Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited (SCBPL) in partnership with the British Deputy High Commission (BDHC), Karachi organized an event to celebrate International Women’s Day with clients, partners, and employees. A panel discussion was held to focus on “DIGITALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” led by Khadija Hashimi – Head, CABM AME and Country Head […]

The 16th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held on 11 and 12 January next year in hybrid format. Themed “Accelerating Transformation: Impact – Inclusion – Innovation”, the Forum will include addresses from more than […]

Standard Chartered announced the launch of the Islamic Sustainable Account (SA) in the UAE. This new product, offered to large corporates, provides clients with the opportunity to embed sustainability into their cash management whilst maintaining daily access to their cash for critical liquidity management needs. Deposits in the Shariah compliant Islamic Sustainable Accounts will be […]

Standard Chartered and Falak Investment Hub announced the launch of the first cohort of the ‘SC Women in Tech’ program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Applications for the program will begin from 28 November and will remain open for a period of around six weeks. The 8-week program aims to support women-led start-ups in […]

Standard Chartered has donated a total of USD 249,000 towards emergency relief and rehabilitation of communities impacted by the recent floods that have caused large-scale devastation all over Pakistan. The selected partners are The Citizens Foundation and Orange Tree Foundation for immediate relief and British Asian Trust for rehabilitation. Both these organisations have extensive experience […]

Standard Chartered and upSWOT, a leading US-based fintech platform that connects business applications (apps) for integrated data analysis, unveiled a firstof-its-kind initiative with a pilot in Singapore that will offer the Bank’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) clients actionable insights and intelligent forecasting capabilities on a single digital platform. Upon signing up for this pilot […]

Standard Chartered announced on the first day of Singapore Fintech Festival the launch of Payouts-as-a-Service (PaaS), a bank-grade fintech solution that allows digital businesses to seamlessly manage one-to-many payments to parties in their ecosystem. Available in five major e-commerce hubs across India, Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE and UK, the Bank is the first leading transaction […]

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, is pleased to share its multiple award wins over the last week. SFF Global FinTech Awards On 3 November 2022, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) announced the award winners of the SFF Global FinTech Awards, at an awards […]

The cryptocurrency world welcomed a new player as the Haqq Platform was launched recently at GITEX Global in Dubai. The new trading platform, operated and managed by the Haqq Association, will allow the general public to trade the Islamic Coin digital currency in compliance with the provisions of Shariah law. “We received an overwhelming response […]

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya will now be able to access working capital financing and a wide range of other business solutions following today’s launch of Solv in Kenya. In addition to providing access to multiple financial institutions, the full-stack platform promises to be a growth partner, one that empowers businesses by […]