{"id":828502,"date":"2025-06-20T07:22:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=828502"},"modified":"2025-06-20T07:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:22:25","slug":"standard-bank-named-africas-most-admired-financial-services-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/828502\/standard-bank-named-africas-most-admired-financial-services-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Bank named Africa\u2019s Most Admired Financial Services Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Standard Bank, Africa\u2019s biggest bank by assets, has been named as Africa\u2019s Most Admired Financial Services Brand for 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accolade was conferred as part of Brand Africa&#8217;s 15th annual Africa&#8217;s Best Brands report, based on an independent study conducted across 31 countries throughout the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardbank.com\/sbg\/standard-bank-group\/our-group?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=June+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For more information about Standard Bank, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Africa Best Brands study is described as the most comprehensive, research-based ranking of Africa\u2019s most admired brands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released annually during Africa Month (May), the survey is independently conducted by GeoPoll and Kantar, with strategic insights and rankings led by Kantar and Brand Leadership, Africa\u2019s leading brand advisory firm, and supported by regional experts across the continent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to receive an accolade that is distinguished by being authentically African, data-driven and consumer-led. This acknowledgement reflects the trust that we have built and our commitment to providing consistently excellent service to our clients across the continent,\u201d says Sim Tshabalala, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfrica is our home, and we strive to drive her growth every day. This award reaffirms our Africa focus by being rooted in research that relays the continent\u2019s voice and vision. As the most comprehensive barometer of consumer brand preferences, this award reflects our uncompromising commitment to our diverse client base and driving value for all stakeholders. We are grateful to our employees who have made this achievement possible,\u201d concludes Margaret Nienaber, Chief Operating Officer, Standard Bank Group. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the year, Standard Bank was named Africa and South Africa\u2019s Most Valuable Banking Brand by Brand Finance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Africa\u2019s biggest bank by assets, Standard Bank has a brand presence across 20 African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vt.tiktok.com\/ZShwLLQcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To use the Standard Bank TikTok filter, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standard Bank, Africa\u2019s biggest bank by assets, has been named as Africa\u2019s Most Admired Financial Services Brand for 2025. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":828542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[22904,499],"class_list":["post-828502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-africas-most-admired-financial-services-brand","tag-standard-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828502"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":828764,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828502\/revisions\/828764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}