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Historic Standard Bank merged with Chartered Bank to form Standard Chartered; South African business continued as Standard Bank Group.
1969–2026 in 7 milestones, 6 of them in payments, lending, licences or reported financials.
Historic Standard Bank merged with Chartered Bank to form Standard Chartered; South African business continued as Standard Bank Group.
ICBC acquired 20% stake in Standard Bank Group, forming strategic China–Africa partnership.
Launched Shyft, digital FX/multi-currency wallet app, powered by Currencycloud.
Interim Results 2026 published; named most valuable bank brand in South Africa for the fifth consecutive year.
Source ↗Egypt representative office launch.
Source ↗Standard Bank strengthens trade ecosystem to enable African SMEs to access global markets.
Source ↗Named as a founding member (one of 21 international financial institutions, alongside Bank of America, Capital One, Citi, Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, PNC, Scotiabank, TD Bank Group, Wells Fargo, WisdomTree, Banco Santander, Bbva, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds, Rabobank, Ubs, Mufg, Sirius International Holding and Crédit Agricole) of a new joint venture to issue a stablecoin — name not yet disclosed at announcement. Initial focus on a USD-denominated stablecoin, with EUR the priority for later expansion; targets wholesale, institutional and retail use cases including cross-border payments and digital-asset settlement. Go-to-market targeted for H1 2027.
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