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    Digital Asset Services

    From TradFi to DeFi. One institutional platform.

    One seamless, secure custody solution for both your traditional and digital assets.

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The question isn’t whether to hold digital assets. It’s who you trust to hold them.
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Waqar Chaudry
Global Head, Digital Assets, Financing and Securities Services

Standard Chartered brings institutional-grade custody of traditional and digital assets, statutory protection, and the full weight of an international bank to your digital asset strategy – so you can scale with certainty.

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A single access point to digital asset services

One regulated, bank-grade platform. Built to scale with your ambitions.

What we offer

  1. Digital Asset Custody: Your digital assets held under the same statutory client protection frameworks as your traditional holdings. Segregated, and backed by prudential capital – giving you the confidence to allocate at scale.
  2. Tokenisation: Delivering end-to-end solutions across digital asset capabilities – from tokenisation to institutional-grade custody – seamlessly integrated with traditional infrastructure, including transfer agency, fund administration and underlying asset servicing, all delivered with the same rigour as traditional securities.
  3. Stablecoin services: Regulated stablecoin infrastructure designed for the demands of institutional treasury and cross-border settlement. Access issuance, custody, and payment rails that connect to your on-chain operations directly to your existing bank framework.
  4. Collateral services: Unlock the capital efficiency of your digital assets. Use your holdings as collateral for lending, margin, and structured finance – all without exiting your custody arrangement.

Discover our Digital Asset Services

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Tomorrow’s custodian is a digital assets custodian

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Building the foundation for institutional adoption

Wherever you sit in the financial ecosystem, we’re built for you

We serve the full spectrum – from the world’s largest sovereign funds to the most innovative DeFi service providers.

Asset managers, hedge funds and Sovereign Wealth Funds

Institutional custody that integrates with your existing prime brokerage, lending, and reporting infrastructure. Allocate to digital assets without changing how you operate.

Corporate treasuries

Stablecoin and digital asset treasury management, integrated with your FX and cross-border payment operations. 24/7 liquidity without the operational complexity.

Banks and broker dealers

Correspondent digital asset custody and settlement services for financial institutions building their own client propositions on a regulated, bank-grade infrastructure you can rely on.

Exchanges and DeFi providers

Regulated custody infrastructure with proof of reserves, segregated client asset frameworks, and multi-chain settlement connectivity – so your clients have confidence in your platform.

Global access to Digital Asset Services

Wherever you are based, you can book our digital asset services in the following locations:

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