Leading the industry with this ground-breaking initiative, round-the-clock trade banking services are now operational for Standard Chartered customers (terms & conditions apply).
"This is a global initiative instigated from the UAE which will change the way trade banking services are viewed across the globe," said Steve Thompson, Head of Trade Services - Africa, Middle East and South Africa, Standard Chartered Bank.
"We identified a growing need amongst our trade banking customers for faster processing, as previously transactions received after 3pm daily would often only start to be processed on the next business day. By engaging our team of dedicated professionals, we were able to tailor a solution that provided customers with the ability to have transactions processed overnight, seven days a week."
Customers may take advantage of this 24/7 capability by delivering transactions and documents to Standard Chartered's main branch at Al Abbas during their newly extended counter times: until 8pm Sun-Thurs and 5pm Fri-Sat.
Given the success of this initiative, Standard Chartered will roll out the new trade banking operating model created in the UAE to other parts of the Group in the near future.
"The UAE trade team have been identified as pioneers in the Standard Chartered global network, and we're very proud of this latest service initiative," continued Thompson.
"We will continue differentiating ourselves from other banks in the region by focusing on increasing customer satisfaction and service to unparalleled levels."
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Standard Chartered first with 24/7 trade banking
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, December 20 - 2006 at 13:40
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Standard Chartered, one of the UAE's leading international banks, is the first and only bank in the region to offer customers access to 24/7 trade banking services.
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