So far, of the 25 foreign banks which have received the much sought after approval to open branches, 14 come from the U.S., followed by two each from France and Britain and one each from Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Canada, Singapore, Germany and the Netherlands.
由於我國經濟快速成長，加上許多大銀行積極在亞洲地區尋找新據點，近十年申請來台設分行的銀行愈來愈多，至今獲准設立的有廿七家，其中以美國銀行最多，佔十四家；英國、法國、加拿大、新加坡居次，各為兩家；日本、泰國、菲律賓、德國、荷蘭各為一家。