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- Improved speed of delivery of Web site by 500%
- Increased secure online transaction performance by 100%
- Enabled annual infrastructure and significant operating savings
- Supports significant growth in online banking application adoption
- Supported 20% increase in online banking transaction volume
- Gained agility to quickly expand into emerging markets
With a banking heritage spanning more than 150 years, Standard Chartered Bank is a leader in global banking, offering comprehensive wholesale, retail, private and Islamic banking services to corporations and individuals across the globe. While headquartered in London, Standard Chartered Bank operates in some of the world's most dynamic markets, leading the way in Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. As a global company with a significant customer base in each continent, the firm's mission is to be the world's best international bank. Web sites localized for each market help Standard Chartered Bank promote its brand and demonstrate its commitment to customers globally.
"Akamai's acceleration solution was a natural choice for us given both the performance and cost benefits," says Aman Narain, Head of Remote Banking, Consumer Banking for Standard Chartered Bank. "Its capabilities and massive global computing platform have lived up to our demanding performance and availability requirements. We now host our corporate Web site content on Akamai's platform for superior availability – and fast delivery – globally."
"Akamai gives us the agility to quickly enter markets such as China or Africa without incurring huge capital investment in local data centers" concludes Narain.
"Akamai gives us the agility to quickly enter markets such as China or Africa without incurring huge capital investment in local data centers."
-Aman Narain, Head of Remote Banking, Consumer Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
