A message from Standard Bank
The Standard Bank of South Africa has identified an incident involving unauthorised access to select data, and we immediately took steps to secure our environment and mitigate the impact.
Our transactional systems remain secure and operational, and available to all our clients and employees.
Our teams, supported by experts, have launched a full investigation into this incident.
We operate within a robust regulatory framework and fully comply with all applicable obligations.
We will directly notify the select number of clients that are affected. We have increased our monitoring and encourage our clients to remain vigilant.
The safety and security of our clients’ information is, and remains, our top priority.
FAQs
24 March 2026
Has there been any impact on client accounts or banking transactional systems?
Our transactional banking systems were not accessed, remain secure and operational, and available to all our clients and employees. As a result, no clients’ funds are affected and accounts remain secure. Our services are running normally.
What data has been accessed?
The investigation is ongoing and we will directly notify the select number of clients whose data may have been affected.