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Standard Chartered South Africa, whose full name is Standard Chartered Bank South Africa, often referred to as Stanchart South Africa, is a commercial bank in South Africa. It is a subsidiary of British Standard Chartered and is registered as a Foreign Bank, by the South African Reserve Bank. [1] The bank is a large financial services provider.
This is a list of commercial banks and other credit institutions in South Africa, as updated late 2024 by the Reserve Bank of South Africa. [1] [2]
The Financial Sector Charter requires banks to make banking more accessible to the nation and, specifically, to increase banking reach to all communities. The Mzansi Account is the result of the major South African banks working collectively to provide a standard for new bank accounts, which is affordable, readily available and suits the ...
Banking in South Africa is centred on the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), which is the monetary authority and controls gold and foreign exchange reserves. [1]
The bank was founded in Republic of South Africa in 1965. It obtained a banking licence in 1989; [6] and became a fully owned subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Holdings Limited, a bank holding company incorporated in January the same year. [3] In 1995, the bank merged with Bank of Lisbon International (BLI) – a bank established in 1965.
TymeBank is a South African digital bank aimed at the lower income market. [1] [2] Headquartered in Rosebank, Johannesburg, TymeBank does not have any physical bank branches and relies on an Android banking App, and Internet Banking site and a partnership with two retail chains, Pick n Pay and Boxer, to host a national network of self-service kiosks that facilitate the account opening process.
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country. [1] [2] Its economy is the largest in Africa ...
It secured a banking licence in 1980 [10] [11] and was first listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa in 1986, after merging with Metboard, a trust company. [12] In 1988, Investec Bank Limited was restructured into Investec Group Limited ("IGL"), giving Investec Management and staff control of the company.