Standard Chartered is a British multinational banking and financial services company that operates a network of more than 1,200 branches and outlets. The bank has operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Standard chartered is a global business, with customers across 70 countries and a staff of over 87,000. The name Standard Chartered comes from the names of the two banks from which it was formed by merger in 1969: The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, and Standard Bank of British South Africa.