ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank

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]

ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank
IndustryFinancial services
Headquarters
Pago Pago
,
American Samoa
ServicesBanking
Website

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
  1. Transforming the Economy of American Samoa: The economy. American Samoa Economic Advisory Commission. 2002. p. 342-343.
  2. "Briefs: ANZ buys Samoa bank". The Age. December 17, 1999. p. 2 – via EBSCOHost.
  3. "ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank launches internet banking". RNZ. March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

Sources
  • Tschoegl, A.E. 2005. Foreign Banks in the Pacific: A Note. Journal of Pacific History.


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