List of banks in Hong Kong
Hong Kong maintains a three-tier system of deposit-taking institutions, i.e. licensed banks, restricted licence banks and deposit-taking companies. They are collectively known as authorized institutions supervised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
As one of the top five financial centres worldwide, Hong Kong has one of the highest concentrations of banking institutions in the world, with 70 of the largest 100 banks in the world having an operation in Hong Kong. As of 2019, there were 164 licensed banks, 17 restricted licence banks and 13 deposit-taking companies in business, constituting a total of 194 authorized institutions. In addition, there are 42 local representative offices of foreign banks in Hong Kong.
Licensed banks
Only licensed banks may operate current and savings accounts, accept deposits of any size and maturity from the public, and pay or collect cheques drawn, or paid in, by customers.Incorporated in Hong Kong
Virtual banks incorporated in Hong Kong
Incorporated outside Hong Kong
Restricted licence banks
Incorporated in Hong Kong
Incorporated outside Hong Kong
Deposit-taking companies
Deposit-taking companies are mostly owned by, or associated with, banks. These companies engage in specialized activities, such as consumer finance and securities business. They may take deposits of HK$100,000 or above with an original term of maturity of at least three months. All deposit-taking companies are incorporated in Hong Kong| Bank Name | Chinese Name | Established | Country of Origin |
| BCOM Finance | 交通財務有限公司 | 1979 |  People's Republic of China |
| BPI International Finance | nil | 1974 |  Philippines |
| Chau's Brothers Finance Company | 周氏兄弟財務有限公司 | 1980 |  Hong Kong |
| Chong Hing Finance | 創興財務有限公司 | 1973 | Hong Kong |
| Commonwealth Finance Corporation | 1982 | Hong Kong | |
| Corporate Finance | Hong Kong | ||
| Fubon Credit | 富邦財務有限公司 | 1977 |  Taiwan |
| Gunma Finance | 群馬財務（香港）有限公司 |  Japan | |
| Habib Finance International |  Switzerland | ||
| Henderson International Finance | 恒基國際財務有限公司 | 1976 | Hong Kong |
| HKCB Finance | 香港華人財務有限公司 | People's Republic of China | |
| Hung Kai Finance Co. | 鴻基財務有限公司 | 1972 | Hong Kong |
| KEB Asia Finance |  South Korea | ||
| Kexim Asia | 1976 |  South Korea | |
| OCBC Inchroy Credit Corporation | 華僑英利信用財務有限公司 | 1973 | Hong Kong |
| OCBC Wing Hang Finance Company | 華僑永亨財務有限公司 | 1973 | Hong Kong |
| Octopus Cards | 八達通卡公司 | Hong Kong | |
| PrimeCredit | 安信信貸有限公司 | Hong Kong | |
| Public Finance | 大眾財務有限公司 | 1977 | Hong Kong |
| Shinhan Asia | 新韓亞洲金融有限公司 | South Korea | |
| Vietnam Finance Company | 2009 |  Vietnam | |
| Woori Global Markets Asia | 1899 | South Korea |
Local representative offices (all incorporated outside Hong Kong)
Overseas banks may establish local representative offices in Hong Kong, but they are not allowed to engage in any banking business and their role is confined mainly to liaison work between the bank and its customers in Hong Kong.| Bank Name | Chinese Name | Established | Country of Origin |
| Antwerp Diamond Bank | 1934 |  Belgium | |
| Japan | |||
| BPER Banca | 1867 |  Italy | |
| Banca Popolare di Sondrio | 1871 | Italy | |
| Banco BPM | 2017 | Italy | |
 Chile | |||
| Bank Central Asia | 1957 |  Indonesia | |
| Bank of Beijing | 北京銀行 | 1996 | People's Republic of China |
| 東莞銀行股份有限公司 | 1999 | People's Republic of China | |
| 2007 | Japan | ||
| Bank Hapoalim | 1921 |  Switzerland | |
| 京都銀行 | Japan | ||
| Bank Rakyat Indonesia | 1895 | Indonesia | |
| Bank of Yokohama, The | 株式會社橫浜銀行 | 1920 | Japan |
| Banque cantonale de Genève | 1953 | Switzerland | |
 Luxembourg | |||
| Banque Transatlantique | 1881 | Luxembourg | |
| Central Bank of India | 1911 |  India | |
| China Guangfa Bank | 廣發銀行 | 1988 | People's Republic of China |
| Clearstream Banking | 2000 | Luxembourg | |
| Credit Industriel et Commercial | 1859 |  France | |
| Corporation Bank | 1906 | India | |
| 1979 |  Qatar | ||
| Dukascopy Bank | 2004 | Switzerland | |
| 1991 |  Latvia | ||
| Fiduciary Trust Company International | 1931 |  United States of America | |
| First Gulf Bank | 1979 |  United Arab Emirates | |
| Habib Bank AG Zurich | 1967 | Switzerland | |
| HSH Nordbank | 2003 |  Germany | |
| Investec Bank | 1974 |  South Africa | |
| Japan Post Bank | 2006 | Japan | |
| 日盛銀行 | 1990 | Taiwan | |
| 十六銀行 | Japan | ||
| Korea Development Bank | 韓國産業銀行 | 1954 | South Korea |
| Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company | 1962 | Philippines | |
| Nanto Bank | 株式會社南都銀行 | 1934 | Japan |
| National Bank of Canada | 加拿大國民銀行 | 1859 |  Canada |
| 1944 | Japan | ||
| Norinchukin Bank | 農林中央金庫 | 1923 | Japan |
| 大垣共立銀行 | 1986 | Japan | |
| 大分銀行 | 1893 | Japan | |
| Ping An Bank | 平安銀行 | 1995 | People's Republic of China |
| Resona Bank | 里索那銀行 | 1918 | Japan |
| Rothschild Bank | 1811 |  United Kingdom | |
| Schroder & Co Bank | 1804 | United Kingdom | |
| Shinkin Central Bank | 信金中央金庫 | 1950 | Japan |
| Silicon Valley Bank | 1982 | United States of America | |
| 1996 | Switzerland | ||
| Latvia | |||
| 聯邦銀行 | 1989 | Taiwan | |
| UBI Banca | 2003 | Italy | |
| VP Bank |  Liechtenstein | ||
| Yamaguchi Bank | 山口銀行 | 1878 | Japan |
| Yamanashi Chuo Bank | 山梨中央銀行 | 1941 | Japan |
| 元大銀行 | 1992 | Taiwan |
Approved money brokers
- BGC Capital Markets Limited
- Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong Limited
- Currenex, Inc.
- EBS Service Company Limited
- FX Alliance, Llc
- Fxmarketspace Limited
- GFI Brokers Limited
- ICAP Limited
- iMarkets Limited
- Korea Money Brokerage Corporation
- Lotus Forex Limited
- Nittan Capital Asia Limited
- Reuters Transaction Services Limited
- SMBC Capital Markets Limited
- Tradition Limited
- Tullett Prebon Limited
Defunct, renamed or acquired banks
- Asia Commercial Bank
- Bank of America
- Bank of Canton
- Bank of China Group
- Bank of Credit and Commerce International Limited
- Belgian Bank
- Canton Trust Bank
- Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
- Chase Manhattan Bank, Hong Kong branch
- China & South Sea Bank Limited
- China State Bank Limited
- Chekiang First Bank
- D.A.H. Private Bank Limited
- Daiwa Bank, Hong Kong branch
- Dao Heng Bank Limited
- DBS Kwong On Bank
- Far East Bank
- First Pacific Bank
- Flemings Investment Banking, Hong Kong branch
- Fortis Bank Asia HK
- Hang Lung Bank
- Hongkong Chinese Bank
- Hongkong Industrial and Commercial Bank Limited
- Hong Nin Savings Bank
- Hua Chiao Commercial Bank Limited
- International Bank of Asia Limited
- Jian Sing Bank Limited
- Kincheng Banking Corporation
- Kwangtung Provincial Bank
- Kwong On Bank
- Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, Hong Kong branch
- Mingde Bank
- National Bank of China
- National Commercial Bank Limited
- National Industrial Bank of China
- Overseas Trust Bank Limited
- Oriental Bank Corporation, Hong Kong branch
- Po Sang Bank
- Sin Hua Bank Limited
- Sun Hung Kai Bank Limited
- Union Bank of Hong Kong Limited
- United Chinese Bank
- Wing On Bank
- Yien Yieh Commercial Bank