Articles about Standard Bank

Rethinking the core: Why BIAN is banking’s quiet revolution

The Banking Industry Architecture Network is a global standard for how banking systems should be structured, connected and understood.

Brainstorm Enterprise CIO award shortlist announced

The cohort of nominees have been revealed for the upcoming inaugural Brainstorm Enterprise CIO award.

Supreme Court to hear seminal crypto-currency case

The South African Reserve Bank’s push to apply 1961 regulations keeps businesses and consumers in the dark on cross-border crypto trading.

Standard Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation

The Vaal University of Technology and Standard Bank have teamed up to launch the Standard Bank Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Energy.

Instant payments to be 'heartbeat' of Africa’s digital transformation

Real-time interoperability between mobile money and traditional bank accounts can unlock financial inclusion for 400 million adults across Africa, say Standard Bank execs.

Standard Bank to make AI training compulsory for staff

The bank will make AI risk and ethics training mandatory for all employees, as it accelerates cloud-driven, customer-focused AI adoption, says CIO Jörg Fischer.

Standard Bank sounds alarm over AI-generated scams

The big-four bank warns the public about fraudsters using AI-generated voices and e-mails to impersonate bank officials.

Standard Bank’s R3.7bn tech spend fuels client growth

The big-four bank invested R3.7 billion in technology in H1 2025, to boost digital capabilities, security and client experience.

Home Affairs’ digital drive expands to more banks

Standard Bank is the latest financial institution to make smart IDs and passports available via its app, with Absa in discussions.

Standard Bank brings online share trading under one platform

The big-four bank will consolidate its existing retail online share trading platforms under its Shyft global money app.

SARB fights to reclaim R16m in crypto over outdated forex laws

SARB challenges a ruling overturning its seizure of R16 million held by Standard Bank, forfeited under what the court said were apartheid-era regulations.

SA’s exchange control regulations too outdated for crypto

Judge Mandlenkosi Motha rules that the exchange control regulations, introduced in 1961, cannot be applied to crypto-currencies.