MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD

MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD stands as Malaysia’s most defining financial institution — a bank that did not merely grow with the nation, but helped finance its very formation.

Widely known as Maybank, it has evolved into the largest bank in Malaysia and one of Southeast Asia’s most influential financial groups, extending its reach across continents.

Its journey reflects a powerful truth — that finance, when made accessible, becomes the engine of national progress.

Founder:

Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat

Current Leadership:

President & Group CEO: Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli

The leadership continues to steer the Group with a focus on financial inclusion, regional expansion, and digital transformation.

Some banks serve wealth — MALAYAN BANKING was built to create it.

In 1960, shortly after Malaya’s independence, the financial landscape was dominated by foreign institutions, leaving local businesses and communities underserved.

Khoo Teck Puat recognised this gap and established Malayan Banking Berhad as a bank for the emerging Malaysian economy.

Its first branch opened in a modest shop lot along Jalan H.S. Lee in Kuala Lumpur.

Expansion was swift and decisive.

Within three years, the bank had grown to more than 150 branches, extending beyond Malaysia into Singapore and Brunei, redefining access to banking services.

Growth, however, was not without challenge.

In 1965, amid financial and political pressures, the founder exited the organisation, marking a transition into a new phase under national influence.

What followed was consolidation rather than decline.

The institution matured into a financial backbone of the nation, expanding its services, strengthening governance, and embedding itself into every layer of economic activity.

From a modest “coffee-shop bank” to a regional giant, its journey reflects a powerful truth — that accessibility, once scaled, becomes power.

Core Activities include:

• Retail and commercial banking services

• Islamic banking and financial solutions

• Investment banking, asset management, and capital markets

• Insurance and takaful services through subsidiaries

The Group’s operational model focuses on integrated financial services, regional banking networks, diversified income streams, and digital financial accessibility.

By combining commercial banking, Islamic finance, investment banking, insurance, asset management, and digital platforms, MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD positions itself as both Malaysia’s national financial backbone and a regional financial services leader.

Notable Offerings Include:

• Comprehensive banking services for individuals and businesses

• Maybank Islamic — one of the world’s leading Islamic banks

• Digital banking platforms such as Maybank2u

• Regional financial services across ASEAN and beyond

These offerings have enabled MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD to serve individuals, SMEs, corporations, institutions, and governments across multiple markets.

Its services support savings, payments, financing, investments, protection, wealth creation, and cross-border financial activity.

1960 – Incorporation of MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD

1960 – First branch opened in Kuala Lumpur

1960s – Rapid expansion to over 150 branches within three years

1965 – Founder exit and restructuring

1980s–2000s – Expansion into regional and diversified financial services

2010s–2020s – Growth into Southeast Asia’s leading banking group

MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD has pioneered consumer banking accessibility in Malaysia, bringing financial services closer to individuals, businesses, and communities across the country.

The Group built the largest banking network in Malaysia, supporting national savings, lending, payments, business growth, and economic development.

Through its regional presence, Maybank has strengthened financial integration across ASEAN, enabling cross-border banking, trade financing, investments, and corporate expansion.

Its Islamic banking arm has also advanced Malaysia’s position as a global Islamic finance centre, demonstrating how Shariah-compliant banking can operate at scale within a major financial group.

Some banks manage money — MALAYAN BANKING builds economies.

From a small shoplot branch to a regional financial powerhouse, its legacy is not defined by assets alone, but by access.

Its journey stands as a testament that when finance reaches the people, a nation begins to move.