Standard Chartered
Global bank providing custody and reserve banking for digital assets
About
Standard Chartered is a global bank expanding into digital assets, providing custody and reserve banking. It is bringing its crypto custodian Zodia Custody fully into core operations and partners with stablecoin and tokenization initiatives across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Key products
- Founded
- 1969
- HQ
- London, UK
- Stage
- Public
- Funding
- Public (LSE: STAN)
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