Labuan Licensed Investment Bank IBH accelerates comprehensive digital transformation and compliance enhancement

IBH Investment Bank, based in the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre, has announced that it will undertake a major management reform project for 2025-2026. The company is advancing a comprehensive organizational restructuring centered on strengthening compliance infrastructure, modernizing core systems, and establishing a new leadership structure aimed at sustainable growth in the Asia-Pacific region and international markets.

Since its establishment in 2009, IBH Investment Bank has focused on corporate treasury management, consulting, and investment banking as its main businesses. This strategic shift clarifies the policy to achieve a balance between regulatory expectations and international banking standards in the rapidly digitalizing international financial markets.

Structural Reform Based on Three Pillars

IBH Investment Bank’s management overhaul consists of three strategic foundations: regulatory compliance, technological innovation, and management structure.

First, deepening compliance and governance is prioritized as the top issue. The bank is gradually strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) protocols and working on rebuilding its risk management framework. Through tightening internal controls and expanding the functions of the governance committee, it aims to enhance compliance with the supervisory requirements of Labuan FSA (Labuan Financial Services Authority).

Next, it is comprehensively modernizing its digital infrastructure. The plan involves upgrading core banking and cybersecurity systems to simultaneously improve operational efficiency and customer experience. Investments in international payment networks such as SWIFT GPI are also progressing, aiming to strengthen competitiveness in cross-border transactions.

Technology Investment and Management Innovation

Gabriel Lim, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of IBH Investment Bank, commented on the significance of this reform: “This comprehensive upgrade demonstrates our evolution into a fully compliant, capital-adequate financial institution that fully conforms to international banking standards and Labuan FSA regulations.”

Lim further emphasized, “Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of compliance and operational excellence while providing customer service characterized by integrity, efficiency, and transparency.”

On the organizational front, a clear senior management structure with defined authority and accountability is being developed. The expansion of dedicated staff in risk, compliance, and technology will establish an oversight mechanism independent of business operations. This will implement governance architecture required of modern regulated financial institutions.

Infrastructure Investment and Path to International Expansion

Lim states, “The compliance overhaul and technological modernization represent the largest infrastructure investments since IBH’s founding.” The bank is fully committed to building a digital infrastructure that prioritizes client assets and data security while ensuring speed, security, and transparency.

This structural reform is positioned as a foundation for expansion into ASEAN countries, West Asia, and globally. With an enhanced compliance system and modernized systems, it is expected to provide more robust and reliable financial services to clients across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.

Lim summarized the reform by saying, “With renewed leadership, strengthened compliance, and modernized technological infrastructure, we are committed to further deepening trust as a partner in regional and international financial markets.”

Overview of IBH Investment Bank

IBH Investment Bank was established in 2009 within the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre and holds a license from Labuan FSA. It offers investment banking, fund management, and international financial services to clients across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, strictly adhering to the scope of its Labuan Financial Services Authority license.