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  Company Name United Bank
  Company Logo
  Company Type Private
  Company Slogan
  Foundation 1991
  Location Principal Office <br> Karachi , Pakistan
  Key People
  Industry Banking <br /> Global Markets
  Products Loans, Credit Card s, Savings, Consumer Banking etc
  Revenue PKR
  Num Employees


Union Bank was established in 1991 and had its headquarters in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan . Prior to the merger with Standard Chartered Bank (see below), it was Pakistan's eighth largest bank and had 65 branches in some 22 cities, about US$2 billion in assets, and about 400,000 customers.

In 2006 , Standard Chartered Bank acquired 81% of Union Bank's shares for US$413 million. Under Pakistani law, it had to delist Union Bank and make an offer for the outstanding shares; the offer raised the total purchase price to about US$511. On 30 December 2006 , Standard Chartered merged Union Bank with its own subsidiary in Pakistan, which has 46 branches in 10 cities. The merged bank is named Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) and is now Pakistan's sixth largest bank.


HISTORY

In 2000, Union Bank acquired Bank Of America 's operations in Pakistan. Then in July 2001, Union Bank signed an Independent Operator agreement for American Express Cards in Pakistan. As a result, Union Bank now issues, operates and markets American Express cards in Pakistan. The Bank is also in the business of acquiring merchants accepting VISA , MasterCard , American Express and JCB cards. In 2002, Union Bank acquired the operations in Pakistan of Emirates Bank International . This purchase helped Union Bank become one of the larger private banks in the country.


SERVICES

  • Personal Finance

  • Commercial Finance

  • Credit Cards

  • Home Finance

  • Car & Motorcycle Finance

  • Business Finance



BRANCHES

The bank had branches in Faisalabad , Multan , Gujrat , Peshawar , Gujranwala , Quetta , Hyderabad , Rahim Yar Khan , Islamabad , Raiwind , Jhelum , Rawalpindi , Karachi , Sahiwal , Lahore , Sargodha , Mardan , Sialkot , Mirpur , Swat , and Vehari .


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Mr. Shaukat Tarin (CEO, President)

  • Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Abdullah Basodan

  • Dr. Najeeb Samiel

  • Mr. Salman Masud

  • Mr. Mustapha Amir Chinoy

  • Mr. Nazir-ul-Kabir

  • Mr. Zaheer Sajjad

  • Mr. Justice (Retd) Khalil-ur-Rehman Khan