- Business
- PT Bank Permata Tbk (BNLI.JK) operates as a commercial bank in Indonesia, providing a comprehensive range of conventional and sharia-compliant banking products and services to retail, small and medium enterprise (SME), and wholesale customers; its core offerings include current and savings accounts, time deposits, mutual funds, bonds, personal loans, credit cards, mortgages, working capital loans, dealer finance, joint finance, transaction banking, trade finance, foreign exchange, and securities services. Founded in 1954 through the merger of predecessor banks and headquartered at World Trade Center II, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, South Jakarta, the bank serves nearly four million customers across 62 cities with 304 branches and two mobile branches, positioning it as one of Indonesia's top 10 banks by assets and a BUKU IV category institution since 2021. As a subsidiary of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, which acquired controlling ownership of 98.71% in 2020 following a USD2.3 billion transaction from prior shareholders Standard Chartered Bank and PT Astra International Tbk, Permata Bank continues to leverage its extensive distribution network, strong retail deposit franchise, and advanced digital platforms like the Permata ME mobile banking app. Recent developments include Bangkok Bank's release of over 3.47 billion shares in August 2024 and the official adoption of Bangkok Bank's logo symbol as its new corporate identity on 27 September 2024, signaling deeper strategic integration and brand alignment under its Thai parent. The bank maintains operations through subsidiaries such as PT Sahabat Finansial Keluarga for consumer finance, targeting growth in Indonesia's dynamic banking sector amid ASEAN regional expansion initiatives.