ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank
Appearance
Industry | Financial services |
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Headquarters | Pago Pago , |
Services | Banking |
Website | [1] |
Amerika Samoa Bank (ASB) was a financial institution established in 1979 in American Samoa and the second-largest bank in the territory[1] with a 44 percent market share. At one point, it had one overseas branch in Honolulu that it opened in 1997 to serve Samoans in Hawaii.[1]
In 1999, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) acquired ASB and renamed it ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank (ANZ ASB).[2] The process was completed by 2001. ANZ ASB has two branches in Samoa and 10 ATMs. In 2010, it launched an internet banking service.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Transforming the Economy of American Samoa: The economy. American Samoa Economic Advisory Commission. 2002. p. 342-343.
- ^ "Briefs: ANZ buys Samoa bank". The Age. December 17, 1999. p. 2 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank launches internet banking". RNZ. March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
Sources[edit]
- Tschoegl, A.E. 2005. Foreign Banks in the Pacific: A Note. Journal of Pacific History.