Standard Chartered Bank in Malaysia, a member of the Standard Chartered Group was established in Malaysia in 1875 when its first branch opened for business at Downing Street, Penang.
The Bank was locally incorporated as Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad on 29 February 1984. Its local board of directors is chaired by Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim. As Malaysia’s first bank with over 130 years of history, Standard Chartered employs more than 5,000 employees within its Malaysian operations which covers more than 30 branches across the country, a global shared service centre - Scope International , a wholly owned subsidiary - Price Solutions which markets its retail financial products, an offshore facility in Labuan and a head office located at Menara Standard Chartered, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.
Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad, the Bank’s Islamic Banking subsidiary was established in November 2008. It offers a comprehensive range of Shariah-compliant products and services to individuals and corporates through its first Saadiq financial centre (branch) located in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.