2000
Mr Wee Ee Cheong is appointed Deputy Chairman
2001
Acquires Overseas Union Bank
2004
Acquires 96.1% in Bank of Asia Public Company in Thailand
2005
Increases controlling stake of PT Bank Buana in Indonesia to 61.1%
2007
Mr Wee Ee Cheong succeeds Dr Wee Cho Yaw as CEO
Launches 1st UOB Heartbeat Run/Walk
2010
Merges PT Bank UOB Indonesia with PT Bank UOB Buana
2011
1st bank in Singapore to establish a Foreign Direct Investment Advisory Unit to support our clients’ regional expansion
2013
Dr Wee Cho Yaw becomes Chairman Emeritus and Adviser
1st bank in Singapore to offer retail customers online access to gold and silver savings accounts
2014
Named Most Admired ASEAN Enterprise for ASEAN Centricity by ASEAN Business Advisory Council
2015
Celebrates 80th anniversary, introduces refreshed logo and a corporate seal
Opens Yangon branch
Completes full acquisition of Far Eastern Bank
Opens UOB Southeast Asia Gallery at National Gallery Singapore, housing the world’s largest collection of modern Southeast Asian Art
Introduces UOB Mighty – 1st mobile app outside of the US to enable contactless payments with tokenised security
2016
1st in the world to launch instant digital card issuance
1st in Southeast Asia to enable smartphones for contactless transactions at UOB ATMs
2017
1st in Singapore to use PayNow to raise funds for charity
2018
1st Singapore bank to establish a subsidiary in Vietnam
Officially opens new China headquarters building in Shanghai’s Lujiazui Financial District
Sets up Singapore’s largest car ecosystem and unites Singapore’s largest property ecosystem under one roof
Dr Wee Cho Yaw retires from the Board
