Standard Bank Group Technology Hackathon 2026 gets underway with challenge to solve Africa’s biggest AI opportunities

Khomotso Molabe, Standard Bank Deputy CIO Johannesburg, 16 September 2026 – The 2026 Standard Bank Group Technology Hackathon officially got underway as more than 252 innovators from across Africa answered a challenge to harness artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to solve some of the continent’s most pressing challenges. Now in its 11th year, the Standard…

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Standard Bank advises CANAL+ on its JSE listing, deepening South Africa’s capital markets and providing CANAL+ with access to new pools of liquidity

Standard Bank is proud to have acted as joint financial advisor and transaction sponsor to CANAL+ on its successful secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) – a landmark transaction that brings a globally recognised media and entertainment group to Africa’s premier exchange and provides South African investors with direct access to a…

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Standard Bank & Partners Break Ground On Historic ‘Field Of Dreams’ In Joburg CBD

Nkosinathi Manzana, Executive Head: Group Real Estate at Standard Bank, Dr. Taddy Blecher, CEO of MII, Betway Africa CEO Laurence Michel, legendary South African cricketer and former SA cricket captain, Dr Ali Bacher, Clive Eksteen, Chief Commercial Officer at Megapro Group and Mark Rowles, Betway Head of Marketing. Johannesburg, South Africa – A historic first…

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