United Bank Limited is one of the largest commercial banks in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 having more than 1,100 online branches inside the country. Its 15 branches outside the country are in the United States of America, Qatar

Qatar

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, UAE, Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

, and Republic of Yemen. It also has representative offices in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, and Almaty

Almaty

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, Khazakstan. It owns subsidiaries in the UK (United National Bank Limited), and in Zurich

Zürich

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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History

Agha Hasan Abedi

Agha Hasan Abedi

Agha Hasan Abedi also known as Agha Sahab was a banker and philanthropist who founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in 1972...

 founded the bank in 1959. In 1971 the Government of Pakistan nationalized the bank. In 2002, the Government of Pakistan sold it in an open auction to a consortium of Abu Dhabi Group and Bestway Group.

In 2002 the bank merged its operations in the UK with those belonging to National Bank of Pakistan

National Bank of Pakistan

National Bank of Pakistan is one of the largest commercial bank operating in Pakistan. It has redefined its role and has moved from a public sector organisation into a modern commercial bank...

to form United National Bank Limited. United Bank owns 55% of the joint-venture and National Bank of Pakistan owning the remainder.

Online banking

UBL’s state of the art online banking, customers are able to access their account from more than 900 branches located in 150 cities across Pakistan. Transactions such as Cash Deposit, Cheque Encashment, Stop Payment, Account Statement, Funds Transfer, Bill Payments are done online without the need to travel to the local branch.

External links

• www.ubl.com.pk
• www.ublonline.com - Customer Website
• www.ublfunds.com - UBL Fund Managers Ltd
• www.ublinsurers.com - UBL Insurers
• www.ublameen.com - UBL Islamic Banking Ameen
• www.ubldirect.com - UBL Middle East Website