Bank of China (BOC), the banking partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, said it has refined and improved many of its facilities and services for the upcoming competition.

The bank now has 283 outlets in Beijing, with 26 of them located near the Olympic venues. It has established four temporary outlets within the Olympic Village, Media Village and other Olympic venues. It has also renovated some outlets to provide barrier-free facilities for the disabled.

The bank has 430 ATMs in Beijing and plans to set up 290 more for overseas card holders before the Games start. Within the Olympic area, the bank will provide 24 fixed ATMs and over 2,500 POS terminals, it said.

Currency exchange services have also been improved. Currently more than 9,000 outlets were qualified to offer exchange services. Among them, 773 are located in areas near to where the Games will be held.

Its currency exchange counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport can offer services in seven languages including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Portuguese.