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Guangzhou Bank

Guangzhou Bank

广州银行
🏦 City commercial bank 📍 Guangzhou 📅 1996
Serving Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta

ℹ️ About the bank

Guangzhou Bank is a city commercial bank based in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province in southern China, and is majority-owned by the Guangzhou municipal government. Founded in 1996 as Guangzhou City Cooperative Bank, it provides personal and corporate banking across the Pearl River Delta.

🌍 Flexibility for foreigners

Foreigners can open an account at a main branch with a valid passport, but service is mostly in Chinese with limited English support. It is best suited to residents in the Guangzhou and Pearl River Delta area.

🧰 Key services

  • Personal and savings accounts
  • UnionPay and credit cards
  • Foreign exchange
  • Mobile banking
  • SME and local business finance

🏧 ATMs

ATMs and cards work across China on the UnionPay network. Support for foreign-issued Visa or Mastercard cards is limited and mainly found in the home region, so carry alternatives when travelling.

🏢 Bank branches

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🖼️ Bank & ATM photo album

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