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Standard Chartered backs StraitsX stablecoins

Standard Chartered Bank is stepping deeper into the stablecoin space through a strategic partnership with StraitsX, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin issuer, to strengthen the reserve management of its US Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins, XUSD and XSGD.

18 February 2025

News/crypto

Standard Chartered anchors HK dollar-backed stablecoin joint venture

Standard Chartered has formed a joint venture partnership with Animoca Brands and HKT to issue a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin.

17 February 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Standard Chartered supports ChinaAMC in launch of tokenized money market fund

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited is pleased to announce that it is supporting China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (“ChinaAMC (HK)”) to launch the first tokenised retail money market fund in Asia Pacific tentatively by the end of February as its digital asset service provider, with Standard Chartered Trustee (Hong Kong) Limited acting as the Open-Ended Fund Company custodian for the fund.

13 February 2025

News/ai

Standard Chartered launches AI-powered FX insight videos

Standard Chartered is using AI to create short videos giving its retail customers in Asia the latest foreign exchange insights.

07 February 2025

News/crypto

Standard Chartered predicts bitcoin will hit $500,000 in the next three years

Standard Chartered's head of digital assets Geoffrey Kendrick is forecasting that bitcoin could hit a high of $500,000 over the next three years.

06 February 2025

Company announcement/startups

SC Ventures and KiyaAI launch Akashaverse e-commerce and lifestyle hub

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, in partnership with KiyaAI, a digital solutions provider, is launching Akashaverse, an entertainment, social, ecommerce and lifestyle hub that is using immersive technologies and artificial intelligence.

23 January 2025

News/payments

Standard Chartered revamps FX payments suite

Standard Chartered has launched SC PrismFX, a broad suite of foreign exchange and payment services tailored to the specific needs of banks, PayTech's and corporate clients.

21 January 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Standard Chartered granted licence in Luxembourg to offer digital asset custody services

Standard Chartered today announced the opening of its new entity in Luxembourg, to act as its European Union (EU) regulatory entry point for the provision of crypto and digital asset custody services to EU clients, following implementation of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Regulation.

13 January 2025

News/startups

Standard Chartered launches due diligence startup for carbon markets

SC Ventures, the fintech invesment and incubation arm of Standard Chartered, has collaborated with the startup studio of French multinational utility Engie Group, to launch Qatalyst, a due diligence platform for carbon finance markets.

13 January 2025

News/startups

SC Ventures launches invoicing and billing fintech to SMEs in Apac

SC Ventures, the fintech investment and incubation arm of Standard Chartered, has launched Labamu, an invoicing and billing platform for SMEs in Apac.

06 January 2025

News/crypto

Standard Chartered inks reserve management deal for Paxos stablecoins

Standard Chartered has agreed a deal to provide cash management, trading, and custody services for Paxos stablecoins.

13 December 2024

Company announcement/wholesale

Standard Chartered and Ant International demonstrate intra-group blockchain-based SGD settlement

Standard Chartered and Ant International today announced the successful completion of SGD-denominated liquidity transfers between its entities using Ant International’s blockchain-based Whale platform.

06 November 2024