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Standard Chartered is the most awarded* in The Asset Triple …

Amid a challenging year, we received 56 awards celebrating client succes…

09 Jun 2021

Global trade faces a USD3.4 trillion financing gap

Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have long struggled to access trade fina…

28 Aug 2020

Cargo ships: the workhorses that power global trade

The experts of the early 1900s who made predictions about life today wou…

China high-yield surges further, as investors seek offshore …

Overlooked during the COVID-19 crisis, Chinese US dollar-denominated hig…

27 Aug 2020

3 unusual barriers to global trade

As a key driver of employment, prosperity and interconnectivity, trade i…

24 Aug 2020

Richer data for greater certainty – ISO 20022

With SWIFT’s adoption of ISO 20022 standards the global payments industr…

06 Aug 2020

Moving past COVID-19: Best practices for treasurers

The impact of COVID-19 on cash flows drove treasurers to crisis mode. Mo…

02 Jul 2020

Payments transparency: A clear advantage

Governments are strengthening financial regulations to ensure secure and…

How we’re helping SMEs during COVID-19

For many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business owners are…

20 Apr 2020

Innovation a catalyst for investment in Africa

The Africa region provides many opportunities for new technologies to gr…

23 Mar 2020

Real-time payments in an increasingly connected world

The adoption of real-time payment systems across the globe is creating a…

13 Jan 2020

Zarin’s story: “Persistence overcomes resistance…

In the latest article in the ‘Our Female CEOs’ series, we me…

12 Nov 2019

How cash can help the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The UN estimates emerging markets need USD2.5 trillion a year. Here&#821…

Lynette’s story: “Create a vision”

Lynette Ortiz, our CEO, Philippines, on challenging gender stereotypes a…

15 Oct 2019

Digital, crypto and tokenised assets in securities services

This is not only opening the investment world to a wider client base, it…

20 Sep 2019

Payments innovation for financial inclusion

Financial inclusion enables and empowers people and communities and can …

16 Sep 2019

How corporates and banks can promote sustainable trade

Momentum to drive sustainable trade has been good, but there are still c…

11 Sep 2019

Mitigating risk in developing Belt and Road markets

Learn what are the risks associated with Belt and Road, and the importan…

18 Apr 2019