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    Major awards and accolades

    Recognition we’ve received from peers, the press and award bodies.

Featured awards in 2025

From accolades for our products to being recognised as a great place to work, we picked up several major awards in 2025.

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Discover more of the major awards and accolades we won in 2025.

Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards
  • Best International Retail Bank, Brunei
  • International Retail Bank of the Year, Singapore
  • Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year, Singapore
  • AI & Machine Learning Initiative of the Year, Singapore
Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction
  • Best Private Bank, Greater China
  • Highly Commended Private Bank, Southeast Asia
The Asset Triple A Awards
  • Best Transaction Bank
  • Best Service Provider, Cash Management, Bangladesh
  • Best Trade Finance Solution, Bangladesh – TK Group
  • Best Subcustodian
  • Best in Asset Servicing
  • Best Custody Specialist, Africa
  • Best Domestic Custodian, Asia
  • Best Custody Specialist Insurance, Asia
  • Best Custody Specialist Insurance, Hong Kong
  • Best Domestic Custodian, Bangladesh
  • Best Domestic Custodian, India
  • Best Domestic Custodian, Indonesia
  • Best Domestic Custodian, Thailand
  • Best Domestic Custodian, Vietnam
  • Best Subcustodian, Bangladesh
  • Best Subcustodian, Malaysia
  • Best Subcustodian, Oman
  • Best Subcustodian, Pakistan
  • Best Subcustodian, Philippines
  • Best Subcustodian, Singapore
  • Best Subcustodian, Sri Lanka
The Banker
  • Transaction Bank of the Year, Africa
The Digital Banker Awards
  • Best Mobile Banking App, Retail Bank
  • Most Improved Digital Bank
  • Best Digital Bank – overall
  • Best Retail Bank – overall
  • Best Digital Transformation Program
  • Outstanding IT Transformation by a Retail Bank
  • Best Digital Bank, Brunei
  • Best RegTech Award
  • Best Structured Product Platform, Hong Kong
  • Excellence in Digital CX Loyalty Innovation, Singapore
  • Best Use of Customer Feedback – Financial Literacy, Singapore
  • Best International Retail Bank for Digital CX, Singapore
  • World’s Best Retail Bank for Digital CX, Singapore
  • Outstanding Digital CX – Mobile Banking, Singapore
  • Best Wealth Manager for Digital CX, Korea
  • Best Wealth Manager for Digital CX, Brunei
  • Best Islamic Investment Bank
  • Best Islamic Retail Bank, UAE
  • Best Islamic Investment Bank, UAE
  • Best Islamic Investment Bank, Middle East
  • Sukuk Deal of the Year
  • Best Sukuk Adviser of the Year
Euromoney Awards
  • The World’s Best Bank for Securities Services
  • Best Bank for ESG, Hong Kong
  • Best Digital Bank, Hong Kong
  • Best Investment Bank for Financing, Hong Kong
  • Best Private Bank, UK
  • Best Bank for Ultra High Net Worth, UK
  • Best Bank for High Net Worth, Korea
  • Best International Bank for SMEs, Greater Bay Area
The 2025 Future of Finance Awards
  • Best Bank-Owned Digital Asset Custodian
Global Finance Awards
  • Most Innovative Bank of the Year
  • Best Sub-Custodian Bank, Asia Pacific and the Middle East
  • Best Trade Finance Provider, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam
  • Best Bank for Cash Management, Bangladesh, Botswana, Ghana, India, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria
  • Best Investment Bank for Infrastructure Finance, Global
  • Best Debt Bank, Middle East
  • Best Investment Bank for Infrastructure Finance, Middle East
  • World’s Best Investment Bank for Infrastructure Finance, Middle East
International Finance Awards
  • Most Improved Mobile Banking Application, Singapore
  • Best Digital Transformation Bank, Singapore
Treasury Management International Awards
  • Best Bank for Cash & Liquidity Management
  • Global Bank of the Year for Sustainable Finance
  • Best Sustainable Finance Project – Silver & Bronze
  • Best AP/AR Solution
  • Best Trade/Supply Chain Finance Solution
Top Employer 2025 – China

We are pleased that Standard Chartered China has been awarded ‘Top Graduate Employer Brand 2025’ by 51job.com.

We’re climbing the charts for gender equality

As a reaffirmation of our commitment to an inclusive and diverse workplace, we’re proud that we’ve been named by Equileap as one of the world’s leading companies for gender equality.

  • Ranked #11 as the world’s Top 100 Companies (from #61 in 2024)
  • Ranked #4 as the Top 10 Companies in the Financial sector (from #16 in 2024)
  • Ranked #2 as UK’s Top 10 Companies (from #13 in 2024)
Other Employer of Choice Awards
  • Top Graduate Employer of China: The award is presented by 51job.com to companies with long-term campus recruitment strategies – 2025
Best Companies for Multicultural Women
  • Standard Chartered US
Community Chest
  • Charity Platinum Award, Singapore
  • Volunteer Partner Award, Singapore
Everest Group’s Top Global Business Services Employers
  • Standard Chartered GBS Poland
The Financial Times Europe Best Employers
  • Standard Chartered
Financial Times Europe’s Diversity Leaders 2026
  • Standard Chartered
Great Place to Work
  • Standard Chartered, Vietnam
  • Standard Chartered, US
  • Standard Chartered, Poland
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index
  • Standard Chartered, US – perfect score
IBF Distinction Evening
  • IBF Advance Award for Skills Development (Sustainable Finance), Singapore
Seramount’s 100 Best Companies 2025
  • Standard Chartered, US
Asian Banking and Finance
  • International Retail Bank of the Year, Hong Kong
  • International Retail Bank of the Year, Singapore
  • International Retail Bank of the Year, Taiwan
  • International Retail Bank of the Year, Brunei
  • Employer of the Year, Hong Kong
  • ESG Program of the Year, Regional Gold, Hong Kong
  • Insurance Product Innovation of the Year, Hong Kong
Bloomberg Businessweek Awards
  • Bank of the Year, Hong Kong
  • ESG Sustainability of the Year, Hong Kong
  • Wealth Management Platform Excellence Award, Hong Kong
  • Digital Banking Excellence Award, Hong Kong
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence Award, Hong Kong
  • Outstanding Performance in GBA, ESG Sustainability of the Year
  • Outstanding Performance in GBA, Bank of the Year
  • Best Bank for SMEs in GBA
  • Excellence Performance in GBA, SME Engagement
  • Excellence Performance in SME, Digital Usability / Platform
  • Excellence Performance in GBA, Client Service / Customer Engagement
  • Excellence Performance in GBA, Cross border wealth management (Personal)
British Chamber of Commerce
  • Employer of the Year, Singapore
  • Sustainability Champion of the Year, Singapore
  • Highly Commended for being Diversity and Inclusion Champion, Singapore
  • Diversity Award, Taiwan
EDGE Move certified workplace
  • Standard Chartered Sri Lanka
  • Standard Chartered Ghana
  • Standard Chartered Kenya
  • Standard Chartered Malaysia
EDGE Move and EDGE Plus certified workplace

Standard Chartered UK

Euromoney Awards for Excellence
  • Best Digital Bank, Hong Kong
  • Best Bank for Wealth Management Connect, GBA
  • Best International Bank, Nepal
  • Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility, Singapore
Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards
  • Best International Private Bank, Korea
  • Best for High Net Worth, Korea
  • Best for Sustainability, Korea
Forbes World’s Best Employers
  • Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024
The Times Top 50 Employers
  • Standard Chartered in the UK has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for its commitment to making gender equality a priority in the workplace.
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Employer of Choice Awards
  • Malaysia, ranked 6th in 2023
  • Singapore, ranked 2nd for 3 consecutive years in 2023
  • Kenya – ranked 9th in 2022
  • Ghana – ranked 13th in 2022
  • Award for Life-Long Learning: ISACA Singapore Chapter – 2021
  • Award for LGBT+ inclusion in India: India – 2021
FT Europe Leaders in Diversity
  • Standard Chartered
Global Finance
  • Best Sub-Custodian Bank, Philippines
  • Best Treasury & Cash Management Systems & Services, Philippines
Global Private Banker MEA
  • Best Learning and Development programme by a Private Bank, UAE
Great Place to Work
  • Standard Chartered, China GBS
  • Standard Chartered, Poland GBS
Great Place to Work, Best Workplaces
  • Standard Chartered GBS India, Health and Wellness
  • Standard Chartered GBS India, India’s best workplaces top 50
Great Place to Work for Women
  • Standard Chartered, GBS China
  • Standard Chartered, UK
  • Standard Chartered, GBS India
International Business Magazine Awards
  • Most inspiring Brand in Vietnam (Banking sector)
International Finance Awards
  • Best Foreign Retail Bank, Kenya
International Finance Magazine
  • Most Innovative Digital Wealth Management Solutions, Bahrain
  • Best Partnership for Digital Wealth Management Solutions, Bahrain
MEA Finance Awards
  • Best Overall Wealth Management Service in the Middle East
  • Best Digital Innovation and Services in Wealth Management
  • Regionally Based Financial Centre
  • Regional Partnership in MENA Region
Seramount Inclusion Index
  • Standard Chartered, US
The Digital Banker
  • Best Retail Bank for Digital CX , Hong Kong
  • Outstanding Innovation in Digital CFX Solution, Hong Kong
  • Best Wealth Manager for Digital CX, Brunei
  • Best Retail Bank for Digital CX, Taiwan
  • Outstanding Innovation in Digital CX – Equities, Taiwan
  • Outstanding Robo Advisory, Hong Kong
  • Best Wealth Manager for Digital CX, India
  • Digital Client Experience Award, China
  • Best Mobile Banking Initiative, China
WealthBriefing MENA Awards
  • Regionally Based Financial Centre
  • Regional Partnership in MENA Region
Wealth Magazine Awards
  • Best of Service for foreign banks, Taiwan
  • Best of Wealth Added Award for foreign banks, Taiwan
  • Best Digitized Intelligent system for foreign banks, Taiwan
  • Best Video Marketing Award for foreign banks, Taiwan

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