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STANDARD BANK

Provincial Head KZN:
Imraan Noorbhai
www.standardbank.co.za
www.standardbank.co.za
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT AFRICA’S Business Banking
As South Africa’s leading
POSSIBILITY. Business Bank, our Business
As a bank with an established footprint in 20 African Banking segment within KZN
countries, it’s no exaggeration to say that Standard comprises five suites spanning
Bank plays an important role in driving growth and the entire province namely;
innovation on the continent. Dolphin, Hibiscus, eThekwini,
Msundusi and Zululand. We
Imraan Noorbhai, Standard Bank Provincial Head offer business solutions across
KwaZulu-Natal says, “We see ourselves as more Head Business Banking: conventional banking to meet
than just a bank and measure our value beyond Hameed Noormahomed our clients’ business needs,
financial outcomes. By using the fundamental power savings and investment options
of financial services, we have been able to make to help them achieve their business goals and business
many positive contributions, socially, economically loans to meet both their short and long term financial
and environmentally. Every Standard Banker plays a obligations. These include transactional accounts and
part in delivering our purpose and it is through this lending facilities, structured working capital finance,
commitment that we continue to contribute to the commercial property finance, merchant transaction
prosperity and wellbeing of the societies in which solutions, fleet finance, insurance and financial planning
we operate, positively driving Africa’s growth in a and fiduciary advice.
sustainable and inclusive way.” Imraan is supported
by a committed leadership team with Hameed Furthermore, we also offer Shari’ah banking solutions
Noormahomed as Head Business Banking, Nathan from the most elementary of savings and investments
Govender as Head of Commercial Banking, Mano to the most complex of commercial transactions such
Singh as Wealth Head KZN and Lisa Forster as Head of as our FECs which launched in the last 18 months. The
Wealth and Investments KZN. products and solutions we offer are designed to enhance
“Through these dedicated units with specialist staff, the experience of our customers and facilitate growth in
this exciting province. In doing so, we understand that
we offer a wide range of solutions to our customers, our commercial success and social relevance over the
from the most basic to the most sophisticated of long term depends on placing our clients at the centre
financial services. Our aim is to ensure that our of everything we do and ensuring that the outcomes of
customers’ requirements are always met through the our activities are a catalyst for growth on this continent
most cost effective and convenient methods we can we call home. This is achieved through the expertise of
offer them,” adds Imraan. our account executives, account analysts and customer
service consultants as we can deliver a holistic customer
Retail Banking value proposition to our Business Banking customers,
Retail banking comprises the following customer which includes an understanding of the ecosystem
segments: Small and Medium Enterprises, Private within which they operate.
Banking, Prestige and Middle market offerings and
non-relationship banking products and services. Commercial Banking
Whether you want to transact, save or borrow, Our purpose as Commercial
Standard Bank Retail Banking has a tailored financial Banking is to create and
solution for you. We have recently enhanced our online deliver value to our entre-
banking solutions through our digital platforms. Our preneurial clients, providing
representation spans across all municipal boundaries them with financial and non-
within KZN, represented by six geographic regions financial solutions as partners
i.e. Dolphin Coast, Hibiscus Coast, Drakensberg, for growth within and outside
Msunduzi, Zululand and eThekwini Areas. We are of South Africa. We support
always ready to serve you through our digital, self- Head Commercial Banking:
service and branch channels.” Nathan Govender businesses with a turnover
198