# East West Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/east-west-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [East West — official](https://www.eastwestbank.com/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1973

## Overview

**East West Bank** is **NASDAQ: EWBC** + **US-based commercial bank** + **one of US's largest Asian American-anchored commercial banks** + **~700K+ US East West Bank customers** + **founded 1973 as Chinese American Bank in Los Angeles for Chinese American + Asian American communities** + **East West Bank China subsidiary** <sup>[1][1], [United States report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US)</sup>.

## History

**1973 — Chinese American Bank founded in Los Angeles for Chinese American + Asian American communities** distinctive US Asian American banking heritage.

**1995 — East West Bancorp NASDAQ IPO**.

**2010 — East West Bank Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **East West Bancorp Inc East West Bank** (US-based commercial bank; NASDAQ: EWBC).

**Major shareholders**: **Vanguard + BlackRock + State Street + US + international retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **OCC + Federal Reserve + FDIC + PBoC + national regulators across 7+ countries**.

## Technical integration

East West Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android; ~700K+ US East West Bank customers) + eastwestbank.com online + East West Bank branch network across US + China + Hong Kong + Singapore + Taiwan + Indonesia + Vietnam + East West Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; ACH + FedNow + Zelle.

## Implementations & partners

**Major US banking + payments competitors**: [Chase Mobile (JPMorgan Chase)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/chase-mobile) (Chase Mobile; JPMorgan Chase US; NYSE: JPM) + [Bank of America](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-america) (Bank of America; NYSE: BAC) + [Wells Fargo Mobile + Fargo virtual assistant](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/wells-fargo) (Wells Fargo; NYSE: WFC) + [Citi Mobile (Citigroup)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/citi-mobile) (Citi Mobile US; Citigroup NYSE: C) + [U.S. Bank (USB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/us-bank) (US Bank; NYSE: USB) + [PNC Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pnc-bank) (PNC Bank; NYSE: PNC) + [Truist Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/truist) (Truist Financial; NYSE: TFC) + [Capital One Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/capital-one) (Capital One; NYSE: COF) + [Citizens Bank (Citizens Financial Group)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/citizens-financial) (Citizens Financial Group; NYSE: CFG) + [Fifth Third Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fifth-third) (Fifth Third Bank; NASDAQ: FITB) + [Huntington Bank / Huntington Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/huntington-bank) (Huntington Bank; NASDAQ: HBAN) + [KeyBank / KeyCorp](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/keybank) (KeyBank; NYSE: KEY) + [Regions Financial / Regions Mobile App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/regions-financial) (Regions Financial; NYSE: RF) + [TD Bank US (America's Most Convenient Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/td-bank-us) (TD Bank US; TD Bank Group Canadian parent US subsidiary) + [Santander US (Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/santander-us-bank) (Santander US; Banco Santander Spain Spanish parent fully owned) + [Cathay Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cathay-bank) (Cathay Bank Cathay General Bancorp; NASDAQ: CATY; US-based Chinese American commercial bank) + [HSBC USA](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hsbc-usa) (HSBC US Bank; HSBC Holdings UK parent US subsidiary).

**Regulators**: OCC + Federal Reserve + FDIC + PBoC + national regulators across 7+ countries.

## Status

**Active, NASDAQ:EWBC + US-based commercial bank + one of US's largest Asian American-anchored commercial banks + ~700K+ US East West Bank customers + founded 1973 as Chinese American Bank in Los Angeles for Chinese American + Asian American communities + East West Bank China subsidiary** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.eastwestbank.com/ "East West — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_West_Bank "East West Bank — Wikipedia"
[us-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US

- [1] [East West — official][1]
- [2] [East West Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[United States report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/US-united-states.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [east-west-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/east-west-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.