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former ultimate holding company of RHB Banking
Group. In an increasingly competitive business
environment, RHB Bank Berhad maintains as one
of the leading financial services providers not only
in Malaysia but also in the Asia-Pacific region.
The bank has received numerous awards and
accolades over the years. With its remarkable
service towards small and medium enterprises
(SMEs), RHB Bank Berhad won the prestigious
Excellence in SME Banking award in Asia in
2019. RHB Bank Berhad provides commercial and
merchant banking services with more than 300
branches located across Southeast Asia including
Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,
Vietnam and Brunei.
RHB Bank Berhad’s branch in Brunei has been in
operation since 1965 and was initially known as
United Malayan Banking Corporation Berhad.
In December 1996, the bank was renamed Sime
Bank Berhad after the change in ownership under
the Sime Darby Group of Malaysia. Following the
banking consolidation exercise in Malaysia, the
branch was renamed RHB Bank Brunei Berhad
in May 1999 offering financial products such
as housing loans as well as working capital or
financing for registered businesses in Brunei such
as overdraft, trade facilities and business loans.
It is presently located at Yayasan Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan.
In an effort to get closer to the community, RHB
Bank Berhad Brunei has been conducting RHB
Touch Hearts and the group had raised more than
MYR1.2 million over the past years, which has
benefitted more than 20,000 across the areas RHB
Group is operating in.
Moving forward, RHB Berhad Brunei strives to
expand its business and continues to provide the
best of services to its customers, guided by its
corporate vision and values.