Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group, with a presence in more than 60 of the world’s most dynamic markets.
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StanChart taps ex-JP Morgan banker as new CIO for North Asia
                                                                                 
                    
                    Cheng was head of Asia Equity Strategy for JP Morgan Private Bank.
                
                                
            StanChart taps ex-JP Morgan banker as new CIO for North Asia
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Cheng was head of Asia Equity Strategy for JP Morgan Private Bank.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    CIMB Islamic, StanChart Saadia enter US$227m Collateralised Commodity Murabahah transaction
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Proceeds will be used for SDG-compliant projects.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered Hong Kong sees metaverse as future of banking
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Banks can make use of AR/VR to offer more personalised services from the safety of clients' homes.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered launches sustainable account solution for SG corporates
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Corporates can allocate their surplus cash to support the net zero agenda.
                    
                                        
                    
                83% of StanChart SG employees are in hybrid work arrangements
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank covered $5.09m in costs in April 2021 to help employees set up home offices.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered opens US$40m Greater Bay Area Centre in Guangzhou
                                                                                                 
                        
                        More than 700 employees are now based in the GBA Centre.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered Hong Kong buys virtual land in metaverse
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The Sandbox’s Mega City district is touted as a culture hub inspired by Hong Kong.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered India appoints Saurabh Jain as new WM head
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Jain first joined Standard Chartered in 2019 as CEO of its Indian securities business.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered, IATA launch airline payment platform in India
                                                                                                 
                        
                        IATA Pay offers instant payment options such as UPI Scan & Pay and UPI Collect.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered names global heads for CPBB business
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Xie Wen and Mohamed Kerain are tasked with growing SC’s CPBB business.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered appoints Jessie Li as head of consumer, private, business banking
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Li served as Hang Seng Bank China deputy chief executive and head of retail banking and wealth.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore releases methodologies on responsible use of AI by financial institutions
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The Veritas Consortium also released an open-source toolkit to help with adoption.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered appoints Roel Louwhoff as chief of tech, operations, and transformation
                                                                                                 
                        
                        He replaces current COO David Whiteing, who is moving back to Australia.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered completes first trade loan referencing USD SOFR in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The trade loan was for Qatar National Bank.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore banks, SGTraDex to develop standards for green trade finance digitalisation
                                                                                                 
                        
                        UOB, DBS, OCBC, and Standard Chartered are participating in the initiative.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered partners with Kredivo to offer BNPL in Indonesia
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Assets of fintech players in the country grew by more than IDR1t or by over $70m.
                    
                                        
                    
                Standard Chartered Hong Kong launch WMC services
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Clients can now purchase SC Hong Kong’s wealth management products.