Tag "Standard Chartered"
Standard Chartered Joins Partior as Founding Partner With Strategic Investment
Standard Chartered announced today at the Singapore Fintech Festival that it has made an investment in Partior and is now a founding shareholder. The sum was not disclosed and is subject to regulatory approvals. Founded by DBS, J.P. Morgan and
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MAS Completes Its First Digital Asset Live Trades Under Project Guardian
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Project Guardian, its project exploring decentralised finance (DeFi) applications in wholesale funding markets, has completed its first live trades. The trades were conducted under Project Guardian’s first industry pilot which saw DBS,
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Meet the 65 Finalists at the SFF Global Fintech Awards 2022
The SFF Global Fintech Awards 2022, presented by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) and supported by PwC Singapore, is themed “Embracing Digital, Charting the New Normal”. 223 submissions were received across nine award categories,
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Standard Chartered Names James Lye as New Global Head of International Banking
Standard Chartered announced the appointment of veteran banker James Lye as Global Head, International Banking, effective 1 November 2022. In this newly created role, James will lead the Group International Banking team and drive focused execution to drive the bank’s
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Trust Bank Hits 100,000 Customer Milestone 10 Days After Launch
Digital bank Trust announced that it has reached 100,000 customers just 10 days after its launch on 1 September 2022. Sign-ups were received from a diverse range of users aged 18 to over 90. Trust is among Singapore’s new wave
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Bukalapak, StanChart Launch Their Digital Banking Service in Indonesia
Indonesian e-commerce platform Bukalapak and Standard Chartered announced that they have officially launched their digital banking service BukaTabungan. BukaTabungan is now available on Google Play Store and will soon be available on the App Store. The offering leverages the reach
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Women Are Disciplined Savers but Only a Third Are Invested, StanChart Survey Says
Women are showing strong interest and intention to invest more with their money, with almost half of them (46%) listing investment as their top goal. However, only 36% of them currently hold an existing investment, according to insights obtained from
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SC Ventures Rolls Out Bank-Agnostic Supply Chain Finance Platform
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has announced the launch of Trade and Supply Chain Connect (TASConnect). TASConnect is a bank-agnostic supply chain finance platform that provides end to end automation, visibility and control of organisations’
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DBS’ Mikkel Larsen Formally Appointed as Climate Impact X’s CEO
Climate Impact X (CIX), a global marketplace and exchange for high-quality carbon credits, has announced the appointment of Mikkel Larsen as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He has been acting as Interim CEO for CIX since 20th May 2021. CIX
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StanChart Makes Largest Fintech Investment of US$500 Million in Atome in BNPL Play
Standard Chartered plans to provide US$500 million in financing to Atome Financial, the parent company of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Atome, as part of 10-year multi-product strategic partnership. The bank said this financing is its largest strategic investment
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