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Standard Chartered makes significant investment in value exchange Partior
04 November 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The investment is part of an initiative to accelerate Standard Chartered’s deployment of blockchain technology across its global wholesale payments and settlements network, while also expanding the use of Partior’s technology in global capital market

Standard Chartered launches payouts solution
03 November 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Standard Chartered has launched a programmable payouts solution, Payouts-as-a-Service, which allows digital businesses to manage payments to parties in their ecosystem

Standard Chartered leads pilot to digitise the trade distribution market
02 November 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The project aims to digitise the trade distribution market by transforming trade assets into transferable instruments that are more transparent and accessible to investors

FAB and UBS to use CLSNet
31 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The platform standardises and centralises post-trade processes, reducing risk and improving efficiency and liquidity across the global market for foreign exchange market participants

Standard Chartered launches Trade Track-It
10 October 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Standard Chartered has launched Trade Track-It, a digital trade transaction portal providing 24/7, near real-time end-to-end visibility of trade transaction status globally

SWIFT achieves CBDC-to-CBDC transactions between different DLT networks
05 October 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SWIFT said this marks a “major milestone” for the industry toward “enabling CBDCs and tokenised assets’ smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem”

Paul Hedges joins BNY Mellon network management
27 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNY Mellon has appointed Paul Hedges as lead specialist within its global network management team

Taulia collaborates with Standard Chartered on working capital finance solutions
22 September 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Fintech provider Taulia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Standard Chartered to collaborate on working capital finance solutions. The announcement follows SAP’s acquisition of Tualia earlier this year

Northern Trust appoints Michael Buzza as global network management head
21 September 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Buzza to front global network at Chicago-based bank, coordinating market access and market information for digital assets and financial markets area

Stephen Pemberton leaves HSBC
20 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Previously based in Asia for 18 years, Pemberton has recently moved back to his native UK, though his next role is unknown

Standard Chartered completes first Trade Financing Validation Service pilot test
08 September 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Accessible through SWIFT’s Application Programming Interface, the service is the first global solution to be available globally across markets

SWIFT applies predictive analytics to reduce processing errors in cross-border transactions
31 August 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Bob Currie

This solution analyses previous payments transactions conducted over the SWIFT network, on an anonymised basis, to identify potential errors in payee details and other trade information that may cause the payment to be processed incorrectly