Leveraging a global presence and more than 150 years of successful banking heritage in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, we deliver innovative, award-winning financial services solutions to power our corporate clients’ ambitions. Our success – and that of our clients – is a direct result of our local expertise and strong domestic presence across our network in emerging markets.

Your partner for growth

We provide corporate clients with a comprehensive range of capabilities and solutions, from facilitating working capital needs to sophisticated capital raising solutions.

With a proud history as a trade bank, we offer a full scope of innovative, customised solutions in cash management, trade finance and securities services. As one of the first to recognise the importance of integrating its cash and trade businesses, we focus on facilitating your working capital and supply chain financing needs for, in and out of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

To meet your risk management, financing and investment needs, we provide innovative foreign exchange, risk management, capital raising and corporate finance solutions.

And for corporates which are thinking of expansion, we provide innovative and pioneering solutions that can help accelerate that process. Capitalising on our comprehensive on-the-ground knowledge and strong international perspective, we provide customised solutions, especially in cross-border trade and investment flows, including corporate advisory, project and export finance, structured trade finance, and structured finance.

Smart, Digital and Sustainable Treasury Wins the Day

Standard Chartered embraces the art of possible, taking home 11 Awards for its innovative digital and ESG-focused transaction banking solutions With an advisory solutions-based approach, a focus on ease of integration, and innovation through collaboration driving co-creation of solutions with…

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What’s Driving Renewed Interest in Treasury SSCs and RTCs?

Today we are seeing a renewed focus on RTCs and SSCs. What is driving this change?

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When Smart Treasury Meets the Real Economy

In the real economy, where trading activities come face to face with real-world pressures, business strategies and models need to evolve sustainably.

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Our Latest Podcasts

Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Smart Treasury: Future-Proofing Your Department
With digitisation accelerating at a remarkable rate, and consequently becoming more accessible to finance departments, harnessing the efficiencies presented by smart technologies has become a top priority for many treasurers. Eleanor Hill, TMI, speaks to Lisa Robins, Victor Penna, and Olle Malmgren (Standard Chartered) to find out how treasurers can leverage the latest technological innovations to benefit the business in an increasingly hyperconnected environment.

Read the accompanying article to discover 7 Ways to Future-Proof Your Department here.
Cash & Liquidity Management
A Balancing Act: Efficiently Managing and Deploying Cash
During an era of historically high cash balances, how can corporates best manage the capital structure challenges they are facing today? Eleanor Hill (TMI) is joined by Standard Chartered’s Shoaib Yaqub to discuss the pressures associated with mobilising cash in a volatile market where forces such as ESG play a key role in influencing investment…

Eyes on the Prize: Why Funding Balance Sheet Efficiency is Key for 2022

Funding diversity and working capital efficiency are strategically critical to address intensifying capital structure pressure, writes Shoaib Yaqub, Global Head, Capital Structure Advisory, Standard Chartered. The Covid-19  pandemic and…

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Digital Escrow: New Ways of Facilitating Commerce

The surge in ecommerce sales shows little signs of slowing and is expected to hit $4.2 tn this year. Commercial relationships however can be constrained by risk and complexity. The good news is that there is now a solution that will help businesses keep up…

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Latest Articles

CSR & ESG
Should Sustainability-driven Payment Innovations be Part of Treasury’s ESG Toolkit?
Experts from Standard Chartered examine the latest developments in sustainability and the challenges facing treasurers in successfully adopting them.
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Partnering for Pace
Michael Spiegel (Standard Chartered) delves into the current pace and delivery to market of innovative solutions.
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
What’s Driving Renewed Interest in Treasury SSCs and RTCs?
Today we are seeing a renewed focus on RTCs and SSCs. What is driving this change?
Cash & Liquidity Management
Need-to-Know: Regulatory Impacts on Asia Payments
Standard Chartered Bank provide a detailed payments regulation overview for markets in Asia and highlight where treasurers must pay attention.
Cash & Liquidity Management
Cutting-Edge Cash Management
Philip Panaino (Standard Chartered Bank) shares his insights on contemporary cash management innovations – and how to deploy them to greatest effect.
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
When Smart Treasury Meets the Real Economy
In the real economy, where trading activities come face to face with real-world pressures, business strategies and models need to evolve sustainably.
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Corporate Innovators
The Best and the Brightest of 2021 2021 was arguably one of the most innovative years on record in the world of corporate treasury, based on the standard of entries to the TMI Corporate Recognition Awards. Here, we present a brief overview of the winning projects – which cannot possibly do justice to the magnitude…
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
New Heights for Bank and Technology Innovation
Showcasing the 2021 Award Winners The nominations for TMI’s 2021 Awards for Innovation and Excellence were not only more numerous than ever, but also pushed the boundaries of corporate treasury development further than ever before. All of the bank, technology vendor and fintech winners have created solutions that respond to real needs – present and…
CSR & ESG
Celebrating ESG and D&I Leaders
Meet the Treasury4Good Champions TMI’s Treasury4Good Awards, which have rapidly become a benchmark for sustainable innovation in the industry, celebrate the best ESG and D&I initiatives among corporates, banks, and technology vendors. Read on to discover how cutting-edge companies are embracing sustainability, supporting diversity, and challenging traditional ways of doing business – to the benefit…
Banking
Smart, Digital and Sustainable Treasury Wins the Day
Standard Chartered embraces the art of possible, taking home 11 Awards for its innovative digital and ESG-focused transaction banking solutions With an advisory solutions-based approach, a focus on ease of integration, and innovation through collaboration driving co-creation of solutions with clients and fintechs, Standard Chartered is a powerhouse in the Asia Pacific region.  In recent…

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Latest Videos

Trade Finance
How Sustainable is your Supply Chain?
Where are the gaps in your supply chain? What can you do about them? Take the test and find out more here
Trade Finance
Sustainable Trade Finance for your Banking Needs
We’re bringing you sustainability-linked trade finance solutions, tailored to your needs. Learn more
Treasury Technology
6 Steps to Smart Treasury Success
As corporates continue to digitise, find out the impact will this have on the role of the treasurer, and how can they successfully adapt.
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Smart Treasury: Steps to a Successful Digital Journey
A decade ago, the possibility of real-time, digital treasury was just a dream. Today, it is very much a reality. We are delighted to share expert insight as to how treasurers can achieve a successful digital journey.
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
What is ‘Smart Treasury’?

As corporates of all sizes reap the benefits of their digital journeys, it has become apparent that ‘Smart Treasury’ is no longer simply a future consideration for companies. It’s an imperative today.

Find out more via the Standard Chartered microsite.

Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Learn Seven Top Tips for a Future-Proofing Smart Treasury

Automation and digitisation of organisations are hot topics at the moment – and especially so when it comes to treasury, which stands to benefit greatly by embracing technology and shedding inefficient manual processes.

With all things digital now firmly on the agenda for corporates globally, we are excited to announce a new TreasuryCast series, produced in partnership with Standard Chartered, that will explore Smart Treasury in detail.

To find out more please visit the Standard Chartered microsite.

Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Digital Transformation in an Era of Change