The story
Established in 1941, the bank was founded as NV Nederlandsch Indische Spaar en Deposito Bank ("Netherlands Indies Savings and Deposito Bank") in Bandung, then Dutch East Indies. The bank was one of the largest savings bank at the time of establishment and in 1967, it became a commercial bank providing corporate banking services as well. In 1981, the bank was then renamed to PT Bank Nilai Inti Sari Penyimpan (Bank NISP). It was among the first banks in Indonesia selected to channel government subsidized credits, to participate in government saving programs, and to issue bank guarantees for government projects. In 1972, Bank NISP entered into a joint agreement with Daiwa Perdania Bank, a joint venture between Daiwa Bank of Japan and Indonesian partners. Bank NISP later became a shareholder of Daiwa Perdania Bank. The bank subsequently became a licensed foreign exchange bank in 1990, and a publicly listed bank on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 1994.
1997 to 2008: Joint venture and acquisition by OCBC
In 1997, Bank NISP entered a joint venture with OCBC Indonesia, with the opening of PT Bank OCBC-NISP, with an initial paid-up capital of 150 billion rupiah. Since then, OCBC has been buying shares from shareholders within the bank and also from President Director and CEO, Parwati Surjaudaja, who sold 22.5% of her shares to OCBC in 2004. By 2008, OCBC Bank had become the main shareholder in Bank NISP and the bank was renamed Bank OCBC NISP.
2010 to present: Merger with OCBC Indonesia
In 2011, OCBC NISP merged with OCBC Indonesia, where OCBC Indonesia was dissolved without going through liquidation. The combined entity would operate under the name of Bank OCBC NISP, and a total of Rp 47.6 trillion in combined assets after the merger.
Marking the start of the new banking journey, Bank OCBC NISP used "OCBC" as a new brand name and logo, effective November 14, 2023.
PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk (“OCBC Indonesia”) on November 16, 2023, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) to acquire 99.0% of the shares in PT Bank Commonwealth (“PTBC”) from CBA (the “Proposed Acquisition”). OCBC Indonesia also intends to acquire the remaining 1.00% shares of PTBC from the other shareholders. The proposed acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals from Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan), Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) and satisfaction of certain other conditions. Following completion of the acquisition, PTBC will be integrated into OCBC Indonesia.
From Wikipedia’s article on OCBC Indonesia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5