Sustainability is key for OCBC

Tan says the bank has channelled considerable investments, effort and time in digital initiatives and business on this front continues to grow post Covid-19.

NOT many know that the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) can trace its roots in Malaysia to as far back as 1917. No wonder then that the Singapore banking group, the second largest in South-East Asia by assets, still considers Malaysia a big part of its DNA.

“Due to our history in Malaysia, we have an entrenched presence as a trusted partner to the communities in this country,” Tan Chor Sen says in his first media interview following his appointment as the chief executive officer of OCBC Bank Malaysia in January.