Our journey

Brand Africa 2023
Most admired financial services brand in Africa
3{rd} Most Valuable South African Brand (ZAR29,7bn)

Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts
SBG Securities Best Research Firm in SA

African Banker Awards
Deal of the Year Infrastructure US$900m debt funding facility for Scatec Solar PV plus battery storage project

Global Finance World's Best Investment Banks
Best debt bank in Africa
Best M&A bank in Africa
Best investment bank in Angola
Best investment bank in Ghana
Best investment bank in Kenya
Best investment bank in Mozambique

Global Finance World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management providers
Best bank for liquidity management in Africa
Best treasury and cash management bank in Angola
Best treasury and cash management bank in South Africa
Best Bank for Liquidity management in Africa

JSE Spire Awards
Best Research Team: Forex
Best Research Team: Credit
Best Sales Team: FX and FX Derivatives
Best Market Making Team: FX & FX Futures
Best Structuring Team: Fixed Income\Inflation\Credit\F
Best Structured Notes Issuer
Best Forex House

The Banker Top 500 Banking Brands Ranking 
Ranked 1st in Africa

The Banker Deal of the Year
"Deal of the Year - Africa - Infrastructure and Project Finance (Scatec's ZAR15.5bn renewables projects)"
"Deal of the Year - Africa - High Yield and Leveraged Finance (Upsizing Metrofibre Networx’s debt facilities)"
"Deal of the Year - Africa - M&A - (Allianz's JV with Sanlam)"
"Deal of the Year - Africa - Securitization - (SA Home Loans's Thekwini Fund 18)"

the Global Finance Magazine’s Sustainable Finance Awards (Africa Region):
Outstanding Leadership in ESG-Related Loans
Outstanding Leadership in Transition/Sustainability-Linked Loans

Intellidex Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers Awards
The inaugural Archetype Award for Lump Sum Investors (Standard Bank Private Bank)
Placed 2nd in the Top Private Bank category(Standard Bank Private Bank) 

The Banker’s 2023 World’s 1000 Biggest Banks rankings
Standard Bank, with Tier 1 capital of $11.690 billion, retained its position as South Africa’s biggest bank 

Euromoney Awards for Excellence
Best Bank in Africa
Best Bank in South Africa
Best Investment Bank in Mozambique
Best Bank in Uganda (Stanbic Bank Uganda)
Best Investment Bank in Tanzania (Stanbic Bank Tanzania)
Best Investment Bank in Zambia (Stanbic Bank Zambia)
Best Bank for Wealth Management in Africa

South African Landscapers Institute (SALI) Awards of Excellence
The Liberty Indwe Park (at Liberty’s Braamfontein Campus) received a Double Gold Award 

Kantar BrandZ 
Standard Bank named South Africa’s second most valuable brand (with a brand value of US$ 2.991 million) 

PMR Africa Excellence
Standard Bank Fleet Management  - Placed first for Diamond Arrow 2023 - Fleet Management Companies providing fleet cards in the private sector.
Standard Bank Fleet Management  - Placed first for Diamond Arrow 2023 – Fleet Management Companies providing Fleet Management Services to the private sector: Material Handling Equipment
Standard Bank Fleet Management  - Placed first for Diamond Arrow 2023 – Fleet Management Companies providing Fleet Management Services to the private sector: Medium and Heavy Motor Vehicles
Standard Bank Fleet Management  - Excellent in Golden Arrow 2023 – Fleet Management Companies providing Fleet Management Services to the private sector: Passenger Vehicles and Light Commercial Vehicles
Standard Bank Fleet Management  - Excellent in Golden Arrow 2023 – Fleet Management Companies providing Fleet Management Services to the public sector: Passenger Vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles and Fleet Cards.

African Bank Awards
African Bank of the Year

The Banker
Bank of the year in South Africa

Global Finance’s World’s Best Bank 
Best Bank in Africa

African Global Funds Awards
Best Banking & Custody Provider: Sub-Custodian
Best Derivatives Clearing Provider
Best Securities Lending Provider
Best CIS (Collective Investment Scheme) Trustee Service

Brand Finance World’s Top 500 Banking Brands Awards
Africa’s Most Valuable Banking Brand (U$D 1.583 billion)

EMEA Finance Achievement Awards
Best ESB Bond House
Best financial institution green bond in EMEA: Standard Bank’s ZAR1.444bn tier 2 assurance
Best restructuring house in Africa: Standard Bank
Best sustainable refinancing in EMEA: Equities Property Fund's multi-currency bond and loan facilities
Best syndicated green loan house: Standard Bank

EMEA Finance Treasury Services Awards
Best Trade Finance Services in Africa

EMEA Finance African Banker Awards
Financial inclusion OneFarm Share in Pan Africa 
Green finance Bank in Africa       
Best local bank in South Africa             
Best debt house in South Africa           

Euromoney for Excellence Awards
Best Bank for Wealth Management in Africa

Euromoney’s Real Estate Survey 2022
Standard Bank South Africa Ranked 1st

Finnovex South Africa Awards
Shyft: Excellence in Fintech – Payments

Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards
Outstanding Leadership in Sustainable Finance in Africa
Outstanding Leadership in Social Bonds in Africa
Outstanding Leadership in Transition/Sustainability Linked Loans in Africa
Outstanding Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure Finance in Africa

Global Finance World’s Best Trade & Supply Chain Finance Banks 
Best Trade Finance Provider in Africa

Global Finance World’s Best Sub-Custodian Bank 
Best Sub-custodian bank in Africa
Best Sub-custodian bank in South Africa

Global Finance World's Best Trade & Supply Chain Finance Banks
Best Trade Finance Provider in Africa

Global Finance World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Banks
Standard Bank for Africa
Standard Bank for South Africa

Global Finance World’s Best Supply Chain Provider
Standard Bank for Africa

Global Finance World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Banks
Standard Bank for Africa
Standard Bank for South Africa

Global Finance World’s Best Supply Chain Provider
Standard Bank for Africa

Global Private Banking Innovation Awards
Best Private Bank in Africa

Intellidex Top Private Banks and Wealth Management
5th In Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers in Large Institutions

Lefonti Global Awards
Best Private Bank Global
Best Private Bank for Digital Innovation

Marketing Achievement Awards
The Google Excellence in Digital Brand Marketing - Personal lending campaign
Excellence in Strategic Sponsorship Marketing - Standard Bank Top Women Virtual Summit & Awards (Silver)
Excellence in Internal Marketing
Standard Bank and Tradeway for the Siyatablaza Campaign (Silver)

New Generation Awards
Shyft:  Silver Winner for “Most Innovative App Developed by a Corporate”
Shyft:  Silver Winner for “Best Use of Technical Innovation”
Shyft: Gold Winner for “Best Customer Experience of the Year”

PWM The Banker Global Private Banking Awards
Outstanding Global Private Bank: Africa
Outstanding Wealth Management Technology - Initiative Front End
Outstanding Wealth Management Technology - Initiative Back End
Best Family Office

PMR Africa Diamond Arrow Awards
Standard Bank Fleet Management Providing Fleet Cards to the Private Sector
Standard Bank Fleet Management providing services to the Private Sector: Material Handling Equipment (forklifts, conveyors, carts etc)
Standard Bank Fleet Management providing services to the Private Sector: Medium and Heavy Motor Vehicles
Standard Bank Fleet Management providing services to the Private Sector: Passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles

SAGEA - South African Graduate Employers Association Awards
The Overall Employer Choice
Employer of choice in Commercial and Retail Banking
Best Recruitment Service Award

South African Listed Tracker Awards (“SALTA”)
1invest Golf EFT: Best Capital Raising, 3 Years Foreign Non-Equity ETFs
1nvest S&P 500 ETF: Best Tracking Efficiency, 3 Years Foreign Equity ETPs
1nvest Rhodium ETF:  Best Total Return Performance, 3 Years Commodity and Currency ETPs
1nvest S&P500 Info Tech ETF: Best Total Return Performance, 3 Years Foreign Equity Index-Tracking ETPs
1nvest Rhodium ETF: Best Total Return Performance, 5 Years Commodity and Currency ETPs

The Banker Top 500 Banking Brands Ranking
Ranked 1st In Africa

The Banker Top 1000 World Banks Ranking
Ranked 1st In Africa by Tier 1 Capital
Ranked 1st in Tier 1 Capital in South Africa
Ranked 1st by total Assets in South Africa

EMEA Finance Banking Awards

                Best Green Finance Bank – Africa

Global Finance Awards

                Best Consumer Digital Bank for Information Security and Fraud Management – Africa

                Best Consumer Digital Bank for Online Product Offerings – Africa

                Best Consumer Digital Bank – South Africa

                Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank for Online Treasury Services – Africa

                Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank for SME Banking – Africa

                Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank for Social Media Marketing and Services – Africa

                Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank for Trade Finance Services – Africa

                Best Trade Finance Provider – Africa

                Best Bank – Africa

African Banker Awards

                Infrastructure Deal of the Year: Port of Maputo – Africa

EMEA Finance Banking Awards

                Best Investment Bank – Kenya

                Best Investment Bank – Mauritius

                Best Investment Bank – Uganda

                Best Investment Bank – Zambia

Euromoney Best Private Bank and Wealth Management Survey

                Capital Markets and Advisory – Middle East and Africa

                Serving Business Owners – Africa

                Serving Business Owners – South Africa

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

                Best Investment Bank – Africa

                Best Investment Bank – Kenya

                Best Investment Bank – South Africa

Best Investment Bank – Uganda

                Best Investment Bank – Zambia

Global Finance Investment Brokerage and Forex Awards

                Best Investment Bank – Africa

Global Finance World Banking Awards

                Best Bank – Uganda

Global Finance World Investment Banking Awards

                Best Investment Bank – Africa

                Best Investment Bank – Mauritius

                Best Investment Bank – South Africa

ACCA

                Best Finance Team – Uganda

ACCA CFO Awards

                Best CPA – Uganda

AOP Big Five Energy Awards

                AOP Big Five Energy Award – Mozambique

African Banker Awards

                Equity Deal of the Year: VIVOEnergy IPO – Africa

All-Africa Employee Engagement Awards

                All-Africa Employee and Customer Experience Award – Nigeria

                All-Africa Major Corporate Engagement Company of the Year – Nigeria

Bank of Uganda

                Best Commercial Bank Agriculture Facility – Uganda

                Best Primary Deal – Uganda

Beyond Borders Partnership

                Standard Bank and T-Musicman – South Africa

Business Day Top 25 CEO Awards

                Yinka Sanni – Nigeria

Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana

                Bank of the Year – Ghana

Citibank’s STP Excellence Awards

                Straight Through Processing Excellence Award – Ghana

Corporate Livewire Global Awards

                Banking Professional of the Year – Uganda

Digital Impact Africa Awards

                Best Digital Brand – Uganda

                Best Digital-powered Campaign – Uganda

EMEA Finance: African Banking Awards

                Best Bank – Botswana

                Best Bank – Uganda

                Best Bank – Zambia

                Best Bond House – Ghana

                Best Broker – Nigeria

                Best Debt House – Nigeria

                Best Equity House – Nigeria

                Best Foreign Bank – Ghana

                Best Foreign Investment Bank – Ghana

                Best Foreign Investment Bank – Nigeria

                Best Investment Bank – Angola

                Best Investment Bank – Kenya

                Best Investment Bank – Mozambique

                Best Investment Bank – Namibia

                Best Investment Bank – Uganda

                Best Loan House – Nigeria

                Best Local Bank – South Africa

                Best Local Investment Bank – Ghana

                Most Innovative Bank – Africa

EMEA Finance: Treasury Services

                Best Cash Management Services – Africa

                Best FX Services – Africa

                Best Trade Finance Services – Africa

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

                Africa’s Best Bank for Wealth Management – Africa

                Africa’s Best Investment Bank – Africa

                Best Bank – Namibia

                Best Bank – Uganda

                Best Investment Bank – Angola

                Best Investment Bank – Malawi

                Best Investment Bank – South Africa

                Best Investment Bank – Zambia

Euromoney Real Estate Survey

                Best Bank Overall – Middle East and Africa

                Best Bank for Equity Finance – Middle East and Africa

                Best Bank for Loan Finance – Middle East and Africa

                Best Bank for Securitisation – Middle East and Africa

European Foundation for Management Development Excellence

                Strategic Client Management Programme Gold Award – Africa

FMDQ Gold Awards

                FMDQ Capital Markets Securities Origination Primary Market Champion – Nigeria

                FMDQ Dealing Member of the Year Secondary Champion – Nigeria

                FMDQ FX Market Liquidity Provider – Nigeria

                FMDQ Most Active Buy- side Participant in the Fixed Market – Nigeria

                FMDQ Registration Member – Nigeria

Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts Survey Category Winners

                Adrian Hammond: Gold Mining – Africa

                Best Research House – Africa

                Elna Moolman: Domestic Economic Analysis – Africa

                Jonathan Kennedy Good: Telecommunications – Africa

                Preeti Sukha: Telecommunications – Africa

                Kaleen Brown: Household Goods Retailers – Africa

                Simon Freemantle: Political Analysis – Africa

                Sumil Seerah: Financial and Industrial Small and Medium Market Cap Companies – Africa

                Mark Ter Mors: Financial and Industrial Small and Medium Market Cap Companies – Africa

                Magdel Neale: Financial and Industrial Small and Medium Market Cap Companies – Africa

                Munira Kharva: Financial and Industrial Small and Medium Market Cap Companies – Africa

                Thabang Thlaku: Industrial Metals – Africa

                Tim Clark: Industrial Metals – Africa

                Tim Clark: Resources Small and Medium Market Cap Companies - Africa

                Adrian Hammond: Resources Small and Medium Market Cap Companies – Africa

                Thabang Nthlaku: Resources Small and Medium Market Cap Companies – Africa

                Leroy Mguni: Resources Small and Medium Market Cap Companies - Africa

Global Finance Awards

                Best Bank – Africa

                Best Bank – Botswana

                Best Bank – South Africa

                Best Bank – Uganda

                Best Debt Bank – Africa

                Best Investment Bank – Angola

                Best Investment Bank – South Africa

                Global Frontier Market Bank – Africa

                Most Innovative Digital Product in Cash Management – Africa

                Safest Bank – Africa

Global Finance Investment Brokerage and Forex Awards

                Best FX Provider – Africa

                Best FX Provider – Kenya

                Best FX Provider – Nigeria

                Best FX Provider – Uganda

Global Finance Custodian Banking Awards

                Best Bank for Cash Management – Africa

                Best Bank for Liquidity Management – Africa

                Best Sub-custodian Bank – Africa

                Best Sub-custodian Bank – Kenya

                Best Sub-custodian Bank – Mozambique

                Best Sub-custodian Bank – Namibia

                Best Sub-custodian Bank – Nigeria

                Best Treasury and Cash Management Provider – Angola

                Best Treasury and Cash Management Provider – Botswana

Best Treasury and Cash Management Provider – South Africa

Global Finance Trade Finance Awards

                Best Trade Finance Provider – Angola

                Best Trade Finance Provider – Kenya

                Best Trade Finance Provider – South Africa

Global Trade Review

                Best Trade Finance Bank – East Africa

HR Magazine Awards

                Best Learning and Development Strategy – Nigeria

Institute of Public Relations Ghana Awards

                Best Launch and Relaunch - Ghana

Best Promotional Event - Ghana

Best in a Cause Communications - Ghana

PR Campaign of the Year - Ghana

PR Organisation of the Year: Financial Sector - Ghana

International Finance Awards

                Best Stockbrokers – Nigeria

                Most Innovative Brokerage Firm – Nigeria

                Best Transaction Banking App for Cash Management – Angola

International Investment Awards

                Excellence in International Private Banking: International Personal Banking - Africa

                Excellence in Private Banking – Africa

Isle of Man Awards for Excellence

                Company of the Year – Isle of Man

Isle of Man Responsible Business of the Year

                Positive Role Model: Kimberly Moore – Isle of Man

LinkedIn Talent Awards

                Best Culture of Learning – Africa

Marketing Edge Brands and Advertising Excellence Awards

                Outstanding Financial Brand of the Decade – Nigeria

Morningstar Fund Awards

                Best Global Equity Fund – South Africa

Nigeria Agriculture Awards

                Agro Bank of the Year – Nigeria

Nigerian Institution of State Surveyors and Valuers Awards

                Outstanding Real Estate Finance: Corporate – Nigeria

Ombudsman for Banking Services Awards

                Innovation in Dispute Resolution – Africa

PAM Awards

                Best Asset Managers: Melville Douglas International (Finalist) – Africa

PWM Global Private Banking Awards

                Highly Commended Private Bank – South Africa

Portfolio Advisor Wealth Manager Awards

                ESG Innovator: International Fund Solutions – Africa

Private Banker International Awards

                Global Best Next Generation Offering – Africa

                Outstanding Global Private Bank – Africa

SAP Quality Awards

                Business Transformation – Africa

SAGEA Awards

                Best Digital Campaign – Africa

                Best Integrated Campaigns – Africa

The Banker Awards

                Bank of the Year – Angola

                Bank of the Year – Lesotho

                Bank of the Year – South Africa

                Bank of the Year – Zambia

                Bank of the Year – Zimbabwe

The Banker Global Private Banking Awards

                Best Private Bank – Ghana

                Best Private Bank – Kenya

                Best Private Bank – Nigeria

                Best Private Bank for Customer Services – South Africa

The Banker Tech Awards

                Best Payments Innovation: Virtual Cards – Africa

The Banker Investment Banking Awards

                Most Innovative Bank for Equity Raising – Africa

The Banker Transaction Banking Awards

                Best Transaction Bank – Africa   

The Global Wealth and Society West Africa Awards

                Best Asset/Fund Management Company – Nigeria

                Best Private Bank – Nigeria

The Portfolio Advisor Wealth Management Awards

                Excellence in ESG: Gold Award – Africa

African Banker Awards

Deal of the Year – Nigeria

Infrastructure Deal of the Year – Africa

Investment Bank of the Year – Africa

Augusto & Co

                Consumer Digital Banking Satisfaction Index: Best Digital Bank – Nigeria

Brandz

                Most Valuable Brand – South Africa

EMEA Finance: African Banking Awards

                Best Bank – Botswana

                Best Bank – Zambia

                Best Bank – Zimbabwe

                Best Bond House – Ghana

                Best Broker – Rwanda

                Best Broker – Uganda

                Best Debt House – Nigeria

                Best Equity House – Nigeria

                Best Equity House – South Africa

                Best Foreign Bank – Ghana

                Best Foreign Investment Bank – Nigeria

                Best Investment Bank – Africa

                Best Investment Bank – Angola

                Best Investment Bank – Malawi

                Best Investment Bank – Mozambique

                Best Investment Bank – Tanzania

                Best Investment Bank – Uganda

                Best Loan House – Nigeria

                Best Local Bank – South Africa

                Best Local Investment Bank – South Africa

                Best Local Investment Bank – Kenya

                Best Foreign Investment Bank – Kenya (joint winner)

EMEA Finance: Treasury Services

                Best Cash Management Services – Africa

                Best Foreign Exchange Services – Africa

                Best Trade Finance Services – Africa

                Best Treasury Services – Africa

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

                Best Bank – South Africa

                Best Bank – Uganda

                Best Bank for Wealth Management – Africa

                Best Investment Bank – Angola

                Best Investment Bank – Kenya

                Best Investment Bank – Malawi

                Best Investment Bank – Nigeria

Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey

                Best Investment Banking Capabilities for Wealth Management – Africa

                Best Commercial Banking Capabilities – South Africa

                Best Investment Banking Capabilities – Nigeria

                Best Net Worth Specific Services – Nigeria

                Best SRI/Social Impact Investing – South Africa

Euromoney Real Estate Survey

                Best Debt Capital Market Transactions – Africa

                Best Equity Finance Capabilities – Africa

                Best Loan Finance Capabilities – Nigeria

                Best Loan Finance Capabilities – Africa

                Best Overall – Africa