• The Bank launched Supportive Measures amid the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak since February 2020.

• The Bank launched Wealth-Tech Services in March 2021
• The Bank and Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency signed a Green Finance Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding in June 2021.
• The Bank established Bangkok Representative Office in July 2021. 
• The Bank and China Merchants Bank have the first Wealth Management Connect business completed in October 2021.
• The Bank launched Mutual Fund Custodian Business in November 2021.

• The Bank served as the Custodian Bank of Bosera RMB Money Market ETF in November 2022.

• The Bank celebrated its 90th Anniversary in February 2023.

• The Bank established its Tseung Kwan O Metro City Branch and Kung Tong Shing Yip Street Branch in July and August 2010 respectively. The Bank also set up a branch in Macau in December 2010.

• The Bank established its Kowloon City Branch and Science Park Branch in June and September 2011.
• The Bank launched the first of its kind Wine Financing services.

• The Bank established its Fortress Hill Branch in November 2012.
• Wing Lung Asset Management Ltd was set up to provide asset management service.
• The Bank launched Private Wealth Management Services in March 2012.

• The Bank was among the first to provide cross-border loans to firms in Qianhai.
• The Bank celebrated its 80th Anniversary.

• The Bank merged two branches located at Causeway Bay of Hong Kong side and expanded Causeway Bay Branch at new site in December 2014
• The Bank launched Wing Lung Private Banking Services as CMB’s first offshore private bank centre in August 2014.
• The Bank set up Wing Lung Bank Ltd San Francisco Branch in USA in July 2014.

• The Bank renovated Central District Branch at new premises for business expansion in March 2015.
• The Bank renovated Wing Lung Private Banking Centre at Exchange Square in Central in July 2015.
• The Bank obtained the approval to upgrade Guangzhou Representative Office to Branch in September 2015. Guangzhou Branch has commenced its business at new premise.

• The Bank celebrated its 85^th Anniversary.
• The Bank established it’s the Express Rail Link Branch in September 2018.
• The Bank renamed as CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited in October 2018.

2000

To expand the insurance operation, the Bank partnered with other banks to set up BC Reinsurance Limited and Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited.

• The Compulsory Acquisition of the Bank's shares by China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd was completed on 15 January 2009. The Bank became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Merchants Bank Group.
• In order to expand its branch network, the Bank established its Des Vouex Road West Branch, China Hong Kong City Flagship Branch and Mei Foo Sun Chuen Branch in April, August and September 2009 respectively.

The Development Bank of Singapore Limited acquired 10% of the Bank's share capital from the companies controlled by the Wu family and participated as a shareholder.

The Bank set up its Guangzhou Representative Office, its first presence in China.

The Bank began to engage in credit card business.

• The Bank set up an operation centre to centralize various back-office services and tasks previously handled by individual departments and branches.
• A branch office was set up in the Cayman Islands, BWI to provide off-shore banking services for customers.

• The Bank started to provide hire-purchase and leasing services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wing Lung Finance Limited.
• Wing Lung NET Banking was launched to deliver banking service to customers via internet.

• The Bank set up a Representative Office in Shanghai.
• The Bank joined in a partnership with other banks to set up the Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited to tap the Mandatory Provident Fund business.
• The Bank introduced securities trading service through electronic channels, " Wing Lung Automated Securities" and "Wing Lung NET Banking" Services.

Wing Lung Bank was listed with 25% of the Bank's share capital offered for sale to the public, and shares in the Bank began to be traded on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong.

The Bank joined forces with four other local Chinese banks to set up Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd (JETCO)— a cooperative network to provide automated teller machine service to customers.

The Bank's first overseas branch was set up in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited was authorised by the Government to engage in insurance business.

• Standard Chartered Bank withdrew its interest in the Bank and transferred 10% of the Bank's capital to the companies controlled by the Wu family as a result of its change in investment policy.
• The Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hongnet Limited (now known as Wing Lung Securities Limited) was established to provide securities trading services to customers.

Wing Lung Ngan Ho, as the indigenous bank was then called, opened for business on 25 February 1933 at 37 Bonham Strand East, Hong Kong with an initial capital of HK$44,500. The business of the Bank included money exchange, remittances, deposits, the buying and selling of stocks and shares, gold bullion and Chinese Government bonds or customers.

In order to cope with the growing business, the Bank moved to a more spacious premises at 112 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.

The Pacific War broke out and Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese. The Bank evacuated Hong Kong, and some of the staff moved to Macau where the Bank continued its business; the rest of the staff moved to Liuzhou, Guangxi, China where the "Wing Lung Jewelry & Gold Dealers" was established.

The Bank resumed operations in Hong Kong after the conclusion of the War.

The Bank joined the Hong Kong Bankers' Clearing House.

The Bank began to engage in documentary bill operations. In the same year the redevelopment of the Bank's old head office building was completed.

The Bank became the general agent of The National Insurance Company of New Zealand Ltd for Hong Kong and Macau.

The Bank was incorporated as a limited company. To cope with expanding business and the increase in staff members, the Bank premises were extended to adjacent premises previously purchased for redevelopment purposes.

The Chinese name of the Bank was changed to 「永隆銀行有限公司」.

The Bank's old head office building was redeveloped the third time to cater for the expansion of its business activities.