Tag "Standard Chartered"
Financial Sector Dominates LinkedIn’s ‘Best Workplaces’ in Singapore
LinkedIn has released its Top Companies list for 2024, identifying the 15 best workplaces for career growth in Singapore. Financial institutions dominate this year’s rankings, emphasizing the sector’s focus on employee experience and adaptability in integrating artificial intelligence. The analysis,
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SC Ventures Invests in Sharia-Compliant UK Fintech Algbra
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, has made a strategic investment in Algbra, a UK-based fintech that focuses on ethical and sharia-compliant finance. The financial details of the investment have not been disclosed. Shoal, which is
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Standard Chartered Announces Leadership Changes to Drive Growth and Returns
Standard Chartered has announced a strategic overhaul of its Group management structure, set to take effect on 1 April 2024. This restructuring aims to streamline operations, ensuring a leadership team poised to cut through complexity and boost sustainably higher returns
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Over 10K Users Fuel StanChart’s Innovation via ‘SC Inner Circle’
Standard Chartered Singapore shared that its ‘SC Inner Circle’ initiative, launched in May, has successfully engaged over 10,000 clients. The initiative aims at incorporating direct client feedback into the development of their banking services, seeking to improve user experiences across
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BNPL Payment Option Now Available for StanChart Visa Credit Cards
Payments giant Visa and Standard Chartered have announced a new partnership to introduce Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment option for the bank’s Visa credit cardholders in the Asia Pacific region. Facilitated by the Visa Instalment Solution, this allows cardholders
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MAS Unveils Five New Industry Pilots Under Project Guardian
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has teamed up with the financial industry to expand initiatives related to asset tokenisation. The goal is to enhance the foundational capabilities necessary to scale tokenised markets, ultimately driving institutional adoption of digital assets.
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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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