{"id":837053,"date":"2025-09-09T07:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=837053"},"modified":"2025-09-09T07:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:17:51","slug":"standard-bank-named-one-of-the-worlds-most-trusted-companies-by-newsweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/837053\/standard-bank-named-one-of-the-worlds-most-trusted-companies-by-newsweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Bank named one of the World\u2019s Most Trusted Companies by Newsweek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Standard Bank has been recognised, for the 3rd consecutive year, as one of the World\u2019s Most Trustworthy Companies in 2025, an accolade awarded by Newsweek in partnership with Statista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This prestigious global honour places Standard Bank among a select group of companies that have earned the confidence of their stakeholders through consistent performance, transparency, and purpose-driven leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardbank.com\/sbg\/standard-bank-group\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.standardbank.com\/sbg\/standard-bank-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about what the Standard Bank Group special.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The recognition is based on a comprehensive evaluation of trust across customer, investor, and employee dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process included survey responses from over 65,000 people across 20 countries and sentiment analysis of more than 500,000 online mentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An exclusive honour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of companies were assessed, with only one thousand making the final list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard Bank was one of 96 South African companies eligible for consideration, and its inclusion in the final ranking underscores the strength of its reputation both locally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Executive of Standard Bank Group, Sim Tshabalala said: \u201cThis recognition is a powerful endorsement of our purpose, \u2018Africa is our home, we drive her growth\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At Standard Bank, we understand that trust is built over time, through every interaction, every decision, and every promise kept.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s reflected in how we support our customers, how we engage with our employees, and how we deliver value to our investors,&#8221; Tshabalala said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Being named one of the world\u2019s most trusted companies is a reflection of the values that guide us and the impact we strive to make across Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recognition aligns with Standard Bank\u2019s strategy to deliver sustainable growth and shared value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the group continues to navigate a rapidly changing financial landscape, trust remains the foundation of its relationships and the guiding principle of its operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardbank.com\/sbg\/standard-bank-group\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.standardbank.com\/sbg\/standard-bank-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about what the Standard Bank Group special.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recognition is based on a comprehensive evaluation of trust across customer, investor, and employee dimensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":837066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[4474,499,23558],"class_list":["post-837053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-newsweek","tag-standard-bank","tag-worlds-most-trusted-companies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837053","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=837053"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":837059,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837053\/revisions\/837059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}