Standard Chartered Zimbabwe

Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe
Company type	Private company
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1892; 132 years ago
Headquarters	Africa Unity Square Building; Harare, Zimbabwe
Key people	L T Manasta; Chairman; Ralph Watungwa; Managing Director & CEO
Products	Loans, checking, savings, investments, debit cards
Revenue	Aftertax: US$13.33 million (2017)
Total assets	US$815.8 million (2017)
Number of employees	582 (2018)
Parent	FBC Holdings; (2024–present);
Website	www.sc.com/zw

Standard Chartered Zimbabwe (officially Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe Limited) is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe and a subsidiary of FBC Holdings since 2024. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator.^[3]

Overview

Stanchart Zimbabwe is a large commercial bank, serving large corporate clients, upscale retail customers and medium to large business enterprises. As of December 2017, it had total assets that were valued at US$815.8 million with shareholders equity of US$84.6 million.^[1]

The headquarters and main branch of Standard Chartered Zimbabwe are located on the First Floor of the Africa Unity Square Building, at 68 Nelson Mandela Avenue, in downtown Harare, the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.^[2] As of May 2018^[update], Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe employed 582 personnel.^[2]

History

Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe is the oldest financial institution in Zimbabwe, having been established as Standard Bank in 1892. The current bank was created when Standard Bank merged with Chartered Bank in 1969.^[4] According to the bank's website, Stanchart Zimbabwe served in excess of 90,000 account holders, as of May 2018.^[5]

Until 2024, Stanchart Zimbabwe was a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank Group,^[6] a London-based international financial services conglomerate with operations in more than sixty countries, having a network of more than 1,700 branches and 86,000 people.^[7] The shares of stock of Standard Chartered Zimbabwe was owned by three corporate entities as illustrated in the table below, according to the bank's website.^[2]

**Stanchart Zimbabwe stock ownership**
Rank	Name of Owner	Percentage Ownership
1	Standard Chartered Holdings Africa	88.00
2	Standard Chartered Bank Plc	09.00
3	Standard Chartered Holdings International	03.00
	Total	100.00

In May 2024, it was announced that FBC Holdings had completed its acquisition of the bank.^[8]

Branches

As of May 2021, the bank maintained branches at the following locations:^[2]

Africa Unity Square Branch: Corner of Sam Nujoma Street and Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare Main Branch
Bulawayo Branch: Corner of 8th Avenue and Fife Street, Bulawayo

Governance

As of December 2017, the chairman of the seven-person board of directors was L T Manasta, one of the non-Executive Directors. Ralph Watungwa serves as the bank's managing director and chief executive officer.^[1]^[2]