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STANDARD BANK
(KZN)

Full Name of Company: Standard Bank, KwaZulu-Natal growth in the countries we operate, and we make life
Holding Company: Standard Bank Group Limited better for our fellow Africans by doing business the
Nature of Business: Banking and financial services to right way.
individuals, businesses, institutions, and corporations KEY PERSONNEL
Services / Products: Banking and finance solutions, Head Consumer Client Coverage, KZN: Imraan Noorbhai
Advisory and trading services and online business Head Client Coverage, Business Clients, KZN:
banking Hameed Noormahomed
Date Established: 1862 Head: Commercial Clients, KZN: Kuben Chetty
Head, Insurance, Assets Management & Fiduciary, KZN:
VISION Mano Singh
To be the leading financial services organisation in, CONTACT DETAILS
for and across Africa, delivering exceptional client Physical Address: 1 Kingsmead Way, Kingsmead,
experiences and superior value. Durban, 4001
MISSION Tel: +27 (0)31 374 1000
Our purpose is to drive Africa’s growth, we are a E-mail: information@standardbank.co.za
catalyst for inclusive and sustainable economic Website: www.standardbank.co.za

INSPIRING HOPE AND ENABLING DREAMS organisation in order to achieve our strategic priorities
of client centricity and integration.
At Standard Bank we are in the business of inspiring We want to become a marketplace and ecosystem
hope and enabling dreams. We believe that dreams based business — one that connects clients to a host
matter because they fuel our growth. This belief, of products and services across a common platform,
encapsulated in our tagline ‘It Can Be’, has shaped facilitating client to client engagement, while also
our approach to meeting the rapidly changing offering our products and services where required.
needs of our customers and clients in a new digitally While doing all of this we continue to offer a wide
enabled world. range of solutions to our customers, from the most
basic to the most sophisticated of financial services,
As customer expectations, the competitive landscape
and the digital arena evolve, we remain focused thanks to our dedicated business units with specialist
on being a catalyst for faster, more inclusive, staff.
more sustainable economic growth and human Our Business Banking and Small Enterprises segments
development throughout the African continent, are strategically aligned across KwaZulu-Natal and
because, Africa is our home, we drive her growth. offer specialist expertise in the following key sectors;
Franchising, Agriculture, Public Sector, Shari’ah,
We continue to courageously pursue our vision of
being the leading financial services organisation in, Chinese Banking, Health, Legal and Education Sectors.
for and across Africa, delivering exceptional client Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) play
experiences and superior value. a crucial role in its growth, providing employment,
stoking new economies, and connecting the
In addition, in times of uncertainty, businesses want continent to the rest of the world.
partners that bring them certainty, reliability, and The impact that these businesses have makes for
excellence when it comes to service. But, importantly, incredible stories, and it is these stories of tangible,
they also deserve partners who understand their sustainable growth that form part of Standard
needs and are committed to helping them achieve Bank’s business banking marketing campaign. The
their goals.
campaign tagline: South Africa banks on business.
Today, our clients want to be self-enabled and do Business banks on us; speaks to real stories, about real
banking services whenever and wherever they businesses, and the real, life-changing impact they
want. As a result, we must become a truly digital have on people’s lives.

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