United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) history, profile and corporate video
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a Singaporean multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in Singapore, Republic of Singapore. It was incorporated on August 6, 1935, as the United Chinese Bank (UCB) by the businessman Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang and six other friends.
The name of the United Chinese Bank (UCB) was chosen to emphasize its links to the Chinese population in Singapore.
In 1965, the bank opened its first overseas branch in Hong Kong and it was renamed to United Overseas Bank.
The bank provides a wide range of financial services, such as personal financial services, private banking, commercial and corporate banking, investment banking, corporate finance, capital market activities, treasury services, futures broking, asset management, venture capital management, insurance and stockbroking services.
With more than 26 000 employees, United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) has 68 branches in Singapore and a network of more than 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and North America. It is considered one of the largest banks in Southeast Asia by total assets and it is rated among the world’s top banks, with a rating of Aa1 from Moody’s and AA- from Standard & Poor’s respectively. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the top 2000 largest public companies in the world.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and ”www.uobgroup.com/uobgroup”.
**Video published on YouTube by “United Overseas Bank“.
