Standard Chartered PLC is a British
multinational banking and
financial services company headquartered in
London. It operates a network of more than 1,200 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) across more than 70 countries and employs around 87,000 people. It is a
universal bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite its UK base, it does not conduct
retail banking in the UK, and around 90% of its profits come from
Asia,
Africa and the
Middle East.