Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered is a multinational bank headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a history dating back to 1853. The bank provides a comprehensive range of banking products and services across various regions, including Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Its operations are segmented into Corporate & Institutional Banking, Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Private Banking. Standard Chartered offers services such as current and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, and wealth management solutions, including investment and portfolio management. Additionally, the bank provides corporate finance services encompassing structured and project financing, strategic advisory, and trade finance, as well as transaction banking services like cash management and securities services. With a workforce of over 86,000 employees and approximately 1,026 branches, Standard Chartered aims to support individuals, businesses, and governments in achieving their financial goals.
Airtel African operations are owned by Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. The company offers mobile voice and data services, fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey telecom solutions for enterprises and national and international long distance services to carriers. Bharti Airtel has over 200 million customers (November 2010) across its operations, including 50 million in Africa. Airtel is driven by the vision of making mobile communications affordable for all to give people the freedom to meet their daily challenges and to drive economic and social development. Airtel is making a positive impact in the communities in which it operates through extending its networks to rural areas and through its education initiatives.
Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited provides broadband Internet access and communication services throughout Africa, specifically targeting markets in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, the company offers mobile broadband Internet, as well as voice and messaging services via its long-term evolution broadband network. Additionally, it supplies WiFi routers, MiFi routers for multiple users, and USB dongles for individual users. The company serves a diverse customer base, including small and medium-sized enterprises, households, and individual users, while also focusing on enhancing Internet penetration in regions with low connectivity. With a potential customer base exceeding 300 million, Smile Telecoms is positioned to expand access to reliable mobile connections, particularly as smartphone usage continues to grow in its operational areas.
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