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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83% of StanChart SG employees are in hybrid work arrangements
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.
Standard Chartered invests $500m in BNPL fintech Atome
The partnership is eyeing 16 million customers by 2025.
Standard Chartered targets Singaporean millennials in new ‘smart card’
Cardholders can earn up to 6% cashback first when used in digital subscriptions.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) soars at the ABF Retail Banking Awards 2021
The bank and several of its projects have been recognised by the industry for their remarkable achievements.
Standard Chartered, Cathay, Mastercard launch new credit cards
The credit cards will allow faster earning of Asia Miles and will also provide other privileges.
Commentary
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