Standard Chartered stories

Qubitra, backed by SC Ventures and Fujitsu, maps out quantum apps and a marketplace to push finance use cases into production by 2026.

Squirro rolls out long-term support AI update aimed at frictionless, governed generative workflows in tightly regulated enterprises.

10x Banking and Singapore’s audax have teamed up to help banks launch full digital services in six months while phasing out legacy cores.

Singapore hosts nearly half of Southeast Asia’s 1,089 green-tech firms, cementing its role as the region’s climate innovation hub.

Outsized has launched Bench, a platform that rapidly connects finance firms in Australia with nearly 3,000 pre-vetted independent professionals on demand.

Forrester's Total Experience Score reveals most Singapore banks fail to deliver customer experiences matching their brand promises, with Citibank and DBS leading.

AirTrunk secures Singapore's largest SGD $2.25bn green loan to develop SGP2, a sustainable hyperscale data centre with cutting-edge eco-friendly design.

Standard Chartered partners with Alibaba to accelerate AI adoption in finance, aiming to enhance customer service and sustainability efforts.

Gresham appoints Hayley Zhu as Sales Director to drive growth and lead strategy across Asia-Pacific’s evolving financial technology landscape.

Singapore's Moneythor launches AI Suite to help banks deliver personalised, proactive banking experiences and boost customer engagement globally.

Maybank leads RM2.5 billion Islamic financing for DayOne's green data centres in Johor, part of a RM15 billion dual-currency deal supporting sustainable digital infrastructure.

Climate X’s report reveals that most major banks are ill-prepared for climate risks, with only 7 of 50 meeting over half the criteria.

GTreasury partners with Necto to expand API connectivity in APAC, enhancing its ClearConnect Gateway with seamless data integration from additional regional banks.

Cryptocurrencies are reshaping finance much like Netflix transformed home entertainment, with traditional institutions facing a critical decision: adapt or risk obsolescence.

REGnosys has open-sourced its regulatory language Rune to FINOS, aiming to streamline compliance and reduce UK banks' annual reporting costs of up to GBP £4.5 billion.

James Berry joins global technology solutions provider, Diversified, as new managing director of APAC. The former Atos MD brings 30+ years of experience across technology and financial services sectors.

Tradeshift, the B2B eCommerce and fintech platform, hires veteran financial executive Iain Balchin as its new CFO, focusing on expanding network and monetising services.

ADVANCE.AI, a Southeast Asian digital ID and risk management provider, has won the ASEAN Fintech Award at the Global Fintech Awards.

Red Piranha adds Nicola Nicol, David Plisek, and Terry Walsh to its Corporate Advisory Panel to support its executive team in addressing industry challenges.

Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with Microsoft to become a cloud-first bank, embracing virtual banking, open banking, and banking-as-a-service.