About
Empowering cross-border aspirations with tailored banking solutions across emerging markets.
Standard Chartered is a global bank connecting corporate, institutional and affluent clients to cross-border growth across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It offers Corporate & Investment Banking, Transaction Banking, Wealth & Retail (Personal, Priority, Private), SME services and digital platforms like Straight2Bank—anchored by sustainability commitments, local expertise and global insight.
Use Cases
International Wealth Management
Affluent clients use global banking and wealth solutions for investments andlegacy planning.
SME Banking Services
Small businesses leverage online banking, trade finance, and inclusive financingfor growth.
Priority Banking Advisory
Priority clients receive personalized wealth advice and premium investmentservices.
Women-Led SME Support
Women entrepreneurs access tailored financing, insights, and networking via SCWomen’s Network.
Key Features
Institutional Digital Asset Services
- Institutional digital-assets platform to safekeep, trade and tokenise digitalassets via Corporate & Investment Bank and SC Ventures.
- Institutional custody offering; granted Luxembourg licence to providedigital-asset custody services.
- Deliverable spot trading (BTC, ETH) launched for institutional clients via UK branch;integrated with e‑FX platforms.
- Tokenisation products including tokenised deposits and tokenised money marketfunds (TMMFs) for cross‑border treasury and asset tokenisation.
- Collateral & settlement innovations: collateral mirroring programme withOKX/Franklin Templeton and participation in DLT settlement experiments (e.g.,Partior).
Stablecoins, Tokenisation & Strategic Partnerships
- Stablecoins thematic guidance positioning stablecoins for payments, treasuryand cross‑border transfers.
- HKD-backed stablecoin joint venture with Animoca Brands & HKT operating underthe HKMA sandbox.
- Infrastructure and custody partnerships via Zodia (SC Ventures + NorthernTrust) and Zodia Markets for institutional custody and settlement.
- Research and market sizing on tokenisation (USD30.1T by 2034) and thematicinsights on tokenisation, TMMFs and CBDCs.
- Regulatory and institutional positioning: FCA registration, regulated custodylicences and senior digital-asset hires that underscore a compliance-firststrategy.
James Wilson (helps found the Chartered Bank of India
Australia and China under a royal charter from Queen Victoria)
(leads a consortium of businessmen to form the Standard Bank of British South Africa)
John Paterson
Headquarters
🇬🇧 London, England
Website
sc.com
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markets presence globally
30.1T
tokenisation market by 2034 USD