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- 14 Jul 2016
Standard Bank Steps Up Digital Banking Innovations
Standard Bank said it is on a committed journey of rapid digitization across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. The latest…
- 29 Mar 2010
Standard Bank Express Confidence in Banking Industry
Standard bank has expressed confidence in the Nigerian banking industry as well as commend the current banking sector reforms embarked upon by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Despite the impact of…
- 29 Jun 2010
Standard Bank Bags Global Fund Partnership Award
Standard Bank has been rewarded with an Excellence in Business Action for its role in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria. The award was presented by the Global Business Coalition…
- 10 May 2021
Bank Wars: Access Bank, Standard Chartered, FCMB Off to Winning Start
Visitors to the Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub on Saturday, May 8, 2021 were treated to exciting, high-scoring matches in the opening day of Bank Wars, a…
- 28 Oct 2021
Standard Bank Group Selects Flutterwave to Drive Digital Transformation Efforts Across Africa
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,…
- 16 Jan 2014
CBN Releases IT standards for Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released Information Technology (IT) standards to commercial banks to ensure quality service delivery in the banking system. In a circular to all banks on Thursday,…
- 24 Feb 2025
AfDB, Standard Bank Unite to Support SMMEs and Boost Trade
The African Development Bank Group and Standard Bank Group (SBG) on Monday signed a landmark financial agreement to enhance funding for small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and expand trade…
- 13 Aug 2020
Airtel Partners Standard Chartered Bank to Expand Operations
Standard Chartered Bank and Airtel Africa Plc have come together to expand their operations on the continent. This partnership supports Airtel Africa’s efforts to expand the range and depth of its…
- 13 Nov 2020
Standard Bank Propels Contactless Payments Across Africa
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial services organisation by assets, is driving the mass adoption of contactless payments across Africa, as consumers look for safer ways to pay in the…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- 18 Aug 2024
Standard Bank Plans Expansion in Nigeria, Angola Businesses
Standard Bank is looking to boost its stakes in businesses in Angola and Nigeria, the bank’s CEO Sim Tshabalala said over the weekend. “In Nigeria we are again wanting to increase our…
- 3 Sept 2021
Standard Bank Targets Bulk of Africa’s Payments with Unayo
Standard Bank has unveiled a plan to facilitate the majority of the continent’s payments through its new digital platform, Unayo. Unayo, which means ‘you have it’, aims to connect Africa’s informal…
- 1 Sept 2019
Digital Transformation is Next Frontier says Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited recently hosted the second edition of its Business Banking industry event, The Confluence, as part of its efforts to deepen sustainability in the Nigerian SME,…
- 10 Jul 2012
Standard Bank Group, JP Morgan Finance Acquisition of Oil Mining Lease
The Standard Bank Group and JP Morgan have provided instrumental support in financing the acquisition price of oil mining lease in Nigeria (OML 30). Standard Bank will further provide the permanent…
- 27 Aug 2019
Standard Bank Sets Example on Offering Credit to SMEs Through Fintech
Standard Bank has taken a stake in local fintech firm Nomanini to offer credit to potentially millions of small shop owners and other informal retailers across Africa that have limited access to…
- 18 Aug 2026
Standard Bank Targets Stake in OPay Ahead of IPO – Report
Africa’s largest bank by assets, Standard Bank Group is in negotiations with Nigerian fintech company OPay ahead of the latter’s planned initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.
- 15 Jan 2014
Etisalat Hires Standard Bank for Nigeria Tower Sale
Etisalat, the Gulf's top telecom operator, has hired Standard Bank as an advisor for the planned sale of transmitter towers by its Nigerian affiliate, three banking sources aware of the matter said.…
- 10 Nov 2016
CBN Fines Standard Chartered Bank N2Bn for FX Infraction
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly fined Standard Chartered Bank N2billion for foreign exchange infraction. The bank, according to Thisday newspaper, drew the apex bank’s anger for buying…
- 19 Jun 2026
Standard Bank Targets $15.4b SME Growth in Nigeria, Others with Trade Expansion Drive
Standard Bank Group has identified Nigeria and four other markets as strategic growth hubs as it seeks to tap into $15.4 billion revenue opportunity driven by expanding small and medium-sized…
- 7 Aug 2020
Standard Chartered Unveils Premium Banking In Nigeria
Standard Chartered Bank (Nigeria) has launched its Premium Banking segment in Nigeria. The segment is designed to cater to the financial needs of the Emerging Affluent providing a wide variety of…
- 6 Oct 2020
CBN Approves New Cheque Standard for Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a new cheque standard that will introduce new digit on the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition code line and expiry dates for new cheque books. Cheque book…
- 25 Sept 2020
Stanbic IBTC, Standard Bank, Listed Among Top African Corporate Brands
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC and its parent company, Standard Bank, have emerged amongst the top winners of the 2020 Tech Times’ Africa LinkedIn Corporate Brand Awards. The Stanbic IBTC Group emerged…
- 31 May 2016
Standard Chartered Launches Mobile Banking Platform in Nigeria, Others
Standard Chartered is to launch its mobile and online banking platform in Nigeria and seven other African countries. Jaydeep Gupta, regional head for retail banking, Standard Chartered, said, the…
- 25 Jul 2017
9mobile Asks Citi, Standard Bank to Shop for Investors
9mobile, the mobile operator formerly known as Etisalat Nigeria, has appointed Citigroup and Standard Bank to find an investor to buy into the firm and three companies have shown interest, a banking…
- 31 Jul 2014
Standard Chartered Bank to Dole Out $3Bn for Africa Power Projects
Standard Chartered, British bank, has pledged an additional $3bn to an initiative that aims to build power projects to improve electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa. The bank has put $2bn…
- 1 Jul 2015
Standard Bank's Chief Information Officer Visits CWG Plc
Klaas Kruger, Chief Information Officer of Standard Bank, PBB Rest of Africa, and his team visited Computer Warehouse Group (CWG Plc) headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria recently. The visit was aimed at…
- 25 Apr 2022
Standard Chartered Bank Inks MoU with Sandbox to Create Metaverse Experience
Standard Chartered Bank has announced a new partnership with The Sandbox, a leading decentralised gaming virtual world, to create innovative experiences for its clients and the community. As part of…
- 2 Jun 2021
Access Dares Standard Chartered in Bank Wars’ Final
The inaugural edition of Bank Wars, a FIFA 21 Gaming competition for leading Nigerian banks, will come to an exciting climax on Saturday, June 5, 2021 as Access Bank and Standard Chartered go…
- 1 Jun 2014
Banks Get 3 Years to Implement Data Centre Standard
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given money deposit banks in the country till 2017 to adopt tier 3 data centre standard, a global standard based on availability specifications for data centres,…
- 23 Oct 2020
CBN Out with Standard for Banks' Compliance Officers
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given a directive to merchant banks and regional banks to appoint chief compliance officers (CCC) on a grade not below an assistant general manager. It said this in…