UOB Serangoon Central Branch

United Overseas Bank Limited (typically referred to as UOB) is a Singaporean multinational banking organisation headquartered in Singapore on August 6, 1935, entrepreneur Wee Kheng Chiang, together with six other pals, established the bank after raising S$ 1 million. The bank was called United Chinese Bank (UCB) to emphasize its links to the Chinese population in Singapore. On October 1935, UCB opened for business in the 3 story Bonham Structure. In 1965, the bank was renamed to United Overseas Bank and opened its very first abroad branch in Hong Kong.