United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is committed to providing quality products and excellent customer service. Founded in 1935, UOB has a well-established regional presence, particularly in Asia where we have banking subsidiaries in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and China.
With our strong foothold in the region, we understand the Asian corporate culture and business mindset and are well-placed to create opportunities by linking our customers to their counterparts in Asia.
United Overseas Bank (“UOB”) was incorporated on 6 August 1935 as the United Chinese Bank. Founded by Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, the Bank catered mainly to the Fujian community in its early years. The change of name was effected in 1965. Over the past 74 years, UOB has grown from strength to strength. Through a series of acquisitions, it is now a leading bank in Asia. Besides Far Eastern Bank in Singapore, UOB’s major banking subsidiaries in the region are United Overseas Bank (Malaysia), United Overseas Bank (Thai), PT Bank UOB Indonesia, PT Bank UOB Buana and United Overseas Bank (China). Today, the UOB Group has a network of over 500 offices in 18 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and North America.