The Taiwan Cooperative Bank (TCB; Chinese: 合作金庫銀行; pinyin: Hézuò Jīnkù Yínháng; Pe h-ōe-jī: Ha p-chok Kim-khò Gîn-hâng) is a publicly listed bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.Originally formed by the Japanese during Japanese rule in Taiwan in 1923, TCB was taken over by the Republic of China government [citation needed] in 1946 and has grown ever since.