UOB Group first operated in the Philippines in November 1999 when UOB Limited acquired a 60% stake in a domestic bank, Westmont Bank, which was subsequently renamed United Overseas Bank Philippines ("UOBP"). In July 2002, the stake was increased to 100%, and in 2006, UOBP was converted from a commercial bank into a thrift bank subsidiary with the sale of 66 branches to BDO Unibank. UOBP continued its operations in a single location providing wholesale banking products and services.

UOB Limited ("UOBL") applied for a branch license following a new banking law enacted in July 2014 which allows the conversion of UOBP from a wholly-owned subsidiary to a commercial bank branch. On 26 August 2015, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas approved UOBL to register a branch in the Philippines to be called United Overseas Bank Limited, Manila Branch and received its license to transact business from the Securities & Exchange Commission on 12 November 2015.

UOBL Manila Branch commenced operations on 4 Jan 2016 and offers a range of commercial banking products and services.

United Overseas Bank Limited ("UOB") is a leading bank in Singapore. It provides a wide range of financial services through a global network of branches/offices and subsidiaries/associate: personal financial services, private banking, trust services, commercial and corporate banking, investment banking, corporate finance, capital market activities, treasury services, futures broking, asset management, venture capital management, general insurance, life assurance and stockbroking services.

UOB's vast network of 500 offices around the world comprises of more than 60 branches in Singapore and over 400 offices in Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.

Our established regional network includes wholly-owned banking subsidiaries in our key markets which are United Overseas Bank (China) Limited; PT Bank UOB Indonesia; United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd; United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited; and Ngân Hàng UOB (Vietnam).

UOB was founded in 1935 by Sarawak-born Datu Wee Kheng Chiang - the father of UOB Group Chairman Emeritus Mr. Wee Cho Yaw - and a group of Chinese businessmen. To know more about the UOB Group, its mission, values, customer commitments, and other information, click here.