On the eve of May Day International Labor Day, the all China Federation of trade unions made a decision to commend the 2022 National May Day Labor award and the National worker pioneer, and the Beijing Winter Olympic Branch of Bank of China was awarded the “National worker pioneer”. Previously, at the summary and commendation meeting of Beijing Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games Beijing · Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee held on April 19, the sub branch also won the title of “Beijing advanced collective for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games”. Behind the honor is the hard work of all employees of BOC Beijing Winter Olympic sub branch, which is the glory of every BOC worker and the style of bankers in the new era.
On July 13, 2017, the Bank of China signed a contract with the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and officially became the official partner of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games. As the host institution of the event, Bank of China Beijing Branch shoulders the mission and responsibility, gives full play to the spirit of ownership, successfully completes various financial services, and shows the style of bankers in the new era.
Beijing northwest Shougang park is the “base camp” of the Organizing Committee of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games. The Beijing Winter Olympic Branch of Bank of China is located in the office park of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee. It officially opened on December 19, 2018. It is the earliest Winter Olympic network established by Bank of China in Beijing and the network that continues to serve the Winter Olympic Games for the longest time. Although this network has only 10 employees, and the average age is only 30 years old, as a “pioneer” of serving the Winter Olympics, this young team has adhered to their posts, performed their duties, remained consistent for three years, created high-quality, fast and personalized professional services for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee with high standards and strict requirements, and won wide recognition from the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, international friends and many parties, It has successively won the honorary titles of “2020-2021 Beijing Youth Civilization” and “Beijing worker pioneer”.
Next, let’s approach this branch and listen to their stories.
Serving the front line of the Winter Olympics has a great responsibility and a glorious mission. BOC Winter Olympics sub branch has always worked in the same direction with BOC head office and branches, resolutely implemented various arrangements and arrangements, and provided thoughtful and timely financial services for BOCOG and Winter Olympics related customers. They actively connected with various financial needs of BOCOG and handled account maintenance, daily settlement, cross-border remittance and other businesses for BOCOG; In the face of the business requirements of the Organizing Committee on policy, timeliness and accuracy, respond quickly and formulate service guarantee schemes flexibly; They were considerate and enthusiastic, insisted on door-to-door review of documents, met the large and urgent foreign exchange needs of overseas employees of the organizing committee, and ensured the smooth development of relevant work of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee. At the same time, the sub branch continued to provide services for the development of ice and snow industry, actively participated in the construction of Winter Olympic payment environment, cooperated with the head office and branch to complete the promotion of digital RMB of Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, and realized the first brush of digital RMB in Beijing.
“During the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, we changed from the ‘front’ to the ‘rear’. Although we did not provide financial services on site, we were not idle at all.” An employee at the outlet said.
During the Winter Olympics, it coincides with the Lunar New Year holiday. According to the requirements of relevant epidemic prevention policies, BOC Winter Olympics sub branch needs to implement 53 days and 12 hours of duty arrangement. To this end, the staff gave up the opportunity to reunite with their families and maintained a unified pace of work with the Finance Department of the organizing committee. The working hours were seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day, and were on duty 12 hours a day, which ensured the urgent recording requirements of large amounts of overseas funds during the holidays of the Organizing Committee and was highly praised.
“The most impressive thing is that on the day of the Lantern Festival, we received the notice from the Finance Department of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee early in the morning. On that day, we need to handle 60 overseas wire transfers to pay labor fees for the experts of the International Snow Federation, and 49 of them need to be remitted before noon. Time is tight and the task is heavy. On the one hand, we communicate with the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and formulate solutions; on the other hand, we urgently coordinate the relevant departments of branches and branches to provide support and cooperation, and we work together in several ways , they gave up eating and rest time and worked overtime to deal with business. Finally, 60 remittances were remitted in time within the specified time limit. Although it was more than 9 p.m. after work that day, we finished the task well, and I was particularly happy. “ An employee of the outlet said.
It is understood that from the start of the Winter Olympic Games time mode on January 23 to the end of the Beijing winter Paralympic Games on March 13, while handling the daily settlement business of the organizing committee, BOC Beijing Winter Olympic sub branch has completed the emergency cross-border large amount payment business quickly and efficiently for many times, which has solved the urgent needs of the organizing committee. During the period, more than 1400 transactions were handled for the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, including more than 400 cross-border businesses; It has received more than 300 individual customers, handled more than 120 business transactions, and provided professional and efficient services, which has won the gratitude and praise of relevant departments of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee for many times.
As a window and business card for the “double Olympic bank” to provide financial support and service guarantee for the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games, considering that the meeting will face foreigners from different countries, BOC Beijing Winter Olympic Branch selected a group of high-quality talents with good foreign language communication skills at the beginning of its establishment, including employees who master Russian, Japanese and other languages. Not only that, they also set up a special learning team, arrange employees with outstanding foreign language skills to act as small teachers, regularly carry out English learning in their spare time, simulate business situations and carry out dialogue exercises. Through daily accumulation and practice, the English level of network employees has been further improved, which also makes their communication more smooth when serving foreign customers, and provides a guarantee for the efficient and accurate handling of various financial businesses. Since its opening, BOC Beijing Winter Olympics sub branch has handled business for foreign experts and international friends from different countries and regions, and has been praised frequently, including IOC member and IOC Beijing Winter Olympics Coordination Committee Chairman Samaranch Jr., which has become an excellent window to show the high-level financial services of the capital’s banking industry and China’s international image.
“I have been with the staff of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee for more than 1100 days. I have been touched by joy and experienced difficulties and challenges. All our staff have fought side by side and worked closely together to overcome difficulties one after another. This is really a day full of sweat and tears. Because of my work, I missed my child’s entrance examination, and I can’t take care of my father’s illness and operation. But the understanding of my family has given me the greatest support and made me feel more at ease Put yourself to work. “ The person in charge of BOC Beijing Winter Olympics branch said.
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