Standard Chartered commits $75bn to sustainable development
Infrastructure projects to get $40bn, whilst renewable energy and clean tech to get $35bn.
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Standard Chartered snaps up top fintech exec
Kahina van Dyke joins Standard Chartered CCIB from from Ripple.
Standard Chartered sets up Singapore-based venture with Assembly Payments
The new payments venture is designed to help ecommerce merchants.
Standard Chartered signs Infor Nexus trade finance deal
Bank to offer Infor data matching service to clients.
Bank-backed blockchain trade platform Contour launches in Singapore
Contour is built on R3’s Corda platform.
US and UK regulators take lead on AML fines for 2019
37 of the 58 fines were handed out by American and British regulators.
Standard Chartered pinches new global head of cybersecurity from Singtel
David McLinton also spent time as JP Morgan Chase’s CISO.
Standard Chartered “first” bank to offer public platform to track payment status
The bank is ready for Swift’s November 2020 payments confirmation deadline.
Standard Chartered appoints new CIO of corporate, commercial & institutional banking
Rene W. Keller joins Standard Chartered from Deutsche Bank.
2019’s largest regulatory fines
The biggest charges levied by regulators this year, summarised for you.
Sberbank CTO: Banks are ‘no less’ fintech than tech upstarts
“We [the banks] are fintechs,” says Sberbank’s CTO
AML start-up Silent Eight raises $6.2m in Series A funding
The round included Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures.
Standard Chartered taps Quantexa to boost AML controls
Dynamic entity resolution and network analytics to be implemented at the bank.
Open Banking Expo 2019: Innovation by regulation is a “flawed idea”
Panel believes that banks and partners can be trusted to innovate without deadlines.
Standard Chartered latest bank to join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The bank will aim to deepen the EEA’s blockchain research.
Standard Chartered opens second innovation lab in Hong Kong
The hub will be located at the bank’s 42-storey skyscraper in central Hong Kong.
Thought Machine to power Standard Chartered’s new Hong Kong bank
Vendor to underpin digital bank’s new products.
Viva Republica cosies up to Standard Chartered in plan to form Korean challenger
A successful licence bid would create the third internet bank in the country.
ACS19: Bank execs need cybersecurity safe space
90% of breaches at firms are still attributed to employees clicking on phishing emails.
Reshaping the banking experience
It’s time to stop looking at digital as the only key to client satisfaction.
Standard Chartered Bank launches Shanghai eXellerator lab
It will tap into China’s advances in artificial intelligence, biometrics and mobile payments.
Standard Chartered and Linklogis debut joint transaction on blockchain platform
The bank leveraged Linklogis’ WeQChain platform.
soCash raises $6m in Series B
The round was led by Glory Ltd, SC Ventures and Vertex Ventures to expand their footprint.
Symphony goes global to the tune of $165m funding
Standard Chartered, MUFG and other existing investors participated in the round.
Standard Chartered partners with IBM to launch Trade AI Engine
Aims to significantly automate trade document processing.
Standard Chartered gets customer experience revamp with Avaya
The bank will implement the Avaya OneCloud Private solution.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 March 2019
Teradata’s event coverage, Sopra Steria acquired SAB, and other news.
Standard Chartered fined $1.1bn for bad AML and sanctions breach
Both US and UK regulators have imposed large penalties.
Standard Chartered gets its head in the open banking game
This means the launch of three initiatives to incentivise partnerships and innovation.
Standard Chartered to launch virtual bank in Hong Kong
To be conducted under a new entity in Hong Kong.
StanChart’s new platform connects start-ups and investors
SC Ventures Fintech Bridge will serve as a nexus for industry players linked to the bank.
StanChart to set up digital SME platform in India
Will offers business loans, invoice/supply chain financing, and commercial insurance.
Swift unveils e-voting PoC on blockchain
Alongside SLIB, SGX, Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
StanChart braces for $900m fines over US and UK banking issues
Bank sets aside money for potential penalties over FX and crime controls.
StanChart seeks supply chain finesse with Linklogis
Bank will use firm’s digital blockchain for clients in China.
Standard Chartered launches African digital banking phase two
Bringing its new service to four countries.
New York regulator fines Standard Chartered $40m for forex rigging
Old gits, a den of thieves and the usual suspects.
Indian banks unveil blockchain-linked funding for SMEs
The 11 lenders include ICICI, Axis, Yes Bank and Standard Chartered.
Standard Chartered cutting jobs in UAE
Its digital activity comes at a heavy price.
StanChart first in Hong Kong for digital savings account on-boarding
HKID security features validation and facial recognition.
