SC Ventures, the fintech investment and incubation division of Standard Chartered, has reportedly launched Labamu, which is described as an invoicing and billing platform for SMEs that are based in the APAC region. Starting in Indonesia, Labamu will reportedly provide SMEs with digital billing, catalogue,… Read More
Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) expects global economic growth, led by nations such as the UK, China, and the US, to be broadly flat in 2025, slowing slightly to 3.1% from 3.2% in 2024. This, following the recent US elections. Standard Chartered noted in its detailed… Read More
Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, has partnered with Standard Chartered to enhance Global Dollar (USDG) and Lift Dollar (USDL) reserve management. Through this collaboration, Standard Chartered will provide cash management, trading, and custody services, strengthening the infrastructure supporting the “trusted” digital assets… Read More
GFO-X announces ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial as partners ahead of launch in Q1 2025. GFO-X is the UK’s regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. GFO-X has been working with these partners to deliver the… Read More
Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has announced its digital asset custody service in the UAE. The offering has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a global financial hub, “following the memorandum of understanding (MoU)… Read More
We recently connected with Kelvin Tan, CEO of audax, a corporate venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank. Before transitioning to a full-time career as an entrepreneur, Kelvin held multiple roles at Standard Chartered Bank — from Transaction Banking to Retail Products and Payments to… Read More
Real-World Asset Tokenization: A Game Changer for Global Trade, a new paper released by Standard Chartered and Synpulse, predicts that demand for overall tokenized assets could reach USD 30.1 trillion by 2034, and that trade finance assets “could become one of the top three tokenized… Read More
Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) announced the launch of its new Open Banking Marketplace, which is described as being a one-stop platform that enables both existing and prospective clients to discover, identify, and test application programming interfaces (APIs) that best meets their business objectives in a… Read More
Checkout.com, the global payments service provider, announced today a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered as their cash management bank “to bring improved operational and performance to Checkout.com’s merchants in the region.” The partnership leverages technology to “integrate payment systems and deliver an infrastructure that will… Read More
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, is partnering with SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial conglomerate, to establish a Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The parties say that they intend “to capitalize the vehicle with… Read More
Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, announces that it has “received its registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).” This follows on from the firm “receiving cryptoasset registration from the UK’s… Read More
Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian whose shareholders include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings and Northern Trust, is launching SAF3, the real-time digital asset custody platform in Australia, designed for institutions. SAF3 has been built by institutions for institutions, and will be “launched in Australia… Read More
Global bank Standard Chartered has announced the release of a Banking as a Service (BaaS) offering. The new service arrives via SC Ventures, the bank’s fintech and innovation subsidiary. SC Ventures was established in 2018 as a new business unit to lead digital innovation. Standard… Read More
Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) and Ant Group entered into an agreement to deepen their partnership in driving green and inclusive finance, global fund management and sustainable development. Both parties will jointly contribute “to tackling global issues such as climate change and ocean protection.” Dr. José… Read More
Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust and SBI Holdings, is announcing its collaboration with Hidden Road Partners, the global credit network for institutions, to provide secure access to digital assets for institutions. As a result of… Read More
Bradley Duke, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at the crypto ETP provider ETC Group has shared key insights on the Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions report. It was mentioned in Reuters this week that Standard Chartered announced in a research… Read More
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s (LON: STAN) innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has exited its stake in Metaco SA, a Swiss-based tech firm offering critical software infrastructure that enables institutions to issue, secure, manage and trade digital assets. SC Ventures was “one of the early… Read More
Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, and LMAX Digital, the regulated institutional crypto currency exchange operated by LMAX Group, announce a collaboration to deliver institutional-grade trading infrastructure and custody services for the European leading Alternative Asset… Read More
Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) and one of the “largest” merchant acquirers, Worldpay from FIS, have announced a strategic partnership “to expand the market coverage of, and enable new capabilities on, Straight2Bank Pay, the Bank’s one-stop digital collections gateway for merchants.” This global partnership is considered… Read More
Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in order “to collaborate on digital assets, including digital asset custody.” Subject to regulatory approval, Standard Chartered plans “to launch digital asset custody services, starting in DIFC and… Read More
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