Transaction Banking Internship Programme Hongkong 2026

Standard Chartered

  • Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 hours ago
Transaction Banking Internship Programme - 2026Our Transaction Banking division delivers innovative solutions across cash management, international trade, supply chain finance, working capital, and treasury advisory. We empower clients to manage their daily operations through cutting-edge digital platforms and data-driven insights that fuel smarter decisions and sustainable growth.About the Internship Programme - how you'll learn and growJoin a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. You'll get the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals, tackle real business challenges, and discover what it's like to be part of a global organisation. You'll build valuable skills, contribute to innovative projects, and form connections to last throughout your career. Many interns go on to join us as graduates - this could be where your journey begins.The programme will support your skills development:
  • 10-week summer internship
  • A structured induction and orientation
  • Classroom learning on our products, platforms and business
  • On-the-job training and technical seminars
  • Support from managers, mentors and buddies
  • Networking events with senior leaders
  • Opportunities to contribute to community initiatives
Where you could workDuring the assessment process, we'll help match you to the role that best fits your strengths and interest:
  • Digital Channel Solutions: Harnessing technology, data, and digital innovation to build a more inclusive and sustainable future for clients and communities.
  • Cash Management: Delivering seamless account services, payment and collection solutions, liquidity management, and transactional FX to help clients optimise their cash flow.
  • Trade: Financing international trade for corporate clients, supporting global commerce through trade finance, supply chain solutions, and risk mitigation.
  • Implementation: Leading client onboarding and product delivery, acting as the bridge between strategy and execution.
  • Transaction Banking Sales: Driving business growth by identifying client needs, shaping product solutions, and building long-term relationships
Bring the skills and we'll help you build your careerWe believe that diverse skills drive innovation, which is why we welcome students from all degree disciplines and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. You'll also have:
  • A strong academic performance and extracurricular involvement.
  • The ability to work within a team with agility and resilience.
  • Ability to think analytically with attention to detail.
  • A passion for dynamic, fast-paced environments.
  • Excellent project management and communication skills.
  • The permanent legal right to work in the country you're applying to.
  • You must be a penultimate year student and available to intern in June 2026 and start full-time in July 2027.
*Internships start in April in India.Key Dates
  • Assessment Centres: November 2025.
  • Start Date: June 2026
Exceptions
  • UK & UAE: Candidates requiring visa sponsorship will be considered.
  • UAE: Priority is given to UAE nationals.
  • US: We will only accept applications from individuals who have the permanent right to work in the USA.
About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)We support a wide range of clients - from local businesses to global corporations, governments, banks, and institutional investors - with their transaction banking, financial markets, and financing needs.
  • Serving over 20,000 clients across 54 markets, we operate in some of the world's fastest-growing economies and most active trade corridors.
  • Our deep local presence enables us to co-create tailored solutions and connect clients to investors, suppliers, buyers, and sellers.
  • Our products and services help clients move capital, manage risk, and invest to create wealth.
About Standard CharteredWe're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.Together we:
  • Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
  • Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
  • Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
What we offerIn line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
  • Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
  • Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
  • Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
  • Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
  • A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
  • Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
Recruitment AssessmentsSome of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.Visit our careers website38462

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