Chiyu Banking Corporation Ltd. ("Chiyu Bank") was founded by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, a patriotic overseas Chinese leader in Yongan, Fujian Province, in 1943. The Bank was subsequently set up in Hong Kong on 15 July 1947, being the 39th licensed bank in Hong Kong. Upon completion of share transfer on 27 March 2017, Chiyu Bank has become a member of Xiamen International Bank (“XIB”) Group. XIB has been ranked 156th by total assets and ranked 168th by Tier 1 capital in the “Top 1000 World Banks 2024” by the UK magazine, The Banker, and has been listed among the top 200 world banks for many years.

Established for more than 80 years, Chiyu Bank has 24 branches in Hong Kong and 7 branches and sub-branches in Xiamen and Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The Bank strives to provide sincere, flexible, customized and professional cross-border financial services to Hong Kong, Mainland and overseas Chinese customers. After the successful takeover by XIB in 2017, Chiyu Bank has been operating under new management directions and in new business culture. This enables the Bank to achieve steady growth in both customer deposits and loans to customers. By the end of 2025, the Bank’s total assets have exceeded HK$187.8 billion.

Chiyu Bank pioneer innovative cross-border solutions, capitalizing on Greater Bay Area opportunities. Our expanded Mainland network delivers competitive cross-border financial products with agile financial services. Embracing our heritage, we implement the Group’s Overseas Chinese Finance Strategy through our dedicated Overseas Chinese Finance Department. We deliver tailored one-stop financial solutions to the overseas Chinese community, in alignment with rigorous overseas Chinese financial service standards. With keen insight into the unique needs of overseas Chinese individuals and enterprises, we craft bespoke financial solutions that support business enterprises to "Bring In” and “Go Global". Meanwhile ,we promote sustainable development with green finance. In 2023, the "Chiyu Fujian-Hong Kong ESG Index" was launched in Hong Kong, creating a precedent for cross-border and provincial ESG index compilation with continuously updated data.

Chiyu Bank actively advance our multi-license operational framework, collaborating with subsidiaries to pioneer investment banking and asset management services. Chiyu Asset Management Limited holds a Type 9 (Asset Management) regulated activity license from the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, specializing in tailored investment management and fund management services for professional investors. Chiyu International Capital Limited holds Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 6 (Advising on Corporate Finance) regulated activity licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, offering clients a range of investment banking services. In April 2021, Chiyu Private Equity Fund Management (Shenzhen) Co., Limited successfully secured approval and became an approved private fund manager of the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) in Shenzhen. It became the first bank-affiliated private fund manager in recent years in China to obtain the Qualified Foreign Limited Partner (QFLP) qualification upon such filing, and successfully obtained the Qualified Domestic Investment Enterprise (QDIE) qualification in the same year.

While driving our business growth, Chiyu Bank has always adhered to its mission of "supporting education through banking" since its establishment. Over the years, we have disbursed more than HK$2.9 billion in dividends and profits to fund educational initiatives. For decades, we have awarded scholarships and financial aids to tens of thousands of teachers and underprivileged students. In 2018 and 2019, we established two philanthropic organizations in Hong Kong, the Chiyu Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation Limited(A registered charitable institution recognized by Hong Kong Government) and the Tan Kah Kee Fund Association Limited respectively. These entities advance charitable causes in education, poverty alleviation, and scientific research, perpetuating the "Kah Kee Spirit" in the new era.