UOB's post-Citi regional strategy rests on four pillars: sharper customer segmentation, data-driven personalisation at scale, a primary-bank relationship model, and exclusive lifestyle experiences . The bank aims to double its wealth management income from S$1.28 billion in FY2025 to at least S$2.5 billion by 2030
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The Citi acquisition doubled UOB's retail customer base in the four ASEAN markets and boosted its presence across affluent, emerging affluent, and upper-mass segments . Citi's customer profiles were complementary, giving UOB a larger pool to segment and serve as clients move up the wealth continuum
. The bank now segments customers into distinct tiers — affluent, emerging affluent, and upper mass — with tailored propositions for each, and has refreshed its Private Wealth strategy specifically to capture growing consumer affluence in the region
. In Malaysia, UOB sees its affluent client base doubling by 2028
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UOB's digital banking app, UOB TMRW, is the central engine for personalisation, using AI and machine learning to deliver smart insights, personalised rewards, and tailored wealth management solutions . In Thailand, the bank has invested heavily in analytics and omnichannel capabilities to drive cross-product growth and digital engagement
. For wealth clients specifically, UOB is strengthening advisory through more personalised solutions and advancing digital and cross-border wealth capabilities
. The bank also harnesses Generative AI to deliver personalisation at scale across its ASEAN franchise, and its GenAI chatbot has helped bankers quickly retrieve wealth advisory updates
. By 2023, UOB had delivered 180 million