For the past 15 years, blockchain has been attempting to transform the global financial system. Or, if you listen to some of the earlier adherents of the digital asset sector, attempting to replace it. However, the inherently anonymous nature of the crypto industry’s web3 technology...
Standard Chartered has made a number of changes to its leadership team. The British banking giant announced Tuesday (March 11) that it had appointed Roberto Hoornweg, head of financial markets, and Sunil Kaushal, regional CEO for Africa and the Middle East, to serve as co-heads of corporate and investment...
Standard Chartered Ventures and SBI Holdings are forming a $100 million company to back cryptocurrency startups. The new venture will be based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and target market infrastructure, risk and compliance, decentralized finance (DeFi) and tokenization projects, the company told CoinDesk on Thursday (Nov....
Singapore-based company Silent Eight, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combat financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing, reportedly aims to be ready for an initial public offering (IPO) by the end of 2025. The firm aspires to list on the Nasdaq in the...
October 15, 2020
Cross-border payments are a necessary, yet often frustrating part of the world economy, with international transactions prone to overlapping government regulations, excessive fees and slow processing times. These difficulties are due to a process called correspondent banking, in which transactions must also be funneled through multiple financial institutions (FIs) before they reach their final destinations. […]
April 23, 2024
Standard Chartered has partnered with Visa to facilitate cross-border B2B payments for the bank’s corporate clients. The bank has joined the Visa B2B Connect multilateral payment network and has become Visa’s new settlement partner for a set of currencies, the companies said in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The solution will launch first for clients of Standard Chartered […]
March 12, 2024
Standard Chartered has made a number of changes to its leadership team. The British banking giant announced Tuesday (March 11) that it had appointed Roberto Hoornweg, head of financial markets, and Sunil Kaushal,...
November 09, 2023
Standard Chartered Ventures and SBI Holdings are forming a $100 million company to back cryptocurrency startups. The new venture will be based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and target market infrastructure, risk...
September 22, 2023
Singapore-based company Silent Eight, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combat financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing, reportedly aims to be ready for an initial public offering (IPO)...
