Newbridge Capital of the US and the Nomura Group of Japan own 16 % and 3 % respectively of the highly profitable Taishin Financial Holding Company. The GE Group of the US has taken a 10 % stake in Cosmos Bank. Singapore's Temasek Holdings owns 6.3 % of E. Sun Financial Holding. And Japan's Shinsei Bank holds a 31.8 % stake in Jih Sun Holdings.
過去幾年，許多外商已陸續以「入股」方式投入，例如同為高獲利銀行的台新金控，其股權分佈中，16％屬美商新橋投資、3％屬日商野村集團；美商奇異集團投資萬泰銀行 10％；新加坡淡馬錫集團投資玉山金控 6.3％，日本新生銀行更投資日盛金控達 31.8％。