Tag "Standard Chartered"
StanChart’s Zodia Custody Expands to Singapore
Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by banks, has expanded to Singapore. Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings and Northern Trust are among Zodia’s shareholders. According to Zodia, it is the first entity owned by, and partnered with, banks to provide
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StanChart and Atome Form First-Of-Its-Kind Lender of Record Partnership
Standard Chartered announced that it has formed the first-of-its-kind Lender of Record partnership in Singapore with buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Atome to co-create and offer a wide suite of mobile-first consumer payment solutions and financial services. This is
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StanChart Appoints Singapore-Based Global Sustainability and Net Zero Lead
Standard Chartered has appointed Dana Barsky as its Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero where she will be based in Singapore. In her new role, Dana will drive key sustainability agenda items that include overseeing the group’s delivery
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MAS Proposes Digital Asset Framework, Expands Project Guardian Scope
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a report proposing a framework for designing open, interoperable networks for digital assets. The report Enabling Open & Interoperable Networks was jointly developed with the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Committee on
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StanChart and SMU Launches Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator
Standard Chartered Bank has launched a new Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator in partnership with Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lien Centre for Social Innovation. The Incubator is funded by the bank’s US$300,000 donation to the university to support female entrepreneurship focused
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StanChart Embarks on Layoffs Across Singapore, London and Hong Kong Hubs
Standard Chartered has begun the process of cutting more than 100 jobs across its Singapore, London and Hong Kong offices to trim costs by more than US$1 billion by 2024, according to a Bloomberg report. Previously, the bank had aimed
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StanChart Partners FIS’ Worldpay to Simplify Payment Experience for Merchants
Standard Chartered has partnered with Worldpay from FIS to expand the market coverage and enable new capabilities on the bank’s one-stop digital collections gateway for merchants, Straight2Bank Pay. Both entities are collaborating to develop a comprehensive suite of digital collections
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Bitcoin Poised to Reach US$100,000 by End-2024, Says StanChart Researcher
Bitcoin is likely to reach US$100,000 by the end of next year in a sign that the crypto winter might be waning, according to lead researcher at Standard Chartered, Geoff Kendrick in a note on April 24. As the bank’s
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SC Ventures Invests in Financial Planning Advisor BetterTradeOff
BetterTradeOff (BTO), a Singaporean fintech offering online financial advisor solution, has secured an undisclosed sum from Standard Chartered’s investment arm SC Ventures, according to a report by The Edge Singapore. Standard Chartered Bank has an existing partnership with BTO in
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Standard Chartered Trained Over 8,000 Staff in a Bid to Futureproof Its Talent
Standard Chartered Bank has trained over 8,000 of its employees in Singapore as a part of its S$8 million investment to futureproof its talent. The bank has a growing suite of training and upskilling programmes offered through its Singapore-based global
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