It depends on how you feel about tracking: Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are financial info. In total the label lists 3 data types; 17% of banking apps we checked declare tracking.
Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's developer reports using identifiers to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's developer declared.
Location is not on Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.
Health & Fitness is not on Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Financial InfoSensitiveLinked to you | Card numbers, bank details, credit scores, salary, income, assets or debts. | Pay with Apple Pay where offered so the app never sees your card number, and turn on the app's own login lock. |
| IdentifiersUsed to track youLinked to you | An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted. |
| DiagnosticsNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's label means for you
Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 2 types under “Data Linked to You”, 1 type under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means identifiers from Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.
The items that deserve the most attention are financial info. Financial data is high-value to criminals and is often regulated. Expect it in banking and budgeting apps; question it elsewhere.
Banking apps must collect identity and financial data to work; that is expected. Tracking declarations and third-party advertising SDKs are what to compare. Turn on the app's own biometric login and transaction alerts, and download banking apps only from the bank's own developer account.
Among the 196 banking apps in our snapshot with a label, 17% declare tracking, 91% collect data linked to you and 3% say they collect nothing. Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank lists 3 data types, fewer than the average of 6.6 for this group.
Finance apps need identity and financial data to function. Expect Contact Info and Financial Info; compare apps on tracking and third-party advertising instead.
Settings to check for Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 3
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank track you?
Identifiers. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.
Does Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank behind Face ID
- Find Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
Lock or hide Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank: step-by-step guide →
About Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank
| Developer | The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited |
| App Store category | Finance |
| Latest version | 3.84.0, released October 2026 |
| First released | June 2012 |
| Requires | iOS 15.0 or later |
| Size | 543 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.standardbank.retail.banking |
The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank's developer: Is this app published by my bank's verified developer account?
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Your Standard Bank / Stanbic Bank privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists identifiers under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Financial Info appears on its label.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.