Itaú, Wells Fargo and StanChart make $100m club loan on blockchain
Proof of concept used R3’s Corda Connect platform.
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Standard Chartered teams with Instabase for clever KYC
As the fintech comes out of the bank’s eXellerator.
Trade Information Network launched by seven banks to transform trade finance
CGI selected to provide tech to Trade Information Network.
BLOM Bank first in Lebanon to launch Swift gpi service
BLOM Bank says it’s “now more than ever ready for the future of cross-border payments”.
Standard Chartered opens eXellerator lab in London
The third lab for the international bank.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Standard Chartered and Huawei tackling corporate payments with IoT
The bank aims to enable triggering instructions in real-time through APIs, rather than through manual paper or e-mail.
Standard Chartered applies for HK virtual licence for new bank
The upcoming digital bank also got a new CEO.
Standard Chartered and Siemens to pilot blockchain-based smart guarantees
Collaborating with digital trade provider TradeIX.
Hong Kong banks setting up trade finance blockchain platform
With ambitions of expansion across industries and jurisdictions.
Silent Eight speaks up for Standard Chartered’s regtech
Applying machine learning and NLP to name screening processes.
Top fintech stories this week – 29 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Ant Financial turns to Standard Chartered for blockchain payments
Standard Chartered becomes core partner bank.
Standard Chartered Hong Kong to apply for virtual banking licence
To grab a share of the digital and financial inclusion markets.
SuperCharger’s latest programme raises $14.4m and inks 47 deals
SuperCharger accelerator results in 47 deals after 12 weeks, and a lot of funding.
Standard Chartered brings eXellerator innovation lab to Hong Kong
Shiny, speedy and 10,000 square feet.
Standard Chartered hit with $4.8m fine for AML and CFT breaches
Risk management and controls were “unsatisfactory”.
Standard Chartered unveils group’s first-ever digital bank in Africa
The pilot location for the new digital bank is Côte d’Ivoire.
Big guns team up for Marco Polo blockchain trade finance initiative
BNP, Commerzbank and ING joined by Standard Chartered, DNB, and OP Financial Group.
Standard Chartered signs for Moneythor’s digital banking toolkit
The project is in line with Standard Chartered’s objective to be “the digital bank with a human touch”.
Standard Chartered creates fintech investment unit
New adventures beckon as SC Ventures plans to invest in fintechs and other start-ups.
Top ten insurtech stories in 2017
Time for a near total recall of the insurance scene in 2017.
Standard Chartered and Ant Financial buckle up for Belt and Road drive
They target expanding their fintech clout along the “Belt and Road Initiative” route.
Proposed M-Wallet Rules Don’t Hinder Samsung Pay Launch
While the Indian government works toward a digital economy, the Reserve Bank of India is soliciting feedback through March 31 on guidelines for prepaid payment instruments that could adversely affect issuers of prepaid products, including mobile wallets.
