Bank Simpanan Nasional

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Bank Simpanan Nasional
Type State-owned enterprise
Industry Banking
Founded1 December 1974
Founder Government of Malaysia & Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Headquarters Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Number of locations
390 branches (As of February 2021)
Key people
Jay Khairil Jeremy as CEO
Products Banking and Finance
RevenueIncrease2.svg RM1.04 billion (2019) [1]
Number of employees
7,400 (As of February 2021) [2]
Website https://www.bsn.com.my/
Wisma BSN (Headquarters) in Kuala Lumpur Wisma BSN - 3 Feb 2020.jpg
Wisma BSN (Headquarters) in Kuala Lumpur

Bank Simpanan Nasional (English: National Savings Bank) (BSN) is a government owned bank based in Malaysia. BSN offers banking services via BSN branches and BSN Banking Agents (EB BSN). BSN was incorporated on 1 December 1974 under the Minister of Finance at that time, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

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History

Bank Simpanan Nasional was incorporated on 1 December 1974, under the Bank Simpanan Nasional Act, which replaced the Post Office Savings Bank set up in 1948. [3]

Subsidiaries and associates

The agency has subsidiaries and associates which are involved in asset management, insurance and takaful: [4]

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References

  1. "BSN Revenue 2019". Free Malaysia Day. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "Number of Employee". The Star. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "Act 146 BANK SIMPANAN NASIONAL ACT 1974" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. Annual Report 2014, Bank Simpanan Nasional, archived from the original on 31 March 2015, retrieved 23 August 2015

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