Standard Chartered PLC is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong focus on markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The group serves individuals, businesses, financial institutions and governments through operations spanning a broad network of developed and emerging economies.
The company provides corporate and institutional banking, commercial banking, retail banking, private banking and wealth management services. Its offerings include lending, deposits, transaction banking, trade finance, cash management, foreign exchange, capital markets, investment banking, investment management and digital banking solutions. Standard Chartered also provides Islamic banking services in selected markets.
Standard Chartered traces its origins to the establishment of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China in 1853 and the Standard Bank of British South Africa in 1862. The two institutions merged in 1969 to form Standard Chartered. The group is led by Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters, who has held the position since 2015, and Chairman José Viñals.
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