Huawei and Standard Bank South Africa partnered for HMS services

Huawei and Standard Bank, a leading financial institution in South Africa have signed a strategic collaboration. Under this new strategic agreement, Standard Bank will use Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) to launch new digital bank solutions.

The agreement between the two parties aims to provide a digital banking experience for clients who access the Standard Bank banking apps for smartphones. Over the past three years, Huawei and Standard Bank South Africa are working together to build services around Huawei HMS. This will expand the availability of the Standard Bank app to Huawei smart ecosystem in the African region.

The new services also work to include safety detection to authenticate clients using the app and a universal app download campaign. It is also extending the world of digital banking to over 300000 Huawei users.

“Our collaboration introduces the convenience of mobile banking enabling users to access the Standard Bank banking app on their devices and enjoy services such as checking their credit score, opening a savings account, and purchasing airtime, data, or electricity through the banking app,” said Belinda Rathogwa, Executive Head: Digital and eCommerce for Personal and Private Banking at Standard Bank South Africa.

Huawei and Standard Bank will bring better banking services for AppGallery users in the region. To support such developments, Huawei is providing resources, tools, technical support, and incentives to optimize user experience for Huawei devices.

“At Standard Bank, we recognize that technology plays a critical role in driving Africa’s growth and development. With many of our clients accessing the Standard Bank banking app through Huawei devices, we identified the importance of partnering with Huawei to provide clients with digital banking solutions for their needs. We take great pride in our partnership with Huawei South Africa and see it as an opportunity to foster growth and development in Africa,” concludes Rathogwa.

Partnerships:

Huawei has also partnered with other banking services in UAE – including ADCB, ENBD, FAB, Mashreq, ADIB, and Standard Chartered Bank UAE. In Saudi, Huawei is partnering with banks like Alrajhi Bank, SNB Bank, Riyadh Bank, Alinma Bank, and SAB Bank.

These collaborations with different banking services are allowing Huawei smartphone users to get the best user experience.

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