Standard Bank

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Period: 11 Oct 2004 - 20 Mar 2024

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Float secures $11 million in funding

Standard Bank has provided an $11 million facility to fintech Float, which will facilitate the rollout of its card-linked instalment platform, supporting its accelerated growth plans over the next four years.

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Standard Bank selects TCS for custody consolidation project

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) expanded its partnership with the Standard Bank Group (SBG), the largest custodian in Africa, to centralize and standardize its custody and securities settlement operations in over 15 markets with the TCS BaNCS™ Global Securities Processing Platform.

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Standard Bank partners DP World to expand trade finance in Africa

Standard Bank, the largest bank in Africa by assets, has partnered with DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, to offer trade finance solutions jointly with DP World Trade Finance. This partnership will help in closing the gap in unmet demand for working capital on the continent.

South Africa readies for real-time low value payments

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South Africa readies for real-time low value payments

South Africa's top four banks are to begin the roll out of Payshap, a low value, interbank, real-time digital payments service aimed at increasing financial inclusion to the underbanked segement.

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Standard Bank Group reverses Covid-19 vaccination policy

With 95% of its employees vaccinated, Standard Bank South Africa has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect.

Standard Bank launches free virtual internships for students

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Standard Bank launches free virtual internships for students

South Africa's Standard Bank is launching a free virtual internships initiative, enabling students from across the country to gain financial industry skills and experience.

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Standard Bank employs AWS technology to boost Shari’ah Banking services

Standard Bank, which offers a range of Shari’ah-compliant banking solutions, is introducing a dedicated call centre line for its Shari’ah banking customers, which is powered by cutting-edge technology and promises to provide customers with personalised and efficient customer service experiences.

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Standard Bank helps clients source alternative means of energy production with PowerPulse

Standard Bank Group is powering real impact with its latest offering: PowerPulse, an innovative digital platform designed and built to transform the way we produce, deliver and consume energy in South Africa, and in time, across the African continent.

Standard Bank launches platform to get working capital to African MSMEs

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Standard Bank launches platform to get working capital to African MSMEs

Standard Bank is working with fintech Nomanini and food giant Nestlé on a digital platform that gets working capital to underbanked informal retailers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Standard Bank and Shinhan Bank to test cross-border stablecoins

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Standard Bank and Shinhan Bank to test cross-border stablecoins

Shinhan Bank in Korea and Standard Bank in South Africa are to test the use of stablecoins for cross-border remittances using the decentralised public ledger Hedera Hashgraph.

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Standard Bank enables UnionPay contactless payments across South Africa

Standard Bank South Africa (SBSA) and UnionPay International (UPI) jointly announced that Standard Bank point-of-sale devices have been enabled for UnionPay contactless payment.

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Standard Bank partners Flutterwave

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, to enhance digital payments experiences for its customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mauritius, Cote D’Ivoire and Malawi. Flutterwave and Standard Bank are collaborating to build e-commerce, card issuing, payments, collections, USSD, lending, and buy-now-pay-later capabilities for millions of Africans.

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Pay school fees or raise funds for education with Standard Bank UCount Rewards

Standard Bank UCount Rewards members can now earn Rewards Points and donate them to the school of their choice or pay their family’s school fees, in partnership with School-Days.

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Standard Bank brings EasyScan for Pick n Pay stores

Standard Bank and Pick n Pay customers’ shopping experience has just become even more convenient, easy, and safe, with the launch of Standard Bank’s EasyScan – a new service that enables customers to pay for their shopping using the Standard Bank Mobile Banking app.

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Standard Bank introduces USSD-based money transfer account

Standard Bank has introduced a digital platform that combines the simplicity of mobile money with the sophistication of a bank account, aiming to connect Africa’s informal market to financial services in an easily accessible manner.

Standard Bank mobile app crashes again

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Standard Bank mobile app crashes again

Months after recovering from a technical breakdown that disrupted its banking systems for over a week, South Africa's Standard Bank is back in the trenches as it scrambles to dicover the root cause behind intermittent outages on its mobile banking app.

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Standard Bank collaborates with Transaction Capital to drive smarter payments

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest financial services organisation, has collaborated with Transaction Capital to develop an intelligent data solution that will empower businesses with a deeper understanding of consumers’ payment and transaction behaviours.

Standard Bank opens digital shopping mall for corporate clients

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Standard Bank opens digital shopping mall for corporate clients

Johannesburg-based Standard bank has launched an online shopping mall and developer network through which corporate clints can discover and procure digital tools and services developed by the bank and its network of partners.

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Standard Bank Group establishes Africa’s first Hedera network node

Standard Bank Group, the largest African bank by assets, has partnered with Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-grade distributed public ledger, and joined the Hedera Governing Council.

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Standard Bank goes live on Traydstream platform

Standard Bank South Africa has become the first bank in the country to go live on the Traydstream platform. The move to Traydstream, which was completed on November 5, will create efficiencies in Standard Bank’s trade process and will continue to set it apart in the trade environment.

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