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• Standard Bank co-sponsors 2019 Green Youth Indaba to promote inclusive, sustainable growth

  Johannesburg - 06 June 2019 - Standard Bank is co-sponsoring the 2019 Green Youth Indaba, an annual conference that brings together industry experts and youth to encourage participation and sustainable skills development in the green economy with the aim of promoting more inclusive economic growth.

  Unique SimplyBlu solution will launch small businesses across the ‘digital divide’ and into increased prosperity

  Johannesburg, 04 June 2019 - The launch today of Standard Bank’s unique SimplyBlu digital solution powered by Mastercard could see thousands of South African small businesses crossing the ‘digital divide’ and entering the world of electronic trading, until now an option that has been closed to local companies because of the costs involved with setting up an online presence.

  Mobile, the Future of Banking

  Johannesburg - 22 May 2019 - Standard Bank is leveraging its digital capabilities to create superior digital platforms that enhance customer experience and enable easy and affordable access to banking services. As part of this, the bank has launched several innovative and digital firsts. This week Standard Bank introduces a R4.95p/m bank account called MyMo that customers can open on their mobile devices, loaded with data and airtime offerings and other benefits such as virtual and Gold physical card.

  Integrating technology solutions to produce better yields should be every farmer's objective, says Standard Bank

  Johannesburg - 6 May 2019 - South African farming has entered the technological age- an age where data, measurements, alternative power sources, sensors and even the cell phone are working together to meet the challenges of increasing yields and productivity. The danger of technology, however, is that it can become overwhelming if not correctly assessed, says Standard Bank.

  Standard Bank rewards you as you pay off your home. The more you pay, the less you pay

  Johannesburg, 2 May 2019 – Standard Bank has introduced an innovative way of pricing new home loans from April 2019. The pricing will result in lower monthly home loan payments as the loan is repaid. The effective interest rate will also reduce with every payment, resulting in huge savings over time! This completely breaks the traditional single interest rate customers have typically received over their 20 to 30 year terms.

  Standard Bank Group Partners with Microsoft to Accelerate Digital Transformation

  Johannesburg, 29 April 2019 – Standard Bank Group and Microsoft today announced a new strategic partnership that will help to transform the bank’s technology estate and internal corporate functions, enabling the largest bank in Africa to accelerate its digital transformation journey significantly improving its employee experience.

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• Standard Bank to transform credit infrastructure with Moody’s Analytics

  Johannesburg, 23 April 2019 – Standard Bank Group has selected the Moody’s Analytics CreditLens™ solution to digitize and automate its credit processes. Built on the latest cloud-based technology, the CreditLens platform helps financial institutions digitally transform their commercial credit processes to make faster and better-informed credit decisions.

  Standard Bank Group position on financing coal-fired power stations

  Johannesburg, 15 April 2019 – Energy is the single biggest driver of economic growth in emerging markets, specifically, in Africa where access to affordable and reliable energy is crucial.

  Standard Bank appoints Chief Technology Officer as bank focuses on digitisation strategy

  Johannesburg, 5 April 2019 – Standard Bank Group has appointed Mr. Tau Mashigo as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective 1 April, reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

  Standard Bank Group Selects AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Provider

  Seattle - 27 March 2019 - Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Standard Bank Group has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider with the intention of migrating its production workloads,

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• Standard Bank South Africa implements a new banking delivery model

  Johannesburg, 14 March 2019 - Standard Bank is realigning its retail and business banking delivery model to the changing needs of customers amid rapid adoption of digital banking products and services.

  Standard Bank Continues to champion gender equality in Africa

  Johannesburg – 08 March 2019 – As part of its commitment to gender equality Standard Bank will make a bold statement on International Women’s Day by changing the colour of its logos on the vast majority of its digital platforms from blue to magenta, the same colour as the UN Women HeForShe brand.

  Standard Bank reports solid results for the year ended 31 December 2018

  Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank Group CEO says: “Standard Bank Group delivered sustainable earnings growth and improved returns, underpinned by the strength and breadth of our client franchise.”

  Minister Mboweni’s focus on growth, property rights and education a boost for business confidence, says Standard Bank Commercial Banking

  Johannesburg, 20 February 2019 – Property rights, education and skills are crucial to SA’s economic future and Craig Polkinghorne, head of Commercial Banking, Standard Bank, welcomed the focus placed on addressing these key issues in Wednesday’s Budget.

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