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Swift’s blockchain-based ledger ready for use
10 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to Swift, 17 banks from six continents are preparing to pilot live transactions, with its shared ledger providing a secure orchestration layer for bank-issued tokenised deposits on their own infrastructure

Standard Chartered and LMAX Group join forces
01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Standard Chartered has executed digital asset prime brokerage trades with LMAX Group, demonstrating a digital asset intermediation model for spot Bitcoin and Ether with T+1 settlement

Standard Chartered makes new appointments in Europe
30 June 2026 UK, Europe
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Margaret Harwood-Jones has been appointed as CEO for Europe and UK and Jörg Hessenmüller as CEO for SCB AG

Clearstream to open Kenya market link
25 June 2026 Kenya
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The domestic link will provide institutional investors with access to the local market through a unique omnibus account structure, supporting Kenyan government bonds, and treasury bills.

Standard Chartered completes inaugural QFI investment
28 May 2026 China
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The bank acted in dual capacities as both the QFI’s custodian and futures margin depository bank, supporting the end-to-end execution of the trade in China Government Bond futures

Standard Chartered to acquire Zodia Custody
18 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Under the proposed acquisition, Zodia Custody’s regulated custody activities will be integrated into Standard Chartered’s existing digital asset custody business

OKX launches a joint framework with Standard Chartered and BlackRock
28 April 2026 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The framework enables OKX clients to hold collateral in regulated, off-exchange custody while trading on the same integrated venue

Standard Chartered appoints Matthiessen
30 March 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Ole Mattheissen has been appointed as global head, Transaction Services and Digital Assets and will lead a newly unified team in Corporate & Investment Banking comprising transaction banking and financing and securities services

Broadridge joins ASIFMA
30 March 2026 Asia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

As a member of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Broadridge joins more than 150 other firms

Malella joins Standard Chartered as Global Head of Payments
09 March 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Naveen Mallela will be based in Singapore and will report to Mahesh Kini, global head of Cash Management, Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered partners with TP ICAP
04 March 2026 UK, Singapore, Hong Kong
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

According to the firm, the partnership will support the global markets infrastructure provider as it expands its matched principal trading activities

First Sentier Group appoints Standard Chartered
21 January 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Building on Standard Chartered’s existing support to First Sentier Group’s MPF Approved Pooled Investment Funds in Hong Kong, this new mandate will help consolidate their Hong Kong-domiciled funds