Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) is a banking and financial services group headquartered in Singapore, with operations spanning Southeast Asia (ASEAN) and Greater China. Founded in 1932 through the merger of Chinese Commercial Bank, Ho Hong Bank, and Oversea-Chinese Bank, it serves the Chinese diaspora and the wider communities of the region. It is the second-largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and serves millions of customers across its markets.

The bank offers full-service banking and financial services, and its work sits within the domains of banking and financial technology. Employers and candidates considering the group should note the breadth of its operations across Singapore, ASEAN and Greater China, and the scale of a franchise built over more than 90 years of continuous operation.

OCBC was founded during the Great Depression on principles of community resilience and mutual support, and was led at its founding by Mr. Lee Kong Chian. The group describes its mission as lifting communities and enabling the dreams of its customers, with a stated focus on the particular challenges and aspirations of the Chinese diaspora. It frames banking as a means of enabling aspirations rather than profit alone.

The group has navigated wars, economic upheavals and technological transformation over its history, a record its culture emphasises as evidence of long-term resilience.