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Public Bank Berhad / MyPB
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Overview
Public Bank Berhad is Malaysia #3 by assets + Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling [1, 2, my-cro]. 2025 baseline: MyPB App distinctive Malaysian banking app + 4.1% MyPB total active users growth 2025 + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth 2025 (higher mobile banking adoption); Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app retirement → full transition to MyPB App for enhanced mobile banking features + security; Public Bank 6-country international footprint (Malaysia + Hong Kong + China + Laos + Cambodia + Vietnam + Sri Lanka).
Distinctive Public Bank positioning:
- Malaysia #3 by assets (after [[maybank]] + [[cimb]])
- Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling (Teh Hong Piow = Malaysian banking pioneer + Public Bank founder; passed away Dec 12 2022; founding family heritage continues)
- MyPB App distinctive Malaysian banking app + 4.1% MyPB total active users growth 2025 + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth 2025
- Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app retirement → full transition to MyPB App for enhanced mobile banking features + security (Aug 15 2025 PB engage MY app no longer accessible)
- MyPB App refreshed user interface + enhanced security + lifestyle services beyond banking distinctive Malaysian banking innovation
- MyPB App PBe login credentials + PB SecureSign Push Notification distinctive Malaysian banking migration
- Aug 6 1966 Public Bank founding by Teh Hong Piow → distinctive Malaysian banking heritage
- 2018 Public Bank acquires Pos Money + 2025 Public Bank Vietnam expansion announcement (post-Public Bank Vietnam strategic Vietnamese banking entry)
History
Aug 6 1966 — Public Bank founded by Teh Hong Piow in Malaysia → distinctive Malaysian banking heritage.
1967 — Public Bank IPO on KLSE (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange).
2010 — PB engage MY mobile banking app launches.
2024 — MyPB App launches as Public Bank's next-generation Malaysian banking app.
Jun 2025 — Public Bank announces PB engage MY app discontinuation by end-Jun 2025 → full transition to MyPB App.
Aug 15 2025 — Public Bank PB engage MY app fully retired → users must migrate to MyPB App [3, 4].
2025 — MyPB App 4.1% total active users growth + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth [2].
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Public Bank Berhad (KLSE: PBBANK).
Major shareholders: Teh Hong Piow founding family + Consolidated Teh Holdings + Malaysian institutional + Malaysian + ASEAN retail public float + Employees Provident Fund (EPF Malaysian state pension) (distinctive Malaysian banking founding family controlling).
Regulator: BNM (Bank Negara Malaysia).
Technical integration
MyPB App distinctive Malaysian banking app (iOS + Android; refreshed user interface + enhanced security + lifestyle services beyond banking + 4.1% MyPB total active users growth 2025 + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth 2025) + pbebank.com online + Public Bank cards (Visa + Mastercard + MyDebit) + Public Bank Malaysian + 6-country international branch network; DuitNow QR + RENTAS Malaysian RTGS + Malaysian ACH; PB SecureSign Push Notification distinctive Malaysian banking authentication; Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app retirement → full transition to MyPB App.
Users & growth
2025: MyPB App 4.1% total active users growth + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth; Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app fully retired → users must migrate to MyPB App.
Use cases
Malaysian + Hong Kong + Chinese + Laotian + Cambodian + Vietnamese + Sri Lankan retail + private + corporate + SME + investment + Islamic banking via MyPB App + pbebank.com online + cards + branches; DuitNow QR + RENTAS Malaysian RTGS + Malaysian ACH; Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app retirement → MyPB App migration.
Implementations & partners
Operator: Public Bank Berhad (KLSE: PBBANK); Teh Hong Piow founding family + Consolidated Teh Holdings + EPF Malaysian state pension.
Subsidiaries: Public Bank Vietnam + Public Bank Cambodia + Public Bank Laos + Public Bank Hong Kong + Public Bank China + Public Bank Sri Lanka + Public Investment Bank Berhad (Malaysian investment banking subsidiary) + Public Islamic Bank (Malaysian Islamic banking subsidiary).
Major Malaysian banking competitors: [[maybank]] (Malaysia #1 by assets + Khazanah ~64% controlling + Maybank2U) + [[cimb]] (Malaysia #2 by assets + Khazanah ~26% controlling + CIMB OCTO 110M+ monthly transactions FY2024 +70% YoY + 18M consumer banking clients across 5 ASEAN markets + 1,080 branches across ASEAN) + RHB Bank (Malaysia #4 by assets) + Hong Leong Bank + AmBank Malaysia + Affin Bank Malaysia + Alliance Bank Malaysia.
Regulator: BNM.
Fun facts
- Malaysia #3 by assets (after [[maybank]] + [[cimb]]).
- Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling (Teh Hong Piow = Malaysian banking pioneer + Public Bank founder; passed away Dec 12 2022; founding family heritage continues).
- MyPB App distinctive Malaysian banking app + 4.1% MyPB total active users growth 2025 + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth 2025.
- Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app retirement → full transition to MyPB App for enhanced mobile banking features + security.
- MyPB App refreshed user interface + enhanced security + lifestyle services beyond banking distinctive Malaysian banking innovation.
- Aug 6 1966 Public Bank founding by Teh Hong Piow → distinctive Malaysian banking heritage.
Comparison
| Feature | Public Bank Berhad / MyPB | [[maybank]] (Malaysia #1 by assets rival; Khazanah ~64% controlling; Maybank2U) | [[cimb]] (Malaysia #2 by assets rival; Khazanah ~26% controlling; CIMB OCTO 110M+ monthly transactions FY2024) | RHB Bank (Malaysia #4 by assets rival; RHB Mobile Banking app + Malaysia's first banking widget) | Hong Leong Bank (Malaysia rival; HLB Connect Online + Mobile Banking App) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Public Bank Berhad (KLSE: PBBANK; Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling) | Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank; KLSE: MAYBANK; Khazanah ~64% controlling) | CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (KLSE: CIMB; Khazanah ~26% controlling) | RHB Bank Berhad (KLSE: RHBBANK) | Hong Leong Bank Berhad (KLSE: HLBANK) |
| Type | Malaysia #3 by assets + Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling + MyPB App + 4.1% MyPB MAU growth 2025 + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth 2025 + Aug 15 2025 PB engage MY app retirement → MyPB App migration + 6-country international footprint | Malaysia #1 by assets + Maybank2U Malaysian banking flagship + 18 ASEAN + global countries + Maybank Indonesia + Maybank Singapore + Maybank Philippines + Maybank Cambodia | Malaysia #2 + regional ASEAN universal bank + 18M consumer banking clients across 5 ASEAN markets + 11M digitally active Mar 2025 + 1,080 ASEAN branches + CIMB OCTO 110M+ monthly transactions FY2024 (+70% YoY) | Malaysia #4 by assets + RHB Mobile Banking app + Malaysia's first banking widget + targeting 1M users by end of year (from 500K) + "Progress 27" digitalisation strategy + Jun 18 2025 smarter mobile banking experience launch | Hong Leong Bank Malaysia + HLB Connect Online + Mobile Banking App + Oct 17 2025 biometric (face ID + fingerprint) verification |
| Country | MY + HK + CN + LA + KH + VN + LK | MY + 17+ countries | MY + 5+ ASEAN countries | MY + 9+ countries | MY + 3+ countries |
| Distinctive | Aug 6 1966 Public Bank founding by Teh Hong Piow (Malaysian banking pioneer); 1967 KLSE IPO; Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling; 2010 PB engage MY app launch; 2024 MyPB App launch; Jun 2025 PB engage MY app discontinuation announcement; Aug 15 2025 PB engage MY app fully retired → MyPB App migration; PB SecureSign Push Notification authentication | 1960 Maybank founding; Khazanah ~64% controlling | 1924 Bian Chiang Bank founding (Sarawak); Jan 1 2006 Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings + CIMB merger → CIMB Group; 2008 CIMB Niaga + Bank Lippo Indonesian merger | 1913 RHB Bank founding heritage + multiple Malaysian banking consolidations | 1905 Hong Leong Bank founding heritage |
Status
Active, Malaysia #3 by assets + Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling + Aug 15 2025 Public Bank PB engage MY app retirement → full transition to MyPB App [1, 2, 3, 4]:
- Public Bank Berhad (KLSE: PBBANK; Teh Hong Piow founding family controlling) since Aug 6 1966 Public Bank founding by Teh Hong Piow + 1967 KLSE IPO + 2024 MyPB App launch + Aug 15 2025 PB engage MY app fully retired.
- MyPB App 4.1% total active users growth + 52.3% mobile banking transactions growth 2025.
- 6-country international footprint (Malaysia + Hong Kong + China + Laos + Cambodia + Vietnam + Sri Lanka).
- BNM regulated.
Sources
- 1 MyPB App | Secure Mobile Banking & Digital Lifestyle — Public Bank Malaysia
- 2 Media Release — Public Bank Group
- 3 Public Bank to Retire PB engage MY App Starting 15 August — Price Shop Malaysia
- 4 Public Bank's PB engage MY App No Longer Accessible From 15 August 2025 — Lowyat.NET
- my-cro In-corpus:
reports/countries/MY-malaysia.md
Source
Biography extracted from public-bank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.