Maybank

Maybank publishes three early-career routes on its Maybank Jobs portal:

• Maybank Internship Programme 2026: monthly intakes in June, July, August, September, and October 2026, based in Kuala Lumpur, open to current university students from any discipline with a minimum Diploma qualification.
• PROTÉGÉ (Professional Training and Education for Growing Entrepreneurs): a 12-month paid graduate trainee scheme placing fresh degree holders into frontline branch and corporate roles nationwide; the firm-listed intake closes 16 June 2026, corroborated by independent graduate-careers listings (Prosple Malaysia).
• Work Placement Programme (WPP): a nationwide graduate trainee track reserved for Persons with Disabilities.

The mix shapes how to apply: a Malaysian degree holder chooses between the structured 12-month PROTÉGÉ rotation and direct entry-level postings such as branch teller roles in regional markets; a current student picks one of the five monthly internship intakes, which gives flexibility on timing but means a student applying in May for an October slot is competing for a later, smaller pool than one applying earlier in the calendar.

By 2024 revenue of USD 15.1 billion it ranks #19 on the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 – the highest-placed Malaysian company on the list – and is Southeast Asia's largest Islamic bank with total assets near USD 240 billion (Brand Finance, 2026). For an early-career applicant, this orients the work toward ASEAN regional banking and Shariah-compliant finance rather than London- or New York-centred capital markets: the deepest hiring volume sits in Malaysia, with secondary concentrations in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Cambodia, and Islamic banking sits as a first-class business line rather than a niche desk.