International ATMs at the Royal Swazi Sun hotel and the Swazi Plaza enable holders of international cards to draw cash from their home-based accounts. Standard Bank is a pan-African brand, which was founded in South Africa. In fact, our brand is also present in key financial centres outside of Africa, thereby connecting African clients to global opportunities. It’s a real-world challenge for any global brand to balance consistency of universal positioning with local culture, customs, languages, nuances and even economies that, when properly considered, ultimately culminate in resonance and appeal. When we defined our new brand positioning, we were sure … Read more

“This will catapult us forward,” says David Munro, boss of Standard Bank’s corporate and investment-banking division. London’s hopes of becoming an offshore hub for trading the renminbi may explain why ICBC secured an option to buy a further 20% stake in the venture in a few years. Standard Bank’s CIB’s expertise is focused on industry sectors that are most relevant to emerging markets. It has strong offerings in mining and metals; oil, gas and renewables; power and infrastructure; agribusiness; telecommunications and media; and financial institutions. The Group has played a central role in the development of the Southern African economy … Read more

R3’s distributed ledger technology enables all parties to share information across the network securely and in real time. Our strategic position, which enables us to connect Africa to other select emerging markets as well as pools of capital in developed markets, and our balanced portfolio of businesses provide significant opportunities for growth. Financial inclusion is important for women because it helps them make payments reliably, access credit which can be invested in their enterprises, and to save. Financial inclusion has been seen to improve access to insurance products and services which are critical safeguards against risks in any type of … Read more

Firstly, Standard Bank has always been an aspirational brand with a rich heritage – with the introduction of our MyMo account, over 1 million now – have been able to access our brand for the first time because of the extraordinary value offered. The account costs just R4.95 (approx. 30 US cents) monthly and all other costs are ‘pay as you use’. Thus, the power to control bank fees is placed into the hands of the customer, who has the choice of how to bank. We have a treasure chest of innovations and achievements, all of which impact individuals, businesses, … Read more

Get the cash-flow, liquidity or working capital solution that helps you make the quick decisions your business needs to keep growing. AA is a powerful proposition which is scaling up rapidly allowing easy and instant access to financial information of customers in a safe and secure manner. We’re proud to manage the investments of the African Women Impact Fund Initiative which aims to deliver measurable positive impact and market-related returns by gaining exposure to a range of women-owned or led investment strategies. Save time by scheduling an appointment with one of our bankers before visiting a branch.

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Ideal as a short-term credit facility, you can access funds whenever you need it and only pay interest on the outstanding balance. Sameer Shetty, President and Head – Digital Business and Transformation, Axis Bank, said in keeping with the bank’s open approach, it can offer instant, digital and paperless loan solutions to customers. The country’s third largest private sector lender has already gone live on multiple Account Aggregators like Anumati-AA, OneMoney-AA and FinViu-AA, covering retail and SME customers. As the objective of the Funds, the trustees want to see their members retire with sufficient asset to live with dignity in … Read more