Bank of Kaohsiung

Bank of Kaohsiung, commonly abbreviated as BOK, is a Taiwanese banking institution headquartered in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung. It was established on 13 January 1982 and operates as a public bank serving customers in Taiwan. Its geographic identity is closely associated with Kaohsiung and the wider southern Taiwan economy, while its activities extend beyond a purely municipal role through broader banking, financial-market, and wealth-management functions. The bank's business scope includes conventional deposit-taking and lending, foreign-exchange services, credit-card and consumer-finance activities, trust and wealth-management services, and banking support for companies and small and medium-sized enterprises. Its organizational structure includes dedicated credit-management, risk-management, business-management, treasury, legal, human-resources, information-technology, municipal-treasury, financial-market, offshore-banking, international-banking, trust, and wealth-management departments. This structure indicates a full-service commercial-bank model rather than a narrowly specialized local lender. BOK's positioning is regional and relationship-oriented. It serves retail customers through deposits, loans, payment and card services, and personal financial products, while also supporting business customers through credit facilities, cash management, foreign exchange, and other corporate banking services. Its municipal-treasury and public-sector capabilities reflect its historical connection with Kaohsiung, whereas its international, offshore-banking, and financial-market functions give it channels for transactions beyond the domestic branch network. The bank is listed in Taiwan under ticker 2836.TW. Public reference material identifies it as a public bank headquartered in Kaohsiung, but the supplied sources do not provide a current shareholder breakdown, executive roster, financial statements, branch count, or detailed strategic timeline. Accordingly, this profile describes its documented institutional role and service categories without attributing unsupported ownership percentages, financial results, or recent corporate developments.

Bank of Kaohsiung was established on 13 January 1982 in Taiwan. Its institutional identity is tied to Kaohsiung, where it is headquartered and where its regional banking role developed. The bank was created as a public banking institution serving the financial needs of the city and its surrounding economic area. Over time, BOK developed beyond a basic local deposit-and-loan operation. Its documented organizational structure includes departments for credit management, risk management, business management, treasury, legal affairs, administration, human resources, information technology, municipal treasury, financial markets, offshore banking, international banking, trust, and wealth management. The breadth of these functions reflects the evolution of the institution into a diversified commercial bank capable of serving individuals, businesses, public-sector entities, and customers requiring investment or cross-border financial services. The bank's core activities include accepting deposits, extending personal and commercial credit, handling foreign exchange, issuing or supporting credit-card services, and providing trust and wealth-management products. It also maintains functions associated with municipal finance, international banking, offshore banking, and financial markets. These capabilities allow it to retain a strong regional identity while participating in a wider range of banking activities across Taiwan. BOK is publicly listed in Taiwan under ticker 2836.TW. The available reference material confirms its founding date, headquarters, public-bank status, and internal business functions, but does not supply a detailed account of later capital changes, branch expansion, leadership transitions, acquisitions, major campaigns, scandals, or financial performance. No such events are therefore added to this dossier without verifiable supporting information.

• 1982

  Bank established

  [1]Bank of Kaohsiungen.wikipedia.org

  Bank of Kaohsiung was established on 13 January 1982 in Taiwan, creating a public banking institution associated with Kaohsiung.

A regional Taiwanese commercial bank with strong roots in Kaohsiung, combining local economic and municipal banking relationships with retail, corporate, international, financial-market, trust, and wealth-management services.

• Deposits

  Retail deposits

  Deposit accounts form part of the bank's core retail-banking activity, allowing individuals and organizations to place funds with a Taiwan-based commercial bank. The supplied references do not identify specific account names, rates, or eligibility conditions.

• Loans

  Commercial and SME lending

  BOK provides lending for businesses, including financing intended for small and medium-sized enterprises. These services support working capital, investment, and other corporate funding needs, although the available references do not specify individual loan products or underwriting terms.

• Consumer banking

  Personal and consumer finance

  Personal lending and consumer-finance services extend the bank's offering to households and individual customers. The source material identifies consumer finance as part of the bank's business scope but does not provide detailed product descriptions, pricing, or launch dates.

• International banking

  Foreign-exchange and international banking

  The bank's foreign-exchange, international-banking, and offshore-banking functions support cross-border transactions and related financial activity. The available sources confirm the relevant organizational units but do not enumerate currencies, jurisdictions, or particular transaction products.

• Wealth management

  Trust and wealth management

  Trust and wealth-management services extend BOK beyond traditional deposit and lending products. They are supported by dedicated trust and wealth-management departments, although the available reference material does not specify the investment products, advisory models, or customer segments involved.

• Payment products

  Credit cards

  Credit-card services are identified among the bank's financial offerings and provide customers with payment and revolving-credit functionality. No specific card series, issuing arrangements, benefits, or launch dates are documented in the supplied sources.

1. 1Bank of Kaohsiungen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Bank of Kaohsiung official websitebok.com.tw