广州是中国现代金融的发源地之一，1805年中国第一家保险公司——谏当保安行在广州创立；1845年在广州和香港同时开业的英国丽如银行，是中国第一家现代商业银行。近年来，广州紧紧围绕服务实体经济、防控金融风险、深化金融改革三大任务，坚持稳中求进工作总基调，坚持新发展理念，服务构建新发展格局，扎实推动共建粤港澳大湾区国际金融枢纽，建设较为完善的现代金融服务体系。2021年全市实现金融业增加值2467.9亿元，同比增长5.3%，占同期GDP的比重为8.7%，拉动GDP增长0.5个百分点，金融业税收收入520亿元，同比增长6.3%，占全市税收9.0％，为第四大支柱产业。截至2021年末，全市本外币存款余额7.5万亿元，本外币贷款余额6.1万亿元，规模居全国城市第四位；全市实现保费收入1463.4亿元，同比增长4.3%，规模居全国城市第三位；新增境内外上市公司23家，新增数量创历史新高，上市公司累计达到224家，总市值3.5万亿元；全市持牌金融机构共330家，其中法人金融机构57家。广州不断深化金融改革创新，广州绿色金融改革创新试验区在全国六省九地试验区成效评价中连续三次排名第一；广州期货交易所注册落地并揭牌运营，实现国家级金融基础设施历史性突破；广州市先后获批成为国家数字人民币试点地区、全国金融科技创新监管试点、资本市场金融科技创新试点城市；2个国家区块链创新应用金融科技领域试点落地广州，南沙新区片区获得跨境贸易投资高水平开放试点；跨境理财通，QDLP（合格境内有限合伙人）、QFLP（合格境外有限合伙人）业务试点在广州落地；自由贸易账户体系、跨境双向人民币融资、外汇管理改革试点等跨境金融政策在广州南沙实现先行先试，其中自由贸易（FT）账户体系实现在省内率先落地并向全市科创企业复制推广。防范化解重大金融风险成效明显，广州金融发展安全性、稳健性居全国一线城市前列。在2022年3月份发布的第31期全球金融中心指数排名中，广州位列全球第24位。

Guangzhou is one of the birthplaces of modern finance in China. In 1805, China's first insurance company, Jiandang security bank, was founded in Guangzhou; The British Liru bank, which opened in Guangzhou and Hong Kong in 1845, was the first modern commercial bank in China. In recent years, focusing on the three major tasks of serving the real economy, preventing and controlling financial risks, and deepening financial reform, Guangzhou has adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhered to the new development concept, served the construction of a new development pattern, solidly promoted the construction of an international financial hub in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and established a relatively complete modern financial service system. In 2021, the added value of the financial industry in the whole city will be 246.79 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 5.3%, accounting for 8.7% of the GDP in the same period, driving the GDP growth by 0.5 percentage points. The tax revenue of the financial industry will be 52 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, accounting for 9.0% of the city's tax revenue. It is the fourth pillar industry. By the end of 2021, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits in the city was 7.5 trillion yuan, and the balance of local and foreign currency loans was 6.1 trillion yuan, ranking the fourth among cities in the country; The city's insurance premium income reached 146.34 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, ranking the third in the country; 23 new domestic and foreign listed companies were added, and the number of new companies reached a record high. The total number of listed companies reached 224, with a total market value of 3.5 trillion yuan; There were 330 licensed financial institutions in the city, including 57 legal person financial institutions. Guangzhou has continuously deepened financial reform and innovation. The Guangzhou green financial reform and innovation pilot zone has been ranked first for three consecutive times in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot zones in six provinces and nine places in China; Guangzhou futures exchange was registered and put into operation, achieving a historic breakthrough in national financial infrastructure; Guangzhou has been approved as the National Digital RMB pilot area, the national financial technology innovation and supervision pilot, and the capital market financial technology innovation pilot city; Two national blockchain innovation and application pilot projects in the financial technology field landed in Guangzhou, and Nansha New Area won the high-level opening pilot of cross-border trade and investment; Cross border wealth management, qdlp (qualified domestic limited partner) and qflp (qualified overseas limited partner) business pilots were launched in Guangzhou; The free trade account system, cross-border two-way RMB financing, foreign exchange management reform pilot and other cross-border financial policies were implemented in Nansha, Guangzhou. Among them, the free trade (FT) account system was first implemented in the province and replicated and promoted to the city's scientific and technological enterprises. Significant results have been achieved in preventing and resolving major financial risks. The security and stability of Guangzhou's financial development ranks among the first tier cities in China. In the 31st global financial center index released in March 2022, Guangzhou ranked 24th in the world.