The Central Bank of Taiwan approved Taiwan Business Bank, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank and Land Bank of Taiwan to issue foreign currency-denominated negotiable certificates of deposit, and authorized Shin Kong International Securities to conduct consigned trading of foreign securities with receipts and disbursements settled in NTD or foreign currencies; as of end-July 2026, Taiwan had 3,451 authorized banks, comprising 3,411 domestic banks, three mainland Chinese banks and 37 foreign banks.