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As Australian businesses continue to invest and grow internationally, they face a number of challenges across diverse regulatory, political and cultural environments.

Our strategic relationship

To meet customer needs, Westpac has established a strategic relationship with Standard Chartered Bank, which has been a major banking force in Asia since the 1850's. This relationship combines Westpac's focus on Australasia with Standard Chartered Bank's established presence in and knowledge of the business environment in Asia to create a powerful Australian-Asian banking service.

Significant customer benefits

Through this strategic relationship, customers have access to:

• 260 offices in 21 countries in Asia - the broadest representation in Asia offered by a major Australian bank
• 150 years experience in Asia – benefit from extensive local knowledge
• Performance guarantees and bid bonds – delivered by a 'local' bank to secure deals
• Transaction accounts in foreign and local Asian currencies
• Credit facilities negotiated with Westpac – funds released in Asia
• Online banking via DeskBank – view account balances and transfer funds in Asia from your PC (only available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand)
• A telephone line during business hours in Australia for all Asian account inquiries – no need to chase time zones

Countries in Asia

Standard Chartered Bank has branches and representative offices in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.