Société Générale, founded in 1864, is a Fortune Global 500 company, the first French bank to carry out individual business in China, and a financial institution dedicated to providing commercial banking and consulting services to international investors

Société Générale entered China in 1981 and was one of the first foreign banks to settle in China. For more than 20 years, SG has grown with China's modern financial industry and has branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin and Hangzhou. At the end of 2006, China's financial market was fully opened, and in 2008, Societe Generale Group completed the registration of a local legal person of a foreign-funded bank, making it the first French-funded bank to carry out personal business in China, which once again confirmed its loyalty and commitment to China.

Société Générale (China) Co., Ltd. was established on August 4, 2008 with the approval of the China Banking Regulatory Commission to establish a wholly foreign-owned bank in the Chinese market. It provides commercial banking and advisory services to international investors, while Société Générale's financial and capital markets institutions offer a wide range of financial services to all clients.

Société Générale has the largest number of branches in China, with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Harbin, both of which are the first foreign banks to be approved to open in Guangzhou.