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title: "Public Bank Berhad SWIFT/BIC code PBBEMYKLXXX · Malaysia | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code PBBEMYKLXXX for Public Bank Berhad, Malaysia. Head-office BIC, LEI 549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl
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3. Public Bank Berhad
Malaysia · Financial institution
# Public Bank Berhad
Public Bank Berhad is a public company incorporated in Malaysia, with its head office at Menara Public Bank in Kuala Lumpur. It was founded in 1966 and its shares are listed on Bursa Malaysia. Its largest shareholder is Consolidated Teh Holdings Sdn Berhad, a vehicle of the founder's family, followed by the Employees Provident Fund. The bank provides commercial banking and related financial services and is the holding company of a group active in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Sri Lanka and China.
BIC **PBBEMYKLXXX** LEI **[549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Swift GPI live member Head-office BIC only [**1** correspondent account](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#correspondents) [Group: Public Bank Berhad](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20 (Public Bank Berhad) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [Public Bank Berhad (PBBELKLX)](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbelklx). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** PBBEMYKLXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Live member
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** None: head-office BIC only
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [PBBELKLX](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbelklx) · [PBBELALA](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-lao-limited-pbbelala)
- **BIC first registered:** 1989-03-06
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#overview-sources)
Total assets
MYR 423.9bn
This entity · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/public-bank-2025-annual-report-ce7e51d2dc81ff27)
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker 1295
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Public Bank
- **Ownership:** The bank is listed and widely held: the Teh family held 21.38% in June 2026, mainly through Consolidated Teh Holdings (20.73%), and the Employees Provident Fund held 16.92%.
- **Major shareholders:** Consolidated Teh Holdings Sdn Berhad 20.73% · 12 Jun 2026 Employees Provident Fund Board 16.92% · 12 Jun 2026
- **Stock listing:** Bursa Malaysia 1295
- **Head office:** Menara Public Bank, 146 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
### Business lines
- Retail banking
- SME banking
- Mortgage lending
- Consumer finance
- Corporate banking
- Cards
- Private banking & wealth
- Transaction banking & payments
- Markets & trading
According to its group results releases, the bank concentrates on retail consumer and SME financing, including residential property, commercial property and hire-purchase loans.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [publicbankgroup.com ↗](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/) did not load when checked [pbebank.com ↗](https://www.pbebank.com/) retail and online banking site [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Bank_Berhad)
- **Official social accounts:** None found
Sources · 12 pages consulted
1. [publicbankgroup.com/about-us/corporate-governance/bods-profile/](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/about-us/corporate-governance/bods-profile/)
2. [publicbankgroup.com/about-us/leadership/group-management-profile/](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/about-us/leadership/group-management-profile/)
3. [publicbankgroup.com/news-update/media-release/](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/news-update/media-release/)
4. [publicbankgroup.com/news-update/media-release/2025/](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/news-update/media-release/2025/)
5. [marketscreener.com/news/public-bank-2025-annual-report-ce7e51d2dc81ff27](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/public-bank-2025-annual-report-ce7e51d2dc81ff27)
6. [marketscreener.com/news/public-bank-proposes-privatization-of-public-financial-ce785bd8dc8af527](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/public-bank-proposes-privatization-of-public-financial-ce785bd8dc8af527)
7. [publicbank.com.hk/en/aboutus/boardofdirectors](https://www.publicbank.com.hk/en/aboutus/boardofdirectors)
8. [theedgemalaysia.com/node/806857](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/806857)
9. [bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2435364](https://bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2435364)
10. [theedgemalaysia.com/node/815772](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/815772)
11. [pblebank.com/pble/banking/list-of-deposit-instruction/](https://www.pblebank.com/pble/banking/list-of-deposit-instruction/)
12. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public\_Bank\_Berhad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Bank_Berhad)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:**  Tan Sri Dato' Sri (Dr) Tay Ah Lek Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [publicbankgroup.com ↗](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/news-update/media-release/)
- **Chair:**  Lai Wan Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [publicbankgroup.com ↗](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/about-us/corporate-governance/bods-profile/)
- **Executive:** Dato' Chang Kat Kiam Deputy Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [publicbankgroup.com ↗](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/news-update/media-release/2025/)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#overview-sources)
- **Malaysia:** Bank Negara Malaysia Central bank Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Conduct Foreign exchange
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#overview-sources)
1. Aug 2026
Merger / acquisition
The bank proposed to take its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Public Financial Holdings private through a scheme of arrangement for about HKD 734.7 million.
[marketscreener.com ↗](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/public-bank-proposes-privatization-of-public-financial-ce785bd8dc8af527)
2. Jun 2026
Other
Consolidated Teh Holdings and the founder's estate sold about 251 million shares, reducing the Teh family's stake to 21.38%.
[theedgemalaysia.com ↗](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/806857)
3. Jun 2025
Other
The Federal Court ordered the bank to pay MYR 90 million in damages to National Feedlot Corporation and others for breach of banking confidentiality.
[bernama.com ↗](https://bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2435364)
4. May 2025
Leadership
The bank promoted Chang Kat Kiam, previously Senior Chief Operating Officer, to Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
[publicbankgroup.com ↗](https://www.publicbankgroup.com/about-us/leadership/group-management-profile/)
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** PBBEMYKLXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. PBBE Bank 2. MY Country · Malaysia 3. KL Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** [549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbelklx)
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- **Country · region:** Malaysia · East Asia & Pacific
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
## Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Public Bank Berhad group has 6 institutions in the directory, in 5 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including [Public Investment Bank Berhad](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-investment-bank-berhad-smbbmyk1), [Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-hong-kong-limited-cbhkhkhh), [Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Shenzhen Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-hong-kong-limited-shenzhen-branch-phkscnb2).
[See the Public Bank Berhad group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** MENARA PUBLIC BANK 146 JALAN AMPANG KUALA LUMPUR 50450 12542 MALAYSIA
- **Operational address:** MENARA PUBLIC BANK 146 JALAN AMPANG KUALA LUMPUR KUALA LUMPUR 50450 POB 12542 MALAYSIA
## ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
### CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
```xml
PBBEMYKLXXX
549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20
```
### Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
```xml
PBBEMYKLXXX
549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20
PUBLIC BANK BERHAD
KUALA LUMPUR
MY
MENARA PUBLIC BANK 146 JALAN AMPANG KUALA LUMPUR 50450 12542
```
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
## Network
### Correspondent banking
The bank publishes 1 account at other banks.
### Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbemykl#overview-sources)
1 account at other banks, for deposits for further credit to Public Bank (L) Ltd, as the bank publishes them: [pblebank.com ↗](https://www.pblebank.com/pble/banking/list-of-deposit-instruction/)
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Directory check |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | [Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Melbourne](https://elucidate.co/directory/australia-and-new-zealand-banking-group-limited-anzbau3m) Australia | ANZBAU3M | — | Matches the Swift directory |
This is a deposit-instruction page of the subsidiary Public Bank (L) Ltd, Labuan. It routes funds through accounts held by Public Bank Berhad (PBBEMYKL) at correspondent banks. The page could not be fetched, so only the one row visible in a search excerpt was extracted. Currency and account number were not visible, so the list is incomplete. No correspondent or SSI page was found on publicbankgroup.com or pbebank.com, and both domains were blocked to the fetch tool. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
## Related institutions
### Legal entity
- [Public Bank Berhad BIC PBBELKLX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Sri Lanka · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-berhad-pbbelklx)
The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts.
### Same legal entity
- [Public Bank Lao Limited BIC PBBELALA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Laos · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300L2RSQCVMOHGM20](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-lao-limited-pbbelala)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
### Subsidiaries in the directory
- [Public Investment Bank Berhad BIC SMBBMYK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900CUQFU6BOW4H323](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-investment-bank-berhad-smbbmyk1)
- [Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited BIC CBHKHKHH Financial institution Not on a tracked register Hong Kong SAR China · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493007RSNEL04GZPO18](https://elucidate.co/directory/public-bank-hong-kong-limited-cbhkhkhh)
Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent.
### Largest institutions in Malaysia
- [Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) BIC MBBEMYKL Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493004OT3TOY404V310](https://elucidate.co/directory/malayan-banking-berhad-maybank-mbbemykl)
- [United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd BIC UOVBMYK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/united-overseas-bank-malaysia-bhd-uovbmyk1)
- [Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad BIC DEUTMYKL Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 529900DLWFR8HK7DR278](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-bank-malaysia-berhad-deutmykl)
- [Citibank Berhad BIC CITIMYKL Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI QINWV8RCPXRMH5IWUL13](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-berhad-citimykl)
- [Bank of America Malaysia Berhad BIC BOFAMY2X Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI DJYC2L0IWKO41Q0QJU67](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-america-malaysia-berhad-bofamy2x)
- [Samsung Electronics Display (M) Sdn.bhd. BIC SECTMY21 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-electronics-display-m-sdn-bhd-sectmy21)
- [Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad BIC SCBLMYKX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300JTJBG2QBI8KD48](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-malaysia-berhad-scblmykx)
- [United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd BIC UOVBMYKL Financial institution Not on a tracked register Malaysia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300UELOOESZQLWV30](https://elucidate.co/directory/united-overseas-bank-malaysia-bhd-uovbmykl)
[See every BIC in Malaysia →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/my#bics)
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