OCBC names Melvyn Low as group chief strategy & transformation officer

He will continue to lead the global transaction banking division.

OCBC has appointed Melvyn Low as group chief strategy and transformation officer, effective 10 November 2025.

Low is in-charge of driving the OCBC Group’s long-term strategic roadmap, with a focus on future-proofing OCBC’s businesses and identifying new growth engines.

He brings over 30 years of banking experience to his new role. Low is currently the lead of the global transaction banking division, a role he has held since 2018 and will continue to oversee. Under his leadership, the division’s total income grew twofold in the past five years, OCBC said.

Amongst digital solutions he helped roll out include a virtual purchasing card that can be provisioned into mobile wallets, and the the launch of GovCash, which enables Singaporeans to collect government payments through OCBC ATMs without needing an OCBC bank account.

He also led the roll-out of a blockchain-based conditional payments solutions that facilitates the disbursement of advance payments for the construction company.