Standard Chartered Pakistan

Key details

• Parent: assets

Overview

Standard Chartered Pakistan is Pakistani commercial bank + Standard Chartered plc LSE: STAN + SEHK: 2888 UK-headquartered international banking group subsidiary + Pakistan's largest international commercial bank by assets [1, pk-cro].

History

1863 — Chartered Bank Karachi branch opens distinctive Pakistani banking heritage as one of Pakistan's oldest international banks.

2014 — Standard Chartered SC Mobile Pakistan app launch.

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan SCBPL (Pakistani commercial bank; Standard Chartered plc subsidiary).

Major shareholders: Standard Chartered plc (LSE: STAN + SEHK: 2888; UK-headquartered international banking group; 50+ countries emerging markets focus) fully owned.

Regulators: SBP State Bank of Pakistan.

Technical integration

SC Mobile Pakistan app (iOS + Android) + sc.com/pk online + Standard Chartered Pakistan branch network across Pakistan + Standard Chartered Pakistan Visa + Mastercard cards; PK IBAN + Raast + Pak-QR.

Implementations & partners

Standard Chartered parent: [[standard-chartered-uk]] (Standard Chartered UK; LSE: STAN + SEHK: 2888; UK-headquartered international banking group; 50+ countries emerging markets focus) + [[standard-chartered-hk]] (Standard Chartered Hong Kong) + [[standard-chartered-singapore]] (Standard Chartered Singapore).

Major Pakistani banking + payments competitors: [[habib-bank-pakistan]] (HBL Habib Bank; PSX: HBL; Pakistan's largest commercial bank by assets) + [[ubl-pakistan]] (United Bank Limited UBL; PSX: UBL) + [[mcb-pakistan]] (MCB Bank; PSX: MCB; Nishat Group Pakistani conglomerate parent) + [[allied-bank-pakistan]] (Allied Bank Limited; PSX: ABL; Ibrahim Group Pakistani conglomerate parent) + [[meezan-bank]] (Meezan Bank; PSX: MEBL; Pakistan's largest Islamic bank by assets) + [[bank-alfalah]] (Bank Alfalah; PSX: BAFL; Abu Dhabi Group + Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan UAE Emirati family ~70%+ controlling) + [[easypaisa]] (Easypaisa; Telenor Pakistan + Ant Group JV mobile money + bank) + [[jazzcash]] (JazzCash; Mobilink/VEON Pakistani mobile money) + [[sadapay]] (SadaPay; Pakistani digital wallet) + [[nayapay]] (NayaPay; Pakistani digital wallet).

Regulators: SBP State Bank of Pakistan.

Status

Active, Pakistani commercial bank + Standard Chartered plc LSE:STAN + SEHK:2888 UK-headquartered international banking group subsidiary + Pakistan's largest international commercial bank by assets [1, 2].

Sources

• 1 SC Pakistan — official
• 2 Standard Chartered — Wikipedia
• pk-cro In-corpus: reports/countries/PK-pakistan.md

Source

Biography extracted from standard-chartered-pakistan.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.