Public Bank was founded in 1966 by the late Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow. On 6 August 1966, Public Bank started its business at its first branch, which was located at Jalan Gereja, Kuala Lumpur. With its vision as a ‘bank for the people’, Public Bank started providing banking services to the masses in Malaysia. On 6 April 1967, Public Bank was listed on Bursa Malaysia.

The Public Bank Group has expanded the banking business to include a comprehensive suite of financial products and services, which comprise of personal banking, commercial banking, Islamic banking, investment banking, share broking, trustee services, nominee services, sale and management of unit trust funds as well as bancassurance and general insurance products. To serve customers better, the Group leverages on the advancement of technology and digital capabilities, in line with the evolving needs of customers.

Public Bank’s vision shapes its resilient business model of growth strategy within the retail banking space, which also steers Public Bank’s success story through the years, thus, giving rise to its outstanding performance among premier banks in Malaysia.

With its resilient business model, the Group has maintained a track record of unbroken profitability for 59 consecutive years. The Group is highly reputed for its stellar performance, especially in sustaining the highest return on equity, maintaining the most efficient cost to income ratio and the best asset quality among domestic banks. The Group remains a market leader in several major business segments, including consumer banking, retail commercial banking for small and medium enterprises (SME) as well as private unit trust.