# AmBank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ambank
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

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

## Overview

**AmBank** is **KLSE: AMBANK** + **Malaysian commercial bank** + **Azman Hashim founding family controlling via Amcorp Group** + **mid-tier Malaysian commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Malaysia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MY)</sup>.

## History

**1975 — Arab-Malaysian Development Bank founded by Azman Hashim in Kuala Lumpur** distinctive Malaysian banking heritage.

**2002 — Arab-Malaysian Bank rebranded as AmBank**.

**2007 — ANZ Banking Group Australia acquires ~13.6% strategic stake in AmBank**.

**2014 — AmAccess mobile banking app launch**.

**Mar 2024 — ANZ divests AmBank stake to AmCorp Group + Amcorp Group consolidates control**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **AMMB Holdings Berhad AmBank Group** (Malaysian commercial bank; KLSE: AMBANK).

**Major shareholders**: **Amcorp Group (Azman Hashim founding family) controlling + EPF Employees Provident Fund Malaysian pension fund minority + Malaysian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **BNM Malaysia**.

## Technical integration

AmAccess mobile app (iOS + Android) + ambank.com.my online + AmBank branch network across Malaysia + AmBank Visa + Mastercard cards; MY IBAN + DuitNow + DuitNow QR + RENTAS.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Malaysian banking + payments competitors**: [Maybank Malaysia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/maybank-malaysia) (Maybank Malaysia; KLSE: MAYBANK; Malaysia's largest commercial bank by assets) + [CIMB Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cimb-bank) (CIMB Bank Berhad; KLSE: CIMB; Malaysia's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [Public Bank Berhad / MyPB](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/public-bank) (Public Bank Berhad; KLSE: PBBANK; Malaysia's #3 commercial bank by assets) + [RHB Bank Malaysia / RHB Mobile Banking](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rhb-bank) (RHB Bank Berhad; KLSE: RHBBANK; Malaysia's #4 commercial bank by assets) + [Hong Leong Bank Malaysia / HLB Connect](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hong-leong-bank) (Hong Leong Bank Berhad; KLSE: HLBANK; Quek Leng Chan Hong Leong Group Malaysian conglomerate parent) + [Bank Islam Malaysia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-islam-malaysia) (Bank Islam Malaysia; KLSE: BIMB; Malaysia's first Islamic bank) + [MAE (Maybank E-Wallet)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mae-maybank) (MAE by Maybank Malaysian P2P mobile wallet) + [Touch 'n Go eWallet](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/touch-n-go) (Touch 'n Go eWallet Malaysian super-app wallet; ~22M+ Malaysian users) + [GrabPay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/grabpay) (GrabPay Malaysia; Grab Malaysian mobile wallet) + [Boost Malaysia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/boost-malaysia) (Boost Malaysia; Axiata Malaysian mobile wallet).

**Regulators**: BNM Malaysia.

## Status

**Active, KLSE:AMBANK + Malaysian commercial bank + Azman Hashim founding family controlling via Amcorp Group + mid-tier Malaysian commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ambank.com.my/ "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.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/ambank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.