Gateway Banking 

When was the last time you were offered a continent and more?

Need to expand your network to support your clients? Standard Chartered’s Gateway Banking makes all the right connections.

Your clients gain: Immediate access to comprehensive corporate banking services in over fifteen key countries in Asia andthe Middle East, including core growth markets such as China, India, UAE, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

You gain: Broader client relationships, client retention and the ability to support your clients wherever they want to go in Asia and the Middle East.

Global trends

Corporations that were once focusing only on domestic markets are now going international. Your clients, who once only dealt with suppliers and customers in your network territory, now deal with trading partners in dozens of countries around the world, especially in the high-growth, resource-rich zones of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Your challenges

As your clients grow their businesses and expand their footprints, they look to you to do the same. With only a domestic or regional presence, how do you:

• Support your clients in regions where you do not have anetwork footprint?
• Broaden and deepen your existing customer relationships?
• Attract new business by participating in global RFPs?
• Defend your client base from international competitors?

Finally, how do you do all of the above without being distracted from your domestic capabilities and core competencies?

We have the answer

Standard Chartered’s Gateway Banking programme gives your network an immediate extension into the most active regions on the global trade map. Today, our programme delivers premium services in:

With a whole range of corporate and commercial banking capabilities, we aim to complement your relationship with the client. You will have a single point of entry to Standard Chartered and its product network in Asia, Africa and the Middle East through our team of dedicated coordinators, relationship managers, and customer service teams in each country, but with a one bank view.

Everyone’s a winner

By entering into a strategic relationship, you get an immediate competitive edge without undertaking a significant investment. Standard Chartered’s Gateway Banking programme offers you and your corporate clients convenient and easy access to our indepth knowledge and experience of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Your customers immediately benefit from access to a large international branch network and product capabilities including cash management, trade finance, foreign exchange and credit facilities.

An integrated client service model provides flexibility. Working with you we ensure that your customers receive the consistent service quality and support they have come to expect from you. A full spectrum of options is available from a straight forward client referral to a comprehensive integration of electronic channels. Ranging from MT940 and MT101 message exchange to full host-to-host integration of banking systems, the service model allowsan expansive fulfillment of transaction banking requirements with
potential for a single point of transaction initiation and reporting view. Our harmonized account documentation makes the set-up process easy and web-based electronic access makes banking simple, allowing your customers to transact locally with suppliers and buyers in their business markets.

Standard Chartered Gateway Banking: It’s about making the right connections

If you would like to find out more about our Gateway Banking programme, please contact:

Haroon Anwar
Haroon.anwar@standardchartered.com