FOUNDED in 1954, China Construction Bank (CCB) is a titan of Tier 1 capital, ranking second among global financial institutions. The bank has a presence in 29 countries with some 345,000 team members serving hundreds of millions of private and corporate clients. CCB’s focus on consistency and compliance have delivered steady growth, stable assets and a good capital adequacy ratio. CCB closed 2018 with a market capitalisation of $207m, ranking fifth worldwide. The Beijing-based bank has implemented strategies designed to stimulate and support small industries and enterprises. Fintech has been a driving force of financial inclusion for the bank, promoting optimised products such as SME quick loans, cloud tax loans, collateralised fast loans, and account clouds. The BV judging panel declares China Construction Bank as the winner of the 2019 award for the Most Visionary Corporate Banking Team (Asia).