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Standard Bank and UnionPay Unlock Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunities for Merchants Across Nine African Markets

August 19, 2026381 Views Standard Bank 2 min read

19 August 2026 – Standard Bank Group and UnionPay International (UPI) have expanded UnionPay e-commerce acceptance across nine African markets, enabling**//

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The Standard Bank Art Lab Presents Rumours /2026 by Santu Mofokeng

May 2, 20261168 Views Standard Bank 4 min read

Johannesburg, South Africa,There is a way that memory circulates before it settles. It moves through people in fragments, in gestures,**//

L-R - Jacques van Heerden (Clover SA, Head of Industrial), Brendan Jacobs (Head of Agribusiness at BCB, Standard Bank), Fanie Ferreira (CEO of the MPO), Justin Thomas (Head of Fleet Management, Standard Bank)

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Standard Bank Strengthens Industry Collaboration to FightFoot‑and‑Mouth Disease

April 2, 20261628 Views South Africa, Standard Bank 3 min read

Standard Bank has partnered with Clover and the Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO) to support South African government efforts to curb**//

Simone Cooper_Head of Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank South Africa

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All Eyes on the National Budget Following SONA’s SME Support Measures

February 19, 20261113 Views SME, sona, Standard Bank 2 min read

As South Africa prepares for the National Budget Speech later this month, attention is turning to whether government’s commitments to**//

Left to right Standard Bank Head of Brand Experience, Yolisa Koza, Operations Manager at the Maharishi Invincibility Institute, Motsei Masilo, former national cricket captain and altruist Dr Ali Bacher and Executive Head: Group Real Estate at Standard Bank, Nkosinathi Manzana.

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Building a Sporting Future for Joburg CBD Field of Dreams Marks a Milestone for Inner-City Youth Regenaration

December 6, 20251432 Views MII, Standard Bank 4 min read

First full-size football field opens in Joburg’s inner city in 100 years Johannesburg, South Africa- A historic moment for Johannesburg’s**//

: Norman Nyawo, the Head of Merchant Solutions for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank South Africa and Africa Regions & Offshore (acting)

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