · Jinan JIN HSBCCNSHZHE · HBCN ZHENGZHOU BRANCH · Zhengzhou ZHE HSBCCNSHHBB · HSBC HARBIN BRANCH · Haerbin HBB HSBCCNSHNNA · HSBC NANNING BRANCH · Nanning NNA HSBCCNSHTGH · HSBC TANGSHAN BRANCH · Tangshan TGH HSBCCNSHYAZ · YANGZHOU BRANCH · Yangzhou YAZ HSBCCNSHHEF · HBCN HEFEI BRANCH · Hefei HEF HSBCCNSHKUM · HSBC KUNMING BRANCH · Kunming KUM HSBCCNSHWUX · HSBC WUXI BRANCH · Wuxi WUX HSBCCNSHNJN · HSBC NANJING BRANCH · Nanjing NJN HSBCCNSHTYU · HBCN TAIYUAN BRANCH · Taiyuan TYU HSBCCNSHCGN · HSBC CHANGCHUN BRANCH · Changchun CGN HSBCCNSHFZU · HSBC FUZHOU BRANCH · Fuzhou FZU HSBCCNSHNCG · HSBC NANCHANG BRANCH · Nanchang NCG HSBCCNSHSPT · (SHANGHAI) PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE SBR · Shanghai SPT HSBCCNSHGZF · HSBC FOSHAN BRANCH · Foshan GZF HSBCCNSHNTG · HSBC NANTONG BRANCH · Nantong NTG HSBCCNSHDCC · DIRECT CUSTODY AND CLEARING, FOR SECURITIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ONLY · Shanghai DCC HSBCCNSHHAK · HSBC HAIKOU BRANCH · Haikou HAK HSBCCNSHLIG · HSBC LINGANG BRANCH · Shanghai LIG HSBCCNSHSCF · HSBC BANK (CHINA) COMPANY LIMITED · Shanghai SCF CNY · HSBC Continental Europe · CCFRFRPP · Holds an account here · for CNY onshore settlement (Belgian branch) CNY CNY · Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited · KKBKINBB · Holds an account here · for inward remittances CNY CNY · Op Corporate Bank PLC · OKOYFIHH · Holds an account here · for receipt of cover for commercial payments CNY CNY · U.S. Bank National Association · USBKUS4T · Holds an account here · for FX settlement CNY
  • Own offices
  • Respondent banks: they hold accounts here

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Respondent banks

From the correspondent lists other banks publish

4 other banks publish 4 accounts held with this bank.

CurrencyRespondent bankHeld atAccountPurposePublished in
CNY HSBC Continental Europe France HSBCCNSH 715-103974-011 CNY onshore settlement (Belgian branch) hsbc.be ↗
CNY Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited India HSBCCNSH 715-027058-011 inward remittances kotak.bank.in ↗
CNY Op Corporate Bank PLC Finland HSBCCNSH — receipt of cover for commercial payments op.fi ↗ dated May 2024
CNY U.S. Bank National Association United States HSBCCNSH 088-471842-011 FX settlement usbank.com ↗

Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.

Branch codes

BICBranchCityAddressLEIUpdated
HSBCCNSHBJG HSBC BEIJING BRANCH Beijing FORTUNE FINANCIAL CENTER UNIT102 FLOOR 1 5 DONGSANHUAN ZHONG ROAD CHAOYANG DISTRICT BEIJING BEIJING CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHCGN HSBC CHANGCHUN BRANCH Changchun ROOM 102,ZHAOFENG INTL BUILDING 4 MINGDE ROAD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT CHANGCHUN CHANGCHUN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHCGU HSBC CHENG DU BRANCH Chengdu PLAZA CENTRAL FLOOR GF 8 SHUNCHENG DAJIE, YANSHIKOU, SICHUAN, PRC CHENGDU 610016 CHENGDU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHCNG HSBC CHANGSHA Changsha DOLTON HOTEL RM1806-1813 159 SHAOSHAN RD CHANGSHA CHANGSHA CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHCQG CHONGQING Chongqing 2910, 29/ F METROPOLITAN TOWER 68 ZOURONG LU CHONGQING CHONGQING CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHDCC DIRECT CUSTODY AND CLEARING, FOR SECURITIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ONLY Shanghai HSBC BUILDING, SHANGHAI IFC FLOOR 37 8 CENTURY AVENUE PUDONG SHANGHAI 200120 SHANGHAI CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHDLN HSBC DALIAN BRANCH Dalian SHOP 2, G/ F DALIAN GOLD NAME COMMERCIAL TOWER, 68 RENMIN ROAD DALIAN DALIAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHDNG HSBC DONGGUAN BRANCH Dongguan SHOP C1-109-112 BLK C UNIT 06-11 BLK A, HUAKAI PLAZA FLOOR 11F YUAN MEI RD, NANCHENG DISRICT DONGGUAN DONGGUAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHFZU HSBC FUZHOU BRANCH Fuzhou ROOM 06-09 FLOOR 1F 363 JIANGBIN AVE,AO FENG STREET COMMUNITY, TAI JIANG DISTRICT FUZHOU FUZHOU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHGZF HSBC FOSHAN BRANCH Foshan CHENGCHUANG BLDG UNIT 101-1 FLOOR G/ F GUICHENG DENGHU EAST RD FOSHAN 528200 FOSHAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHGZH — Guangzhou TAIKOOHUI TOWER 2 FLOOR 27-28 381 TIANHE ROAD TIANHE DISTRICT GUANGZHOU 510620 GUANGZHOU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHHAK HSBC HAIKOU BRANCH Haikou 77 BINHAI AVENUE LONGHUA DISTRICT UNIT 1105 FLOOR 11 HAIKOU HAIKOU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHHAZ HANGZHOU Hangzhou THE MIXC BLOCK 2,ROOM200101 1366 QIANGJIANG ROAD HANGZHOU 310020 HANGZHOU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHHBB HSBC HARBIN BRANCH Haerbin 1F AND ROOM 11-18 OF 18F, 368 CHANGJIANG ROAD NANGANG DIS HAERBIN HAERBIN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHHEF HBCN HEFEI BRANCH Hefei FORTUNE PLAZA UNIT 102, 202 278 SUIXI ROAD HEFEI HEFEI CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHJIN — Jinan REAL ESTATE BUILDING UNIT 1-107 FLOOR G/ F 88 JINGQI ROAD JINAN JINAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHKUM HSBC KUNMING BRANCH Kunming UNIT11A, JUNFA CENTER, 987 BEIJING ROAD, PANLONG DISTRICT KUNMING KUNMING CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHLIG HSBC LINGANG BRANCH Shanghai LUJIAZUI XINCHEN LINGANG CENTER UNIT 103 BLDG D FLOOR 1F LANE 66 YUNQUE NORTH ROAD PUDONG SHANGHAI SHANGHAI 201306 SHANGHAI CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHNCG HSBC NANCHANG BRANCH Nanchang ROOM 3504-3506,LIAN FA PLAZA, 129 LV YIN ROAD, HONG GU TAN DIS NANCHANG NANCHANG CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHNGB HSBC NINGBO Ningbo 50 CAIHONG ROAD(N) NINGBO NINGBO CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHNJN HSBC NANJING BRANCH Nanjing 188 LU SHAN ROAD UNIT103 NANJING 210005 NANJING CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHNNA HSBC NANNING BRANCH Nanning UNIT 05, 23F, TOWER B CHINA RESOURCES BLDG 136-2 MIN ZU AVE QINGXIU DIS, NANNING NANNING CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHNTG HSBC NANTONG BRANCH Nantong ROOM C103, BUILDING 1 1 CHANGYUAN ROAD NANTONG NANTONG CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHQDO — Qingdao HAITIAN TOWER FLOOR 5 39 ZHAN SHAN DA LU QINGDAO QINGDAO CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSAN XIAN BRANCH Xi'An YONGLI INTL FINANCE CTR,TOWER 1 UNIT12808 FLOOR 28 6 JINYEYI ROAD, HI-TEC ZONE XI'AN 710065 XI'AN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSCF HSBC BANK (CHINA) COMPANY LIMITED Shanghai HSBC BUILDING, SHANGHAI IFC GTRF SCS TEAM FLOOR 25 8 CENTURY AVENUE PUDONG SHANGHAI 200120 SHANGHAI CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSIA HSBC XIAMEN BRANCH Xiamen THE BANK CENTRE UNITS 7-10 FLOOR GF 189 XIAHE ROAD XIAMEN XIAMEN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSPT (SHANGHAI) PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE SBR Shanghai BUILDING 8 FLOOR 1-3 88 MAJI ROAD SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSUZ SUZHOU BRANCH Suzhou CENTURY FINANCIAL TOWER ROOM 1506-1508 1 SUHUA ROAD SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK SUZHOU 210521 SUZHOU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSYA SHENYANG BRANCH Shenyang SHENYANG SHENYANG CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHSZN — Shenzhen CHINA RESOURCES BUILDING FLOOR 11 5001 SHENNAN EAST ROAD LUOHU SHENZHEN 518010 SHENZHEN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHTGH HSBC TANGSHAN BRANCH Tangshan TANGSHAN TANGSHAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHTJN TIAN JIN BRANCH Tianjin TIANJIN WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER OFFICE TOWER FLOOR 58/ F 60/ F 2 DAGUBEI ROAD, HEPING DISTRICT TIANJIN 300020 TIANJIN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHTYU HBCN TAIYUAN BRANCH Taiyuan EAST TOWER FLOOR GF 69 FUXI STREET XINGHUALING DISTRICT TAIYUAN TAIYUAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHWUN — Wuhan WUHAN WUHAN CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHWUX HSBC WUXI BRANCH Wuxi OFFICE BUILDING UNIT 707-708 CHANGJIANG ROAD WUXI WUXI 214028 WUXI CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHYAZ YANGZHOU BRANCH Yangzhou YANGZHOU YANGZHOU CHINA — 2025-10-10
HSBCCNSHZHE HBCN ZHENGZHOU BRANCH Zhengzhou LANDMARK PLAZA UNIT 0106/3001, 1 CBD ROAD HENAN ZHENGZHOU 450008 ZHENGZHOU CHINA — 2025-10-10

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