Standard Bank Group
Standard Bank Group

Corporate and Investment Banking

We connect Africa to opportunity, capital and global markets. Our teams partner with large corporates, governments and institutional clients. We combine deep sector expertise, local market knowledge and specialist capabilities to help them grow.

Here, your expertise can help unlock Africa’s growth.

What makes us an employer of choice?

Connected across Africa and the world

We operate across 21 African markets and four global financial centres, connecting clients to capital, markets and opportunities.

Financial
strength
 

We delivered record headline earnings of R24.1 billion and a 22.4% return on equity in 2025.

Leading sustainable finance

We play a leading role in mobilising sustainable finance across Africa, supporting investment with long-term impact.

Globally recognised expertise

We are consistently recognised for our investment banking and large corporate capabilities across Africa.

Connected across Africa and the world

We operate across 21 African markets and four global financial centres, connecting clients to capital, markets and opportunities.

Financial
strength
 

We delivered record headline earnings of R24.1 billion and a 22.4% return on equity in 2025.

Leading sustainable finance

We play a leading role in mobilising sustainable finance across Africa, supporting investment with long-term impact.

Globally recognised expertise

We are consistently recognised for our investment banking and large corporate capabilities across Africa.

Our growth starts with our people.

Our Human First philosophy recognises that everyone brings their own ambitions, passions and potential to work.

We create an environment where our people can keep learning, build meaningful careers and grow in ways that matter to them. By supporting the whole person, we help our people thrive, contribute and make a meaningful impact for our clients and across Africa.

When it comes to our people, we are all in.

Our department areas
Client Coverage
Our Client Coverage teams build strategic relationships with clients across our core sectors. They combine deep client and sector understanding with insight into the commercial, regulatory and operational environment. Our clients include large domestic and multinational corporates, public sector organisations and international development groups. Client Coverage provides a single point of entry across our solutions, geographies and sectors.
Investment Banking
Our Investment Banking team is a leading provider of advisory, corporate debt solutions and capital markets services across Africa, with a presence in key global financial centres. Our teams combine specialist expertise and market insight to connect capital to opportunities and support flows of capital into, out of and across Africa.
Global Markets
Our Global Markets teams provide trading services and a risk warehouse to manage and mitigate risk in response to client strategies. This includes risk exposures in foreign exchange, interest rates, money markets, credit, equities and commodity markets.
Transaction Banking
Our Transaction Banking teams provide clients with access to a comprehensive suite of transactional solutions. These solutions empower clients to effectively manage and move their money, streamline global trade, and mitigate complex financial risks. They also facilitate the strategic investment of profits and savings through asset managers, pension funds, and insurance companies.
Unlocking Africa’s potential

See how our Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) teams partner with businesses and institutions to drive sustainable growth across the continent.

Build African wealth
Build African wealth

Use your insight to protect client assets and secure their financial futures.

Empower client journeys
Empower client journeys

See how we deliver innovative digital banking solutions to 16.6 million clients.