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1 December 2022
Standard Bank named 2022’s Bank of the Year in SA, Malawi and Tanzania by The Banker
As the world’s leading monthly journal for the banking industry, The Banker’s awards programme recognises industry wide excellence within the global banking community. Standard Bank has been announced as this year’s Bank of the Year for both South Africa and Malawi.
Leadership
24 November 2022
Executive leadership changes at Stanbic Bank in Kenya
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Joshua Oigara as Chief Executive, Stanbic Bank Kenya, and South Sudan effective 1st December 2022, following the retirement of the current Chief Executive, Mr. Charles Mudiwa, after two decades of illustrious service to the Standard Bank Group.
China-Africa Opportunities
China - Africa
21 July 2022
Standard Bank aims to ignite East African business growth
Standard Bank believes that the right capital and capacity interventions will set East Africa on a sustainable path to prosperity, including the very real possibility of becoming middle-income economies within a generation.
China - Africa
1 September 2022
African coffee and wine producers reach deep into the heart of China
Awards
Awards
10 February 2022
Standard Bank ranked as Africa’s most valuable banking brand
Standard Bank has emerged as the most valuable banking brand on the African continent for 2022 in Brand Finance’s annual ranking of the world’s Top 500 Banking Brands, after increasing its brand value by 26% to USD1.583 billion.
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
8 November 2022
Fintech: The answer to driving Africa’s financial inclusion
Written by Wally Fisher, Head of Unayo, Standard Bank
Thought Leadership
31 October 2022
Standard Bank publishes Platform Paper with leading platform expert
Increased connectivity, the digitisation of business operations, and artificial intelligence over the past decade have created an ever-changing marketplace. This has accelerated the need for companies to rapidly adapt their business models to remain competitive.
Thought Leadership
20 October 2022
Let’s Secure Zambezi initiative to fight deforestation with planting an initial 10 000 trees
Every year, the world loses almost six million hectares of forest. To put that in perspective, that’s half the size of Portugal. The compound effect of this rapid deforestation is that today, the globe only has two-thirds of its forests left. Deforestation has several distressing effects on both nature and humankind, such as climate change, soil erosion, flooding, increased greenhouse gases, and decreased agricultural yields.
Digital
Digital
30 June 2022
Young South Africans embrace new occupations
Digital technology platforms are giving rise to many new occupations and opportunities in a low-growth economy. Young creatives are finding and taking advantage of the many entrepreneurial opportunities that lie within. Video content creation has become one of the popular choices for these platforms.
Sustainability
Sustainability
17 November 2022
Standard Bank Group sets aside R50 billion for renewable energy
Encourages Mining Houses to consider captive power solutions
Development
Financial Services
Financial services
17 October 2022
Our 160-year legacy
On 15 October 1862, Standard Bank was registered as a company. Three months later, we opened our first branch. Throughout our long history we have existed to help people and businesses to achieve their goals - and, in so doing, to promote economic and human development in Africa.
Financial services
20 September 2022
African Women Impact Fund launches with USD$60 million commitment to drive an inclusive investment environment
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Standard Bank Group, with the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the Motor Industry Retirement Funds (MIRF) and Copartes Pension Fund and the African Union Commission (AUC), have announced the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF) Initiative’s achievement of its first commitment of USD$60 million.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship
23 January 2018
In memory of jazz legend Bra Hugh Masekela 4 April 1939 - 23 January 2018
Partnerships
Partnerships
15 July 2022
Standard Bank partners with uBettina Wethu to spark conversation about healthy finances
Standard Bank, the largest financial services organisation on the continent by assets and most valuable financial institution brand, is enabling aspiring South Africans to be part of important conversations about money through its integrated partnership with the popular uBettina Wethu season 2 show that will be aired on SABC 1 from 15 August 2022.
Partnerships
9 December 2021
Model Partnerships - Catalysing Africa’s digital transformation by backing start-up growth
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