Zodia Custody names Julian Sawyer as its new CEO
Sawyer has previously served as CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp, and was co-founder of Starling Bank.
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Fintech Talents 2022: Where are we with open finance?
Speakers at the Fintech Talents Festival sat down to unpack the current state of play with open finance.
Standard Chartered and UpSwot launch pilot for SME business analytics solution
The solution will provide the bank’s SME clients with data-driven insights and forecasting capabilities.
Standard Chartered trials duplicate financing prevention solution
The Trade Financing Validation Service is powered by fintech MonetaGo’s Secure Financing system.
SC Ventures launches digital onboarding platform Appro in UAE
Appro is designed to reduce application times for a range of banking products from several hours to three minutes.
Money 20/20 Europe: How is the rise of fintech transforming the next generation of banking?
Kahina Van Dyke believes the biggest shift in legacy financial services is learning to unlock human potential.
Standard Chartered combines transformation, technology and operations functions
Roel Louwhoff is Standard Chartered’s new chief transformation, technology and operations officer.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 25 March 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
New global head of enterprise transformation at Standard Chartered
Aniruddha Paul moves to Standard Chartered from ING, where he was chief data officer.
Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures launches supply chain finance platform
SC Ventures says TASConnect will unlock “significant value” for organisations.
PRA fines Standard Chartered £46.55m for reporting failures
The penalty is the PRA’s highest ever fine in a PRA-only enforcement case.
Standard Chartered nabs ING COO Louwhoff as new group CTO
Roel Louwhoff joins up with StanChart in Singapore after seven years at ING.
Pedro Sousa Cardoso returns to Emirates NBD as new chief digital officer
Cardoso joins from Standard Chartered, where he worked as a senior managing director.
Standard Chartered to invest $500m in Asia’s largest BNPL platform Atome
Investment forms part of a 10-year partnership to deliver mobile financial services in the region.
Sibos 2021: ISO 20022 “isn’t the solution to all your problems”, says panel
Payments panel at industry conference cautions sector about incoming standard.
Challenger bank Mox appoints former ING exec Barbaros Uygun as CEO
Current CEO Deniz Güven will step down with effect from 27 September.
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Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Standard Chartered sets aside $107m for new digital bank in Singapore
UK-listed lender forms joint venture with Singapore’s National Trades Union Congress.
Swift hires new CTO in former Standard Chartered CISO Cheri McGuire
McGuire says she joins at a time of “pivotal” transformation.
Standard Chartered appoints Anshu Sharma Raja as new CIO of CPBB
She replaces Paul Macpherson, who the bank says is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
Six global banks endorse Swift’s new platform for international payments flows
The transaction management platform is set to launch in November 2022.
Standard Chartered appoints Roel Louwhoff as new technology exec
The former ING exec will begin his new role in November 2021.
Standard Chartered partners Franklin Templeton to launch financial wellness platform
Autumn will allow users to plan and manage their financial and physical wellbeing.
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Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Standard Chartered to launch UK-based cryptocurrency exchange
The new platform will be launched in Q4 2021 in partnership with BC Technology Group.
Barclays hires Standard Chartered’s Demery to support fintech clients
Demery takes over fintech partnerships in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Standard Chartered goes live on Cobalt brokerage platform
Major bank signed up to Cobalt’s network last year.
Standard Chartered signs five-year cloud deal with AWS
The bank deepens its relationship with cloud hosting giant.
Standard Chartered launches Mox Bank in Hong Kong
The virtual bank uses Thought Machine’s core banking system.
Leaked FinCEN files show banks allowed $2trn in suspicious transactions
Major leak of suspicious activity reports shows “mind blowing” scale of money laundering issues.
Standard Chartered Korea brings banking to consumers’ keyboards
“Banks must weave their services into customers’ digital lives”.
Standard Chartered hires new global head of technology
Cat Rüst joins the bank from an executive role at UBS.
Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa sign financial inclusion partnership
The two firms plan to boost services in “key” African markets.
Standard Chartered signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
The bank is shifting a series of systems to the cloud by 2025.
Standard Chartered signs quantum computing research deal with USRA
Standard Chartered to investigate the uses of new technology.
Standard Chartered to launch new savings product, calls for help from fintechs
The bank has set a ‘challenge’ for start-ups on its ‘Fintech Bridge’ network.
Paysafe snaps up Standard Chartered director for chief banking role
Sharp will be in charge of the firm’s payment partner networks.
Standard Chartered launches Banking as a Service solution in Indonesia
The white-label service was incubated at SC Ventures.
Standard Chartered unveils new Hong Kong challenger bank Mox
The bank’s card will be numberless to prevent fraud.
Standard Chartered joins Cobalt post-trade network
Multinational bank seeks to diversify its services to emerging markets.
