Africa trade and investment
We provide international trade solutions to enable optimal foreign trade and minimise logistical challenges for African businesses. Our clients benefit from our international payment expertise, trade finance services, and performance and payment risk mitigation products.
Supporting our clients through financial products, cross-border trade solutions and digital innovations
We connect clients with vetted suppliers of goods and provide a single point of contact to assist with everything needed to execute their cross-border trade from start to finish.

47 000 African businesses funded with trade finance |
Launched the Aroko cloud-based solution, and processed over 10 500 transactions worth nearly R77 billion, with an average transaction value of R7.3 million |
Working to encourage trade and investment in the China-Africa corridor
Our Africa-China Import Solution offers a database of over 10 000 vetted exporters and suppliers to meet the needs of African importers, while our Africa-China Export Solution conducts digital matchmaking and matched 248 export businesses from 11 African countries with Chinese importers in 2022. Our Trade Club and Trade Suite platforms provide dedicated digital support to meet the trading needs of businesses throughout Africa, from finding suppliers to managing cross-border payments and finance.

21 800 members active on the Trade Club Alliance platform |
Supported over 42 000 businesses with trade solutions |
Enabling clients to make secure, complaint international payments
In 2022, our impact and export solutions we facilitated R436 billion in outward international Payments.

Supporting the digitisation of trade in African markets
We’re focused on unlocking Africa’s potential through digital trade services and innovative technologies such as data science, AI and blockchain. We’re co-ordinating these efforts with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) steering committee to provide a clear view of digital trade implementations.

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Client solutions
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Africa-China trade solutions
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International payment solutions
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Expanded digital solutions
Supporting our clients through financial products, cross-border trade solutions and digital innovations
We connect clients with vetted suppliers of goods and provide a single point of contact to assist with everything needed to execute their cross-border trade from start to finish.

47 000 African businesses funded with trade finance |
Launched the Aroko cloud-based solution, and processed over 10 500 transactions worth nearly R77 billion, with an average transaction value of R7.3 million |
Working to encourage trade and investment in the China-Africa corridor
Our Africa-China Import Solution offers a database of over 10 000 vetted exporters and suppliers to meet the needs of African importers, while our Africa-China Export Solution conducts digital matchmaking and matched 248 export businesses from 11 African countries with Chinese importers in 2022. Our Trade Club and Trade Suite platforms provide dedicated digital support to meet the trading needs of businesses throughout Africa, from finding suppliers to managing cross-border payments and finance.

21 800 members active on the Trade Club Alliance platform |
Supported over 42 000 businesses with trade solutions |
Enabling clients to make secure, complaint international payments
In 2022, our impact and export solutions we facilitated R436 billion in outward international Payments.

Supporting the digitisation of trade in African markets
We’re focused on unlocking Africa’s potential through digital trade services and innovative technologies such as data science, AI and blockchain. We’re co-ordinating these efforts with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) steering committee to provide a clear view of digital trade implementations.


Africa-China import solutions
Helping African businesses to import and export internationally
Standard Bank’s Africa China Import Solution supports African importers to source and validate quality goods, safely and efficiently, from the most competitive suppliers in China. The solution is available across 14 of our African markets, at no cost, apart from the fees associated with conducting an international trade via a letter of credit.

Through this network, our vision is to create lasting opportunities for aspiring contractors, thus developing technical capacity, skills and sustainable economic growth and value creation over the long term. We’re also helping our clients access green energy and reduce their carbon emissions, in line with our ambition to support clients to transition toward a low carbon future.