- CEO
- Birju Sanghrajka
- Full Time Employees
- 942
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Regional banks
- Address
- Nairobi Kenya
- IPO Date
- Apr 24, 1995
- Business
- Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited is a Kenya-based commercial banking institution that provides comprehensive personal, commercial, and institutional financial solutions. The company organizes its operations into two principal business segments: Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking (Corporate and Investment Banking) and Consumer, Private & Business Banking (Wealth & Retail Banking). Its product and service portfolio includes personal and business deposit accounts, comprising current, savings, fixed-deposit, and multi-currency foreign exchange accounts; consumer and commercial lending facilities, including unsecured personal loans, residential mortgages, revolving lines of credit, asset finance, and structured corporate debt; wealth management and investment advisory services, consisting of the SC Shilingi Money Market Fund, offshore mutual funds, sovereign and corporate bond brokerage, structured notes, and customized portfolio management administered through its subsidiary, Standard Chartered Investment Services Limited; transaction banking and trade services, encompassing letters of credit, documentary collections, supply chain finance, bank guarantees, and cross-border cash management; treasury and financial market solutions, offering spot foreign exchange, forward contracts, interest rate swaps, and currency hedging instruments; custodial and securities services, providing asset safekeeping, clearing, settlement, and fund administration; and digital banking infrastructure, delivered via the SC Mobile Kenya application, online banking, and the Straight2Bank enterprise platform.
Founded in 1911 and headquartered at Standard Chartered Chiromo in Nairobi, Kenya, the bank operates as a subsidiary of the British multinational banking group Standard Chartered PLC and trades publicly on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The institution serves retail clients, affluent and high-net-worth individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, local corporations, multinational entities, and public-sector institutions across Kenya.
In recent strategic developments, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited launched the Standard Chartered Signature Select Variable Capital Company (VCC) multi-fund platform, broadening accredited and high-net-worth client access to institutional-grade global investment strategies. The bank has simultaneously expanded its digital wealth management reach through the rapid asset growth of its micro-investment vehicle, the SC Shilingi Money Market Fund. Additionally, the bank has accelerated its sustainable finance program, expanding its portfolio of sustainability-linked loans, green trade finance, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) transition advisory services, while continuing to upgrade its digital channels to optimize straight-through processing and automated client onboarding.