Islamic banking in Malaysia began in September 1963 when Perbadanan Wang Simpanan Bakal-Bakal Haji (PWSBH) was established. PWSBH was set up as an institution for Muslims to save for their Hajj expenses. In 1969, PWSBH merged with Pejabat Urusan Haji to form Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji.
Malayan Banking Berhad is a Malaysian universal bank, with key operating "home markets" of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. According to the 2020 Brand Finance report, Maybank is Malaysia's most valuable bank brand, the fourth-top brand amongst the ASEAN countries and ranked 70th among the world’s most valuable bank brands.
Public Bank Berhad is a bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offering financial services in Malaysia as well as the Asia-Pacific region.
Tan Sri Loke Wan Tho was a Malaysian-Singaporean business magnate, ornithologist, and photographer. He was the founder of Cathay Organisation in Singapore and Malaysia, and Motion Picture and General Investments Limited(MP&GI) in Hong Kong.
Sime Darby Berhad is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate and serve in the industrial equipment and automotive sectors.
Hong Leong Bank Berhad is a major public listed banking group in Malaysia.
Affin Bank Berhad is a Malaysian banking and financial services company headquartered at the Tun Razak Exchange, Kuala Lumpur. Established in 1975, the bank was owned by Affin Group Berhad, with Affin being an abbreviation of its former name, Armed Forces Finance and previously known as Perwira Habib Bank (M) Berhad and Perwira Affin Bank Berhad before adopted its present name on 30 August 2000.
Pos Malaysia Berhad is a postal delivery service in Malaysia, with history dating back to early 1800s.
Tun Ismail bin Mohamed Ali was the second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia and the chairman of the Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).
Singapore, officially the State of Singapore, was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 by the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the former British colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. This marked the end of the 144-year British rule in Singapore which began with the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. At the time of merger, it was the smallest state in the country by land area, but the largest by population.
AmBank Group comprises AMMB Holdings Berhad is one of the largest banking groups in Malaysia whose core businesses are retail banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking, and life and general insurance.
Tan Sri Azman bin Hashim, is a Malaysian investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia and his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be US$660 million in 2024.
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad is a Malaysian universal bank headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank. CIMB has a wide retail branch network with 1,080 branches across the region.
Loke Yew CMG, born Wong Loke Yew, was a Malayan business magnate of Cantonese descent. During his lifetime, he played a significant role in the development of Kuala Lumpur and was also one of the founding fathers of Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.
Ungku Zeti Akhtar binti Ungku Abdul Aziz was the 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank. She served as Governor from 2000 to 2016, and was the first woman in the position and at 16 years, the longest to hold the position. Zeti was one of the members of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) in Mahathir's second administration, a special advisory council advising the government on economic and financial matters during this transitional period.
Citibank Berhad is a licensed commercial bank operating in Malaysia with its headquarters in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Citibank Berhad operates as a subsidiary of Citigroup Holding (Singapore) Private Limited, commencing its banking operations in Malaysia since 1959. Citibank Berhad was locally incorporated in 1994. Citibank Berhad has 11 branches spread across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Kuantan, Malacca and Johor, offering a wide range of banking and financial services including retail banking, institutional banking, and investment products and services.
Cheong Yoke Choy, JP, OBE was a famous philanthropist during the British Malaya era. During his lifetime, he became one of the early developers of Kuala Lumpur, together with several prominent figures from the Chinese community at the time. He was well respected, much loved, and affectionately known as 'The Elderly Philanthropist' for all the charitable work he drove and supported even at an advanced age.
Chan Wing (1873–1947) is a Chinese businessman in colonial Malaya. He is notable as the developer and owner of what later became the first generation National Palace of Malaysia.
The Kwong Yik Banking Corporation Limited, or simply the Kwong Yik Bank of Singapore was the first local bank established in Singapore and British Malaya. The Kwong Yik Bank was founded in 1903 by Cantonese businessmen led by Wong Ah Fook, to provide personal banking services and arrange mortgages and loans to its predominantly Chinese clientele.
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