# AmBank (Malaysia)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ambank-malaysia
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [AmBank — official](https://www.ambankgroup.com/)

## Overview

**AmBank (Malaysia)** is **Malaysian commercial bank** + **KLSE: 1015** + **Azman Hashim Malaysian founder family ~13%+ controlling minority + Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ANZ ASX: ANZ ~13%+ controlling minority + Employees Provident Fund EPF Malaysian state-aligned pension + Malaysian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of Malaysia's largest commercial banks by assets** + **founded Aug 1 1975 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia as Arab-Malaysian Development Bank then 1991 Arab-Malaysian Banking Group + 2005 AmBank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [Malaysia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MY)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 1 1975 — Arab-Malaysian Development Bank founded in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia as Malaysian-Arab joint commercial bank**.

**1991 — Arab-Malaysian Banking Group rebrand**.

**2005 — AmBank rebrand consolidating Arab-Malaysian Banking Group**.

**May 2007 — ANZ acquires ~13%+ controlling minority stake in AmBank**.

**2014 — AmOnline Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **AmBank Berhad** (Malaysian commercial bank; KLSE: 1015).

**Major shareholders**: **Azman Hashim (Malaysian founder family) ~13%+ controlling minority + Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ANZ (ASX: ANZ) ~13%+ controlling minority + Employees Provident Fund EPF (Malaysian state-aligned pension) + Malaysian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Bank Negara Malaysia BNM**.

## Technical integration

AmOnline Mobile app (iOS + Android) + ambankgroup.com online + AmBank branch network across Malaysia + AmBank Visa + Mastercard + American Express + UnionPay cards; DuitNow QR (Malaysian national QR payment scheme) + UnionPay QRC + Malaysian Ringgit MYR domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Malaysian banking + payments competitors**: [Maybank Malaysia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/maybank-malaysia) (Maybank; KLSE: 1155) + [CIMB Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cimb-bank) (CIMB Bank; KLSE: 1023) + [Public Bank Berhad / MyPB](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/public-bank) (Public Bank Berhad; KLSE: 1295) + [Hong Leong Bank Malaysia / HLB Connect](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hong-leong-bank) (Hong Leong Bank; KLSE: 5819) + [RHB Bank Malaysia / RHB Mobile Banking](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rhb-bank) (RHB Bank; KLSE: 1066) + [DuitNow QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/duitnow-qr) (DuitNow QR; Malaysian national QR payment scheme).

**Regulators**: Bank Negara Malaysia BNM.

## Status

**Active, Malaysian commercial bank + KLSE:1015 + Azman Hashim Malaysian founder family ~13%+ controlling minority + Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ANZ ASX:ANZ ~13%+ controlling minority + Employees Provident Fund EPF Malaysian state-aligned pension + Malaysian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of Malaysia's largest commercial banks by assets + founded Aug 1 1975 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia as Arab-Malaysian Development Bank then 1991 Arab-Malaysian Banking Group + 2005 AmBank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ambankgroup.com/ "AmBank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmBank "AmBank — Wikipedia"
[my-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MY

- [1] [AmBank — official][1]
- [2] [AmBank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Malaysia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MY)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/MY-malaysia.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [ambank-malaysia.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/ambank-malaysia). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.