What’s Next — Elani van der Laan explains how Standard Bank supports professional accountants

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Elani van der Laan discusses Standard Bank’s tailored solutions for accounting and professional services businesses.

Van der Laan is Head: Accounting & Legal Sectors, Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank and has held the position since 2021.

She boasts nearly 15 years of experience working in the legal sector and has held several notable positions at leading companies.

This included working as a candidate attorney, then as an attorney, for Strydom and Bredenkamp Inc., as an attorney for Leahy and Van Niekerk Attorneys Inc., and as a Director at Leahy Attorneys Inc.

Van der Laan leverages the extensive experience she earned across these positions in her current role at Standard Bank.

The interview

In this What’s Next interview, van der Laan shares how Standard Bank is supporting accounting businesses with financial products that meet the needs of this sector.

She outlines the process that Standard Bank goes through to develop new and relevant solutions that meet the needs of small and medium-sized accounting businesses in South Africa.

Van der Laan then unpacks the biggest challenges in the sector from Standard Bank’s perspective and explains how ESG and sustainability goals factor into this.

She concludes the interview by sharing her advice for accounting businesses that want to stay competitive and meet their goals.

Watch the interview with Elani van der Laan below.