On the evening of July 14, Guangdong Huaxing Bank issued a statement on its official website saying that false information about the bank appeared on the Internet that day, and the relevant information was malicious rumors.
It is understood that the incident originated from a screenshot of a WeChat chat circulated that afternoon, which included very negative news such as "Huaxing Bank cannot withdraw money."
In this regard, Huaxing Bank stated in a statement that it has reported the case to the public security organs and will pursue the legal responsibilities of the relevant entities in accordance with the law. "Currently, the bank's operation and management activities are normal and the business development is in good condition."
Huaxing Bank quickly refuted the rumors
7 On the afternoon of the 14th, a screenshot of a WeChat chat began to circulate on the Internet. Its content included negative content such as "Huaxing Bank cannot withdraw money." The accompanying picture of the chat record is a photo of the branch decoration of Huaxing Bank Shenzhen Branch, and it is said that the photo is of the branch in Futian Rongchao Business Center.
It is understood that the outlet mentioned in the aforementioned chat record is the business department of Huaxing Bank Shenzhen Branch. Prior to this, Huaxing Bank Shenzhen Branch announced at the end of June that in order to improve the office environment and improve customer service quality, the branch has moved to the Shenzhen Bay Technology Center in Nanshan District, and the branch business department has also been relocated.
"It was just a move, but it was rumored that something had happened. I was very speechless." said an employee of Huaxing Bank Shenzhen Branch.
In response, Huaxing Bank quickly issued a statement on its official website, saying that false information about the bank appeared on the Internet that day and that the relevant information was malicious rumors.
stated in a statement that Huaxing Bank has reported the case to the public security organs and will pursue the legal responsibilities of the relevant entities in accordance with the law. At present, the operation and management activities of the whole bank are normal and the operation and development are in good condition.
Public information shows that Huaxing Bank is a mixed-ownership commercial bank founded in August 2011. It was reorganized from the original Shantou Commercial Bank. It is registered in Shantou, with its operating headquarters in Guangzhou, and a registered capital of 8 billion yuan.
Among them, Qiaoxin Group , which led the reorganization of Shantou Commercial Bank and established Huaxing Bank, held 20% of the shares after the establishment of the bank, ranking as the largest shareholder.
At present, Huaxing Bank has established 10 first-level branches in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Shantou, Jiangmen, Zhuhai, Huizhou, Zhongshan, Zhaoqing. As of the end of March this year, the bank's assets exceeded 385 billion yuan.
False information appears frequently, and banks are "hurt"
In recent times, false information about banks has been spread frequently, and many banks have suffered greatly.
One of the earliest rumors was about Bank of Nanjing . The content of the WeChat group chat was also leaked, causing quite an impact on the Internet. Subsequently, the bank quickly called the police, and the originator of the false information apologized. He was then dealt with by the public security agency and terminated by the brokerage firm where he worked.
Shengjing Bank also recently refuted rumors that "withdrawals cannot be made" and said: "Currently, all services are normal." Ant Fortune platform, to which Alipay platform belongs, issued a statement on Weibo on July 11, saying that Shengjing Bank The deposit product cooperation between the bank and Ant Fortune has terminated the cooperation at the beginning of 2021. Existing users can withdraw funds through Alipay so far, everything is normal.
The day before Huaxing Bank was rumored, Hengfeng Bank was also hit by rumors. This incident originated from a screenshot circulating on the Internet. In the picture, an uncertified Twitter account named " Wang Sicong " published false remarks involving negative content of Shengjing Bank and Hengfeng Bank.
Subsequently, Hengfeng Bank issued a statement on its official Weibo on July 13, saying: "Recently, our bank has noticed that some self-media reprinted screenshots of a certain Twitter account, spreading the serious and unfair message that "Hengfeng Bank is also about to go bankrupt." False remarks disrupt the financial order. In response, our bank has taken legal measures to safeguard legitimate rights and interests."
Pulse Capital also issued a statement later saying that since this year, some fake company chairmen have appeared on foreign social media "Twitter." Wang Sicong’s account and published various false information. In this regard, we solemnly declare that Wang Sicong has never registered any account on Twitter.
“If you spread rumors with your mouth, you will lose your legs if you refute them.We ourselves couldn’t laugh or cry when we saw some rumors. They were obviously ‘nonsense’ and we had to refute them. This alone may not completely eliminate the negative impact of the rumors. It was really hurtful. "A banker said frankly.
On July 13, Sun Tianqi, director of the Financial Stability Bureau of the People's Bank of China, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that overall, China's financial risks have converged and are generally controllable. 99% of banking industry assets are within the safety boundary. As of the end of 2021, the total assets of China's banking industry institutions were 345 trillion, accounting for 90% of the total assets of the entire financial industry.
Sun Tianqi said that the central bank rating results for the fourth quarter of 2021 showed that 4,398 banks participated. Among the institutions, there are 4,082 financial institutions rated 1-7 within the safety margin, accounting for 93% of the banking industry's participating institutions, and accounting for 99% of the banking industry's participating institutions. Among them, 24 large banks have always maintained ratings. Levels 1-5 are excellent ratings. The asset scale accounts for 70% of the participating institutions in the entire banking industry and is the ballast stone of the entire financial industry. There are 316 high-risk institutions at level 8-D; the number of high-risk institutions accounts for 70% of the participating institutions in the banking industry. 7% of the institutions, but the asset size only accounts for 1% of the participating institutions in the banking industry. In other words, the central bank ratings of most small and medium-sized banks are within the safety boundary.
Editor: Lin Gen
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