Taiwan Finance’s Biggest Challenge: The Ability to Internationalize

Originally published 2022-09-27Robin’s commentary with a news link

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English translation of the Chinese post originally published 2022-09-27. Translated 2026-10-27 with AI assistance. Historical figures and claims have not been updated or independently verified. 中文原文

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Robin argues that internationalization is Taiwanese finance’s biggest challenge. Banks, insurers, and securities firms still primarily take money from Taiwanese customers. How much revenue comes from overseas even at financial groups as large as Cathay and Fubon? How many foreigners know Taiwanese financial companies? Even Mega, with 37 overseas branches, subbranches, and representative offices, raises the question of how much business extends beyond Taiwanese people and businesses. A news link about consolidation among government-controlled financial holding companies provides context. The office count refers to 2022.

Key points

Taiwanese finance primarily serves domestic demand; internationalization is its biggest challenge.
How much of Cathay’s and Fubon’s revenue comes from overseas?
Even with 37 overseas locations, Mega still relies on Taiwanese business, as discussed in 2022.
A news link on government-controlled financial-group consolidation supplies context.

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Full text — English translation

Taiwan’s financial industry still faces its biggest challenge in internationalization. Whether banking, insurance, or securities, it primarily takes money from Taiwanese customers. Even at financial groups as large as Cathay and Fubon, how much revenue comes from overseas? How many foreigners know Taiwanese financial companies? Even Mega has as many as 37 overseas branches, subbranches, and representative offices—how much business can they win from Taiwanese people/Taiwanese businesses? https://tw.stock.yahoo.com/news/%E9%87%91%E9%87%91%E4%BD%B5%E9%96%8B%E5%85%88%E4%BE%8B-%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E5%BE%B5%E4%BF%A1%E6%89%80%E5%BB%BA%E8%AD%B0%E4%BA%94%E5%B9%B4%E5%85%A7%E6%8B%9A-6-%E5%AE%98%E8%82%A1%E9%87%91%E6%8E%A7%E4%BD%B5%E7%82%BA-2-%E5%AE%B6-032042640.html

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