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Deutsche Bank confirms Nick Bone appointment
07 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Deutsche Bank has officially confirmed that Nicholas Bone has been appointed to the newly created role of head of sales, UK, Middle East and Africa for Securities Services

Nelius De Groot joins BNY Mellon
04 October 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Lucy Carter

BNY Mellon has appointed Nelius De Groot as head of market and execution services for APAC, effective immediately

Standard Chartered and Allen & Overy launch payment guide
07 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

Guide regulations cover regulatory frameworks and licensing schemes across key markets in Asia to help corporates and fintechs navigate evolving global payments landscape

Ron Kaim swaps Tonic for SimCorp
04 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In his new role, Kaim will be responsible for connecting external systems and solutions

BlockFills picks Zodia Custody to provide its customers digital asset market-access
29 June 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The partnership, equipping BlockFills with a connection to the FCA-registered digital asset custody platform, will designate BlockFills as a trusted component for institutions that may require regulated custody and higher levels of regulatory complia

Standard Chartered appoints Hariharan and Pei
28 June 2023 India
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Standard Chartered has made two senior appointments in its transaction banking business, with Kashinath Hariharan (pictured) and Yigen Pei being named heads of transaction banking and cash management

Singapore authorities report on interoperable digital asset networks
26 June 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been working in partnership with industry firms through its Project Guardian initiative to test the viability of asset tokenisation and decentralised finance in financial services

Strate gains new e-Voting clients
13 June 2023 South Africa
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Standard Chartered Bank and Sanlam Investment Management have joined Strate’s fully digital e-Voting platform

Zodia Custody hires Jaworek
31 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ronnie Jaworek, former Rising Star winner at SFT’s Industry Excellence Awards, has joined Zodia Custody as business development manager

Standard Chartered completes Hong Kong acquisition of RBC Investor Services Trust
24 May 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: AST

The acquisition will be rolled into a newly approved entity named Standard Chartered Trustee (Hong Kong), with Standard Chartered’s existing HK trust services also being merged into SC Trustee over time

Standard Chartered signs MoU with Dubai International Financial Centre to collaborate on digital assets
10 May 2023 UAE
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The MOU aims to foster cooperation between Standard Chartered’s wider digital assets agenda and the DIFC’s Innovation Hub, Dubai’s hub for fintech start-ups

BNY Mellon welcomes Maxime de Guillebon
18 April 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Guillebon was previously CEO of Zodia Custody, the crypto custodian backed by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust