- CEO
- Ee Cheong Wee
- Full Time Employees
- 31,222
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Address
- UOB Plaza Singapore SE Singapore 048624
- IPO Date
- Mar 6, 1996
- Business
- United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading Singaporean multinational banking and financial services group headquartered in Singapore and founded in 1935 as United Chinese Bank. The bank operates through three core business segments—Group Retail, Group Wholesale Banking, and Global Markets—offering a comprehensive suite of products and services including personal financial services such as deposits, loans, credit cards, home loans, and wealth management; private banking; commercial and corporate banking; transaction banking; investment banking; corporate finance; capital market activities; treasury services; brokerage and clearing services; as well as asset management, venture capital management, and insurance through subsidiaries. UOB maintains an extensive global network of more than 500 branches and offices across 19 countries and territories, primarily in Asia Pacific (including Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines), with additional presence in Western Europe, North America, and other regions, serving retail, corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients. Recent major developments include the 2022 acquisition of Citigroup's consumer banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam for approximately S$5 billion, enhancing its regional retail footprint; in 2025, UOB announced plans to increase the charter capital of its Vietnamese subsidiary to 10 trillion VND (about $385 million) and build a new headquarters, UOB Vietnam Plaza; strategic partnerships such as a memorandum of understanding with Hengfeng Bank and Shangao Holdings Group to deepen China-ASEAN connectivity, a sustainability-linked loan facility with ABC Impact and DBS, and collaborations with SMRT's Stellar Lifestyle for retailer cash flow solutions; alongside product innovations like cross-border card rewards redemption between Singapore and Malaysia. Subsidiaries include Far Eastern Bank Limited, UOB Asset Management Ltd, and United Overseas Insurance Limited, while associates encompass UOB Kay Hian Private Limited.