About Bangkok Bank

Bangkok Bank, established in 1944, is Thailand’s largest bank, Thailand’s leading corporate bank, and one of the largest Southeast Asian banks by assets.

Bangkok Bank’s international network is the largest of all Thai banks with more than 225 branches in 14 economies: Cambodia; Chinese Mainland; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; the Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan, China; the United Kingdom; the United States; and Vietnam.  Bangkok Bank’s international subsidiaries are: Bangkok Bank (China), with five branches covering the major regions in China; Bangkok Bank Berhad, with five branches across Malaysia; and Permata Bank, among the 10 largest banks in Indonesia by assets, with around 200 domestic branches.  

Bangkok Bank was the first Southeast Asian bank to open a foreign branch when established business in Hong Kong in 1954. Bangkok Bank’s international branch network has continually expanded to support Chinese and Asian business communities engaging in international trade.

- 1954 - 1st overseas branch in Hong Kong
- 1986 - 1st representative office opened in Beijing
- 1992 - 1st branch in Chinese Mainland opened in Shantou
- 1993 - Shanghai branch opened
- 1998 - Xiamen branch opened
- 2005 - Beijing branch opened
- 2007 - Shenzhen branch opened (relocated from Shantou)
- 2009 - Bangkok Bank (China) Co., Ltd. opened
- 2014 - Chongqing branch and Shanghai FTZ sub-branch opened
- 2021 - Shanghai FTZ sub-branch closed