Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Bhd (ARBM), a wholly owned subsidiary of the world’s largest Islamic Bank, Al Rajhi Bank Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was locally incorporated in October 2006. Following its official launch in 2007, ARBM became the first Arab bank to start its operation in South East Asia, as part of a Shariah compliant banking group that is instrumental in bridging the gap between modern financial demands and intrinsic values, whilst spearheading numerous industry standards and development.

At ARBM, we believe that the one thing that holds the world together as people of different nationalities, races and cultures are values. Values define us, unite us, and garner trust from those we serve. Deeply rooted in Islamic banking principles and operating on the same platform as its home bank, ARBM was established on the bedrock values of Integrity and Transparency, Passion to Serve Our Customers, Solution Oriented, Modesty, Innovativeness, Meritocracy and Care for Society.

ARBM continuously endeavours to expand its suite of products and services to meet the financial needs of its customers, delivering innovative Shariah compliant financial solutions across retail, corporate, treasury and investment segments. Today, ARBM operates through a distribution network of 13 branches nationwide.

Established in July 1983, BIMB is the only full-fledged Islamic bank publicly listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. Since then, BIMB has grown into one of the leading banking institutions in Malaysia to offer comprehensive shariah-compliant financial services through its 141 branches and more than 900 self-service terminals nationwide.

Along with its two (2) core subsidiaries, namely BIMB Investment Management Berhad and BIMB Securities Sendirian Berhad, BIMB brings a unique perspective to the financial landscape and commits to nurturing responsible growth and greater financial inclusion. By leveraging its extensive expertise and experience, BIMB strives to support its stakeholders, especially its customers in achieving success and building a sustainable future, particularly through digitalisation.

Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) is an association registered under the Societies Act 1966 and dedicated to promoting the interest of its members (all 18 licensed Takaful and Retakaful operators in Malaysia) and to supervise the exercise of self-regulation within the Takaful industry. The focus, among others, is on branding, awareness and communication, shared services through leveraging of technology, investment opportunities and relations with regulators.

CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”), licensed under Malaysia’s Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, is the main operating entity of CIMB Group’s global Islamic banking and finance franchise. It offers Shariah-compliant products and services to CIMB Group’s consumer banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking and asset management businesses.

CIMB Islamic’s services, products and operations comply strictly with global Shariah principles and standards under the guidance of the CIMB Islamic Board Shariah Committee which comprises world renowned Shariah experts and scholars. CIMB Islamic provides comprehensive and innovative Shariah-compliant financial products and services to meet the needs of individuals, small and medium scale enterprises as well as large institutional customers.

CIMB Group’s Islamic banking and finance business is supported by the Group’s network of around 33,000 employees in 15 countries comprising an experienced senior management team and a global team of Islamic banking and financial services professionals in all core components of the Islamic banking and financial services market. CIMB Group has one of the most extensive retail branch networks in ASEAN, with 621 branches as at 31 March 2022.

Established by the Malaysian government in 1990, Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) is a well-regulated and supervised jurisdiction, which adheres to international standards and best practices. It also provides fiscal neutrality and certainty in a currency-neutral operating environment.

The jurisdiction offers a wide range of business structures and investment solutions to facilitate cross-border transactions and international business dealings carried out by global investors and businesses. Key service areas include banking, insurance, wealth management, businesses related to the capital markets, leasing, money broking and commodity trading. The jurisdiction’s suite of solutions is available in conventional, Shariah-compliant and digital forms.

The Labuan IBFC jurisdiction is now home to more than 880 licensed institutions and more than 17,000 companies. Recent amendments to three principal Labuan IBFC legislations, namely the Labuan Companies Act 1990, Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010 and Labuan Islamic Financial Services and Securities Act 2010 were made to further improve the investment environment in Labuan. In addition, the Labuan IBFC Strategic Roadmap 2022 – 2026 launched in June 2022 is aimed at transforming the jurisdiction into a hub for digital financial innovations.

The Labuan IBFC jurisdiction is supported by Labuan IBFC Incorporated (Labuan IBFC Inc), its official promotional and marketing agency, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the regulator – Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA). Labuan FSA is a statutory body reporting to Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance.

Labuan IBFC Inc’s mission is to promote and develop the financial services industry in the jurisdiction. In view of this, a two-pronged approach is adopted whereby Labuan IBFC works closely with the industry to develop mutually rewarding engagements spanning the broad range of solutions and structures available in the jurisdiction and secondly, partnering with market players, the media and key influencers to curate a jurisdiction that is constantly evolving and adapting to the latest developments while adhering to the key principles of transparency and accountability.

Maybank Islamic Berhad, the Islamic banking arm of the Maybank Group, is the leading provider of Islamic financial products and services in ASEAN. As one of the industry’s global leaders, Maybank Islamic spearheads the Islamic banking and finance industry through cross-border business in retail and investment banking and the development of new, innovative and competitive propositions.

It offers a wide range of products and services across more than 354 Maybank touch points in Malaysia, as well as international operations in Dubai, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Labuan.

Maybank Islamic's aspirations and ambitions to remain a global player in the industry is backed by its Center of Excellence with the aim of becoming a thought leader in the industry in promoting the convergence of sustainability and Islamic finance, paving the way for the next phase of growth in Islamic finance.

Maybank Islamic remains committed to developing products that are centred on addressing customers’ needs, and sustainable practices that leave a positive impact on the wider community whilst further intensifying cross-border linkages within the region, the GCC markets and key financial centres across the world.

Silverlake Axis Ltd (SAL) provides financial services technology to the Banking, Insurance, Payment, and Retail industries. Founded in 1989, SAL has built an impeccable track record of successful core banking implementations.

Silverlake Axis was listed on Singapore’s Stock Exchange (SGX) SESDAQ in 2003 and moved up to SGX Mainboard in 2011. In less than two decades after its inception, over 40% of the top 20 largest banks in South-East Asia run Silverlake Axis’ core banking solution. Today, Silverlake Axis is the core system platform partner of choice for 3 of the 5 largest ASEAN super regional financial institutions.

Rapidly venturing beyond our strength in core banking systems, Silverlake Axis has successfully expanded through acquisitions and partnerships, thus reinventing our capabilities to put ourselves in the front and centre of the digital ecosystem platform. Together as ONE Silverlake, we have transformed and created value for over 380 customers as well as their ecosystems. Our geographical presence spans across Asia, Middle East, Africa, Central Europe and Australia.

Thought Machine has developed the foundational layer of modern banking. Its cloud native core banking engine, Vault Core, is trusted and used by leading banks and financial institutions around the world – including JPMorgan Chase, Intesa Sanpaolo, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered, ING, Atom bank, Curve and more.

Vault Core has been written from scratch as an entirely cloud native platform and gives banks full control to build any product required to flourish in a rapidly changing world.

Thought Machine is currently a team of more than 500 people spread across offices in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and Melbourne, and has raised more than $500m in funding.

AbleAce Raakin (AAR) is a solution provider for the global Islamic financial market primary for the commodity murabaha and tawarruq structure. We have more than 13 years of experience providing asset facilitation services through our award winning trading platform, ARIIMS.

Our global clients include central bank, Islamic financial institutions, development banks, corporations, co-operative, government & regulatory bodies and Private equity firms. AAR is the first Malaysian company providing such services and is the first in the world using palm oil & its downstream products as the underlying asset base. AAR stand guided by our shariah advisory firm, Amanie.

Affin Islamic Bank Berhad (AFFIN ISLAMIC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Affin Bank Berhad (AFFINBANK) which was incorporated on 1 April 2006.

As a full-fledged Islamic bank, AFFIN ISLAMIC offers a complete range of Islamic banking products and services to Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Institutional, Retail and Corporate customers. AFFIN ISLAMIC has been at the forefront of introducing innovative and Shariah compliant products which adopt a full range of Shariah concepts.

To date, Islamic products and services are also offered at 115 AFFIN BANK’s branches including 1 innovation branch, and 159 off-site self service machines.

Bank Rakyat was established on 28 September 1954 under the Cooperative Ordinance 1948 (known as the Cooperative Societies Act 1993). Today, Bank Rakyat is the biggest Islamic cooperative bank in Malaysia with assets totaling RM115.06 billion as at the end of December 2021.

The transformation in 2002 of the Bank from a conventional banking system to a banking system based on Syariah has enabled the Bank to record encouraging profits year after year. For the financial year as at the end of December 2021, we have recorded a pre-tax and pre-zakat profit of RM1.63 billion. We continue to expand our product range and customer facilities that are varied and innovative. The products and facilities include consumer banking, commercial financing, savings and investments as well as products of financial planning to satisfy the many demands of a wide spectrum of modern day customers.Efficient delivery channels continue to be expanded and continuously improved.

We continue to maintain a friendly corporate image to place us on a sound footing as Your Bank of Choice.We have received various recognitions as an industry player and as an outstanding cooperative organization in Malaysia as well as internationally.As an agency of the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), we are committed to support the mission of the Ministry to consolidate the cooperative sector as the mainstay of economic growth of the nation via all the efforts and steps that we have arranged.To date, we have 148 branches with more than 983 automated teller machines (ATMs) and cash deposit machines (CDM), and 127 Ar-Rahnu X'Change nationwide.

BSN is committed to deliver comprehensive financial services within the reach of all Malaysians. BSN strives to give Malaysians equal opportunities to pursue a better and more promising financial future. To achieve this, the bank leverages its expertise and experience in financial inclusiveness, supported by a comprehensive range of products and services which are delivered through multiple touchpoints in every corner of the country.

Incorporated in 1974, BSN currently has more than 7,200 employees, supported by 390 branches, 38 Micro Centres, 646 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), 276 Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs), 4 Cawangan Bank Bergerak (CBB) – 3 in Sabah and 1 in Sarawak and more than 2,700 Ejen Bank BSN (EB BSN) across the country. BSN has over 9 million customers across Malaysia with retail deposits amounting to RM20.09 billion (as of July 2022).

BSN offers a wide range of Conventional and Islamic products including Savings, Financial Asset Management, Business and Personal Financing and Credit Cards products.

Cagamas Berhad (Cagamas), the National Mortgage Corporation of Malaysia, was established in 1986 to promote home ownership and contribute towards nation development. It contributes towards the growth of the capital markets, Islamic finance and other priority sectors through issuance of innovative instruments. The provision of liquidity to financial institutions at a reasonable cost to the primary lenders of housing loans encourages further expansion of financing for houses at an affordable cost.

The Cagamas model is well regarded by the World Bank as the most successful secondary mortgage liquidity facility. Cagamas is the largest issuer of debt instruments in the Malaysian capital market. Since incorporation in 1986, Cagamas has cumulatively issued circa RM367.7 billion (as at 31 July 2022) of bonds and sukuk, which includes issuances by its wholly owned subsidiaries, Cagamas Global P.L.C. and Cagamas Global Sukuk Berhad that are guaranteed by Cagamas.

Cagamas’ corporate bonds and sukuk continue to be assigned the highest ratings of AAA/Stable/P1 by RAM Rating Services Berhad and AAA/MARC-1 and AAAIS/MARC-1IS by Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad, denoting its strong credit quality. Cagamas is also well regarded internationally and has been assigned local and foreign currency long-term issuer ratings of A3 by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. that are in line with Malaysian sovereign ratings.

Headquartered in London, DDCAP Group™ (DDCAP) is a market intermediary and financial technology solutions provider connecting the global Islamic financial market responsibly. Established in 1998, we have 25 years’ experience providing award-winning commodity and asset facilitation services to support our customers’ Shariah compliant financial requirements. DDCAP facilitates commodities and services, providing systems solutions to over 300 financial sector customers worldwide, including banks, non-bank financial institutions, asset managers and fintechs, across a diverse range of Shariah compliant products, contracts and asset classes.

We have a dedicated team of professionals, with broad, complementary skill sets drawn from financial industry backgrounds, focused on providing services to Islamic financial market participants from around the world. DDGI Limited and DD&Co Limited are wholly owned trading subsidiaries of DDCAP Limited. Together, these companies form the DDCAP Group™. Outside of our London headquarters, DDCAP’s international footprint includes offices in the Bahrain, Dubai (DIFC) and Kuala Lumpur.

DDCAP continues to invest in and develop its multiple award-winning Sharia’a compliant financial technology, ETHOS AFP™. ETHOS AFP™ is a bespoke, real-time trade and post trade services platform which provides continuous coverage and enables customers worldwide to purchase assets and commodity in support of their financial requirements and products from our responsible, diverse inventory. The platform delivers an array of benefits and efficiencies while mitigating risks. DDCAP continues to make significant investments to ensure ETHOS AFP™ remains the industry benchmark. The most recent example of this is ETHOSTerminal™, the latest evolution of ETHOS AFP™ bringing additional integration functionality to DDCAP clients via an open market environment that enables users’ full discretion in choosing trade counterparts.

DDCAP aspires to connect to the global Islamic financial market responsibly and supports awareness of the business and ethical case for responsible finance. DDCAP recognises that organisations and firms across our industry are working to translate their own vision into responsible, sustainable policies and procedures that produce positive social and environmental outcomes as well as delivering financial results. We are actively engaging with other stakeholders to encourage these initiatives.

Eiger Trading Advisors Limited is an asset trading company, specialising in the facilitation of Shariah-compliant financial products and services across the world. Since our formation in 2008, Eiger’s goal has been to deliver technology-driven solutions to the Islamic finance industry, drawing from expertise in Islamic finance, IT software development and physical commodity trading.

We believe our role is to work with all market participants in an open and transparent manner, and to drive forward digitalisation and innovation objectives using a customer-centric approach. Eiger bridges the gap between physical commodity markets and Islamic financial institutions, utilising customisable online financial technology – the Eiger Trading Platform.

The Eiger Trading Platform is a world-class, market-leading financial technology that provides the Islamic financial market with real-time purchase, transfer and sale of Shariah-compliant physical commodities. The Eiger Trading Platform supports Islamic financial products – seamlessly delivered in a simple online platform and via an intuitive API.

We maintain a keen focus on ensuring the Eiger Trading Platform and its associated processes and procedures are well governed and effective. As such, the Eiger Trading platform exemplifies Eiger’s commitment to sustainability principles and best practice. This is supported by Eiger’s ISO 27001:2013 accreditation to ensure we have a robust framework of policies and procedures that includes all legal, physical and technical controls involved in an organisation's information risk management processes.

Our commitment and dedication to good governance is demonstrated through our memberships to the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and International Islamic Financial Market, through which we endeavour to support the development of the Islamic finance industry through the adoption of standardized Shariah-compliant financial documentation and accounting standards. Furthermore, Eiger is an Associate Trade Member of the London Metal Exchange and an affiliate of the London Platinum and Palladium Market.

Green-X Corp (GreenX) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenpro Capital Corp (NASDAQ:GRNQ). GreenX is a licensed Exchange operator under Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA), Malaysia.

GreenX operates the world’s first Shariah-compliant ESG Digital Asset Exchange. Our exchange will facilitate the monetization of assets currently not available for Public Investment. Creating the first exchange of its kind, GreenX expects to capitalize on a previously nearly untapped market in the ASEAN region, helping the underserved businesses in securitize, capitalize and digitalize their illiquid assets.

Our exchange will be onboarding and facilitating the trading of Tokens, Stable Coins, and other Digitized Assets. Priority and focus will be given to assets that are in line with ESG and carbon free principles.

MBSB Bank Berhad (MBSB Bank), a full-fledged Islamic Bank in Malaysia provides shariah compliant banking facilities to retail, SME and corporate customers.

In addition to its comprehensive list of financing products, MBSB Bank, through its digital capabilities, extends its distribution channels through online services such as mobile banking and virtual branch.

The bank also offers industry standard products such as the MBSB Bank e-wallet, which is the country’s first shariah compliant e-wallet.

Simultaneously, MBSB Bank aims to bring positive and sustainable impact to the economy, community and the environment by adopting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) in its operations as well as providing green financing to its customers.

Moving forward, the bank is set to accomplish its major milestone, which is to be a fully matured Islamic financial institution by the year 2025, or as its branded Journey25 (J25).

Kuala Lumpur-based OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (OCBC Al-Amin), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, was established in 2008 to strengthen the Bank’s efforts in Islamic banking, more than a decade after the Bank first started offering Shariah-compliant banking products and services in 1995.

OCBC Al-Amin offers a broad array of competitive and innovative financial products and services, ranging from consumer to corporate, treasury, investment and transaction banking, for both Muslims and non-Muslims while adhering strictly to the tenets of Islam.

OCBC Al-Amin is a member of the OCBC Group whose global headquarters is in Singapore. The Group’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China.

Together with OCBC Bank’s extensive network and leading Asset Management, Private Banking and Takaful business offerings, OCBC Al-Amin seeks to deliver world class Islamic financial services to its clients.

Public Islamic Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Bank, commenced its operations on 1 November 2008. Since 1993, Public Islamic Bank has been offering Islamic banking products and services to the public when it started as a window of Public Bank. Public Islamic Bank has the added advantage in reaching out and meeting the needs of its customers as we leverage on Public Bank's solid branding and its large network of 264 Public Bank branches across the nation, in addition to its four full-fledged Islamic branches at Putrajaya; Kampung Bharu, Kuala Lumpur; Wakaf Siku, Kelantan and Jalan Kota, Kedah.

Public Islamic Bank aspire to become the leader among its peers in driving initiatives related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). The Bank aims to not only provide financing solutions to our valued customers, but also take into consideration impacts on the environment and society at large. Public Islamic Bank will continuously improve our services through breakthrough innovation and digital transformation to meet the needs of our customers.

IslamicMarkets.com is a leading platform that provides access to expert knowledge and market intelligence. The company was incorporated in May 2009, headquartered in London and aims to unlock business opportunities across the global Islamic economy. Moreover, the Company does not undertake any regulated activity.

Kestrl was founded on a single idea, that no one should have to compromise their values when it comes to achieving their goals. Kestrl aims to help muslim to grow their wealth without compromising on their belief.

Kestrl began when founders Areeb Siddiqui and Daeng Termizi met whilst studying for their MBAs at the University of Cambridge and were faced with a common dilemma. Despite both being practising Muslims, it was near impossible to bank and invest in the UK in line with their religious beliefs. From finding interest-free savings accounts to taking out a mortgage, convenient and affordable options were few and far between.

Kestrl set a solid footprint in Malaysia with their tech team based in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, allowing incumbent banks to adopt their solutions to be deployed to their customer in line with the aim of helping muslim all around the world."

Waafi Bank Ltd. is a Conventional Bank with Islamic Window, offering fully Shariah-compliant products and services, living up to the spirit of Waafi, which means faithful, trustworthy and loyal. It is licensed by the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA), Malaysia and wholly owned by the Salaam African Bank, Djibouti.

Waafi Bank Ltd. will deliver all of its services digitally as its target customers will be spread across the globe. As such, the bank is conscious to select its customer groups and lines of businesses that can be served digitally, end-to-end.

Established in 1969, Agrobank is actively involved in charting the growth and development of Malaysia’s agriculture industry by offering shariah compliant products and solutions across various customer segments including corporate, commercial, consumer, trade finance and micro financing customers. Agrobank is a full-fledged Islamic bank since 1st July 2015.

As a market driven, customer-centric DFI (Development Financial Institution) with a primary focus on strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia, Agrobank strikes an equal balance to its developmental and commercial roles to benefit the agriculture sector. Agrobank provides a comprehensive repertoire of financing solutions for the agriculture community; that includes upstream activities related to primary food and commodities-based agriculture activities to downstream activities such as processing, marketing and distribution of agricultural products. Agrobank also offers retail banking financing solutions to improve the well-being of the agriculture community. This is done through its network of 192 customer touch points including 138 branches, 1 agro banking, 1 virtual banking, 10 commercial financing centre, 34 kiosk, 8 agro corners & agro point.

In 2019, Agrobank celebrates its golden jubilee Anniversary, as it marks 50 years of its proud establishment developing the agro industry.

Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad (AIS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (Alliance Bank). It offers a wide complement of Shariah-compliant products and services for consumers and businesses. AIS is one of the few domestic Islamic banks with in-house capabilities to serve business clients with comprehensive corporate and capital markets solutions. AIS is an ardent promoter and supporter of initiatives that create a positive impact on business, the community, and the environment.

AmBank Islamic Berhad (AmBank Islamic) is the Islamic banking arm of AmBank Group (the Group) and offers a comprehensive range of Shariah-compliant retail and non-retail banking products and services including treasury and trade solutions. Our primary role as a credit intermediary is anchored by our value-based intermediation (VBI) aspiration. This is an integral strategy to catalyse our journey towards becoming a purpose-based organisation where we consider the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts of our business and conduct to ensure that they contribute to the greater good of our stakeholders, whilst being mindful of financial returns to our shareholder.

Our solutions are offered via our extensive network of branches, electronic banking centres, self-serving-machines, digital banking channels and relationship managers that allow access to financial solutions and services in a simple and convenient manner.

In addition to serving our existing market segments which include individual, SME, corporate and institutional customers, we deliver added value to the Group by offering Islamic-centric solutions and penetrating into niche market segments that naturally gravitate towards Islamic banking. AmBank Islamic has managed to further improve and diversify its income and profitability through these growth strategies.

AmBank Islamic has been accorded with numerous awards over the past few years. Amongst the notable ones are being named the Best Islamic Bank Malaysia 2022 by Global Banking and Finance Awards, Alpha Southeast Asia and Global Business Review Magazine. AmBank Islamic was also named the Best Islamic Corporate Bank Malaysia and the Best Islamic SME Bank Malaysia 2022 by Global Banking and Finance Awards and Global Business Review Magazine. In 2021, AmBank Islamic was named the Best Islamic SME Bank Malaysia by The Asset Triple A and Alpha Southeast Asia, whilst having awarded as the Best Islamic Wholesale Banking Solutions Award by Global Islamic Finance awards. On the Islamic capital market front, The Asset Triple A awarded AmBank Islamic with the Best Corporate Hybrid Sukuk (Shariah Adviser) in 2021 and the Best Bank Capital Sukuk Malaysia (Shariah Adviser) and Best Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) Sukuk Malaysia (Shariah Adviser) in 2020.

The recognitions are a strong testament to our transformation journey and continuous effort in taking Islamic finance to the next level for the betterment of our customers, people, community, and other stakeholders.

Bank Muamalat is a leading Islamic bank, established on 1 October 1999, and is governed by Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 (IFSA). As a full-fledged Islamic financial institution, the bank offers its customers a broad range of services, meeting the needs of both individuals and institutions.

In essence, Bank Muamalat provides individuals with services ranging from deposit accounts, asset management, financing needs for automobiles, homes and personal use as well as wealth management products such as family and general takaful, investments, Islamic estate planning to non-financial products such as Islamic funeral management, Quranic learning and halal tours. The Bank offers corporate and institutional customers the full product range of a leading corporate and investment bank, from cash management, payment solutions including trade and export finance to international foreign exchange, financing and capital market transactions.

Bank Muamalat has presence nationwide via a network of 67 branches. In addition, Bank Muamalat also has its electronic channels encompassing i-Muamalat (the Bank’s internet banking solution) and its Self Service Terminals (SST) which are available at almost 141 locations through its network of ATMs, CDMs and CICOs. We also provide corporate internet banking at your convenience.

Bank Muamalat is a member of the DRB-HICOM Berhad Group which owns 70% of the Bank’s shares with the remaining stake held by Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

Bank Muamalat was officially accepted as a member of Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) on 15 November 2017. Signaling a growing appetite for the values-based banking movement, Bank Muamalat is the first Islamic bank in the world and the first in Southeast Asian region to be accepted as a member of GABV.

BNP Paribas established its presence in Malaysia with a representative office in 1973 and expanded its operations with the opening of its off-shore banking branch in Labuan in 1993. In 2010, BNP Paribas was granted a full banking license, which enabled the setting-up of its locally incorporated subsidiary, BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad.

Besides the presence of banking entities, BNP Paribas Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was set-up in 1999, as well as two asset management entities: BNP Paribas Asset Management Malaysia Sdn Bhd and BNP Paribas Asset Management Najmah Malaysia Sdn Bhd in 2007.

With its global expertise and network, BNP Paribas is ideally positioned to offer innovative and comprehensive solutions to meet the needs of its clients, from large local corporates and multinationals to financial institutions and institutional investors. BNP Paribas provides access to an extensive range of products and services covering working capital requirements, anchored on cash management, trade related solutions and forex flows, capital expenditures for investments, advisory as well as asset management.

BNP Paribas in Malaysia provides Islamic finance solutions through BNP Paribas Najmah, the dedicated platform launched in Malaysia since 2012, which has the mandate to support BNP Paribas Asia Pacific Islamic banking activities.

Citi has been operating as one of the leading foreign banks in Malaysia since 1959. With over 5,000 employees, Citi has a full-fledged franchise on the ground that spans across corporate banking, treasury and trade, markets and securities services, consumer banking as well as transaction services via the Citi Solutions Centers. Through our institutional business, Citi has a physical presence in 95 countries, local trading desks in 77 markets and a custody network in 63 markets.

When it comes to Islamic Finance, HSBC Malaysia has led the way by becoming the first internationally-owned bank to launch an Islamic banking window in 1994. In 2008, HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad was the first internationally-owned bank to be incorporated as an Islamic banking subsidiary in Malaysia. Since then, HSBC Amanah has led in developing the Islamic finance industry across product, proposition and future market development and is a recognised leader in Sukuk issuance, green and sustainable financing and international transactions. HSBC Amanah is a founding member of the Value-Based Intermediation (VBI) Community of Practitioners championed by Bank Negara and continues to drive sustainable leadership in Malaysia. The Bank has won many notable accolades including the “Islamic ESG Bank of the Year” award for the 3rd consecutive year as part of The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards.

Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFH Malaysia) is the first foreign Islamic bank that was granted a license under the Islamic Banking Act (Malaysia) 1983 on 8 May 2005. KFH Malaysia commenced Branch Operations on 8 August 2005. A wholly-owned subsidiary of KFH, the move to set up an office in Malaysia was on the heels of Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM's) decision to open up the country's Islamic banking industry to qualified foreign players as recommended under its Financial Sector Master Plan. KFH Malaysia main role is to provide innovative Shariah-based financial solutions to our customers. We offer a complete range of Shariah-based financial products and services under Corporate and Retail Banking, as well as Treasury and International Business.

MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, celebrated its 60th Anniversary in Malaysia in 2017. The journey of the Bank in Malaysia has been long and continuously successful. The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. set up its first representative office in the then Malaya in October 1957 and subsequently obtained its banking license in June 1959, making it the first Japanese bank to provide a full range of banking services.The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (Kuala Lumpur Branch) successfully managed to strengthen economic ties between Malaya and Japan and played a crucial role in the economic development of Malaysia by encouraging large number of Japanese foreign direct investment into this new emerging economy. Further to Malaysian Government's "Look East Policy" in the 80's to attract Japanese investments, the Bank's International Trade and Investment Bureau which was set up in 1979, played a bigger role in disseminating vital information to attract more Japanese investors into Malaysia.

On June 1, 1994, Bank of Tokyo (Malaysia) Berhad was locally incorporated, pursuant to the provision of the Banking and Financial Institutions Acts, 1989 (BAFIA 1989). The locally incorporated entity took over the banking operations from The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. on July 1, 1994 and became a fully owned subsidiary of its Parent Bank in Tokyo.On April 1, 1996, The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. and The Mitsubishi Bank, Limited merged in Japan on an equal-term basis to form The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. To reflect the merger, the Bank's name was changed then to Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Malaysia) Berhad. To further strengthen its presence globally, in October of 2005, the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ("MUFG") was formed through the integration of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG) and the UFJ Group, uniting The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities under a single financial holding company.Consequently, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd was established on 1st January 2006 from the merger of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd and UFJ Bank, marking the birth of the largest bank in the world in terms of total assets. On the same day, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Malaysia) Berhad was renamed to Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad ("BTMU (M)"). The global network since then has grown tremendously and paving a way for a new opportunities for growth. In line with the group’s overall strategy utilise the globally recognised group brand and to provide clear defining roles and functions of each of the subsidiaries under the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (“MUFG”), effectively on the 2 April 2018, the Bank is now known as MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad.

The positive synergies and economies of scale has continuously kept the bank on the leading edge of new products development and service capabilities for the benefit of its clients worldwide. MUFG Bank has further strengthen its presence in Malaysia with the increased number of customers and its long-term relationship with the existing large number of Japanese investors especially in the manufacturing, construction and services sectors. From 2006 onwards, a strategic alliance with a leading regional financial institution has further strengthened our presence in Malaysia and as a leading banking institution in the region. MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad also continuously enjoys strong support and backing of its Parent Bank and its Group with 125 years tradition of pioneer ship in international and domestic banking. The worldwide network of the Group with specialized knowledge and skills especially in treasury products and international trade enable the Group to serve customers well. We sincerely believe in building good long-term relationships with our valued customers. Our customers can be assured of access to the international network and services of MUFG's over 2,500 offices across more than 50 markets.

RHB Banking Group is a multinational regional financial services provider that is committed to delivering complete solutions to customers through differentiated segment offerings and an ecosystem that supports simple, fast and seamless customer experiences, underpinned by a cohesive and inspired workforce, and relationships built with stakeholders.

Ranked among the top banks in Malaysia and with a significant presence in ASEAN, RHB has strong market leadership in Malaysia across targeted products and segments. With more than 14,000 employees Group-wide, RHB’s presence spans 8 countries in the ASEAN region.

RHB Banking Group is a fully integrated financial services group in Malaysia. The Group’s core businesses are structured into five business pillars, namely Group Community Banking, Group Wholesale Banking, Group Shariah Business, Group International Business and Group Insurance.

SME Bank was established in 2005 is now one of the nation's leading Development Financial Institution (DFI) wholly-owned by the Ministry of Finance and regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). SME Bank is fully committed in driving the nation's economic growth by providing not only financing assistance, but also development expertise to small and medium scale enterprises, allowing those businesses to prosper and grow.

The Bank plays an important role in supporting the Malaysian Government’s economic and development initiatives such as the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) (2010-2020) and the Financial Sector Blueprint (2011-2020).

Over the last decade, the Bank has progressed tremendously in its operations and also human capital developments delivered through its strategic Five-Year Transformation Plan which among others saw the Bank becoming an Islamic Principle Based DFI in 2015.

Moving forward, the Bank aims to strengthen its position as the preferred financial partner for the SMEs.

Standard Chartered became the first international bank in Malaysia to offer Islamic banking products in 1993, and Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad was incorporated in 2008 as a full-fledged Islamic banking subsidiary.

Since then, the Saadiq franchise has grown from strength to strength, launching several first-to-market Islamic products such as the Commodity Murabahah Programme, Profit Rate Swap, Cross Currency Swap, Forward Rate Agreement, Islamic Trade and Supply Chain proposition.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Malaysia Berhad is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in Malaysia operating under a full banking license awarded by Bank Negara Malaysia in 2010 and commenced its business in April 2011. The Bank is principally engaged in full-fledged wholesale and institutional banking and its related financial services. In 2014, SMBC Malaysia established its Islamic Finance unit to provide Islamic Finance services.

United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB (Malaysia)) was incorporated in 1993 but has had a presence in Malaysia since 1951. It is a subsidiary of United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.

UOB (Malaysia) is rated among the top banks in Malaysia with a long-term AAA rating from the Rating Agency of Malaysia, RAM Rating Services Berhad. Guided by our rich heritage and values, we have built lasting relationships with our customers and continue to ensure we act in their best interest by delivering solutions that meet their financial goals and suit their lifestyles and preferences. Today, UOB (Malaysia) is the largest foreign bank operating in Malaysia by total assets, loans and deposits and has 45 branches across the country offering both conventional and Islamic banking services.

UOB (Malaysia) offers an extensive range of financial products and services through its branches and subsidiaries such as corporate and commercial lending, investment banking, treasury services, trade services, cash management, custody services, home loans, credit cards, wealth management, and bancassurance products.

UOB (Malaysia) believes in being a responsible financial services provider and we are committed to making a difference in the lives of our stakeholders and in the communities in which we operate. Just as we are dedicated to helping our customers manage their finances wisely and to grow their businesses, UOB (Malaysia) is steadfast in our support of social development, particularly in the areas of art, children and education.