Standard Chartered Bank

The Standard Chartered Bank is one of the leading banks and has its branches spread all over the world. It provides excellent services and facilities to its customers. A majority of the profit earned by the bank comes from its business operations related to Wholesale Banking and Consumer Banking in Asia, Africa and Middle East countries.

Brief History

The Chartered Bank was established by James Wilson after Queen Victoria granted the Royal Charter in 1869. Along with this, the Standard Bank was established in 1862 by John Paterson. Both the banks worked separately to survive the First World War and its Depression. However, with the outbreak of the Second World War, the banks suffered heavy losses. They also faced a lot of problems when the Asian and African countries became independent as they had their branches there. However, in the year 1969, both the banks decided to merge.

Given below is a broad outline of the list of services offered by the Standard Chartered Bank:-

• Personal Banking
• Priority Banking
• Private Banking
• SME Banking
• Wholesale Banking

The following services are enlisted under this section:-

• Accounts
• Credit Cards
• Debit & Prepaid Cards
• Loans & Mortgages
• NRI Banking
• Exclusive Banking
• Insurance & Investments

Some of the other services include;

• Priority Benifits
• Priority Solutions
• Priority Services
• International Banking Services

Contact Details

For more details related to banking or insurance services and facilities, you can contact the Standard Chartered Bank representative at any one of the centers in your respective city.

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