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First Abu Dhabi Bank (China Branch)

First Abu Dhabi Bank (China Branch)

阿布扎比第一银行(中国分行)
🏦 Foreign bank branch 📍 Shanghai 📅 2022
The UAE's largest bank

ℹ️ About the bank

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the largest bank in the UAE and opened its fully-licensed Shanghai branch in 2022, becoming the first UAE bank branch in mainland China. It focuses on trade finance and corporate banking and serves the growing Gulf–China financial corridor, making it especially relevant for Arab clients and business owners.

🌍 Flexibility for foreigners

Relevant for Arab clients: a fully-licensed Shanghai branch connecting the Gulf with China, offering trade finance and corporate remittances. Service is primarily corporate/institutional rather than for individuals.

🧰 Key services

  • Corporate banking and trade finance
  • Corporate cash management
  • Foreign exchange
  • International remittance (SWIFT)

🏧 ATMs

The bank's own ATM network is limited compared with the big Chinese banks, but its UnionPay cards work at any domestic ATM across China.

🏢 Bank branches

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🖼️ Bank & ATM photo album

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