Approved foreign exchange business in February 2026

In line with the policy of promoting the liberalization, internationalization, and development of the foreign exchange market, the Bank approved the following:

1. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Taipei Branch to issue foreign currency denominated negotiable certificates of deposit.

2. Bank SinoPac to issue a callable dollar-denominated senior unsecured structured note linked to interest rate derivatives.

3. Taiwan Cooperative Bank to issue a callable dollar-denominated senior unsecured structured note linked to interest rate derivatives and a dollar-denominated senior unsecured structured note linked to interest rate derivatives.

4. As of the end of  February 2026, there were 3,448 authorized banks, including 3,408 domestic banks, 3 Mainland banks, and 37 foreign banks.