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2025
15 October Standard Chartered and Bank of India announce landmark aircraft financing of USD 215 million term loan to AI Fleet Services IFSC Limited, subsidiary of Air India
09 October Standard Chartered opens 9 vision centres on World Sight Day under its Seeing is Believing programme
26 August Standard Chartered opens its largest branch premises in Eastern India
5 August Standard Chartered and Haritika to plant 1 Million Native Trees Under Project Treedom 2.0 across Army Establishments
23 July Standard Chartered reveals growing appetite for transition investing in latest Sustainable Banking Report
15 July Standard Chartered partners with Sambhav Foundation to empower over 5000 Youth for New-Age Skills and Employment
1 July Standard Chartered signs agreement with CCIL IFSC to be the Dollar Settlement Bank in GIFT City
3 April Standard Chartered Bank expands its presence in GIFT City
21 March Standard Chartered and Dun & Bradstreet launch Women Entrepreneurship Optimism Index
21 March Standard Chartered Drives Water Secure Future through WASHE programme
10 March Standard Chartered and CII Indian Green Building Council partner to accelerate Adoption of Sustainable Green Building Practices and Green Financing Solutions in India
24 February Standard Chartered opens Priority Centre in Bhubaneswar branch
17 February Standard Chartered appoints P D Singh as CEO for India
5 February Standard Chartered launches new global wealth campaign
27 January Standard Chartered Cup 2024 culminates with Tata Consultancy Services, Kolkata, lifting the coveted trophy

2024
11 December Standard Chartered Bank launches FEMA Centre of Excellence
11 November Standard Chartered opens its largest branch in South India – to have world class International Banking Centre for Global Indians
22 October Standard Chartered opens First International Banking Centre for Global Indians to offer customised multi market wealth solutions
17 October LV Prasad Eye Institute and Standard Chartered Bank partner to launch LVPEI@Home – At Home Eye Care Service
10 October Standard Chartered to expand vision centre network under ‘Seeing is Believing’ programme across India
9 October Standard Chartered, India & South Asia CEO, Zarin Daruwala to retire
4 September Standard Chartered launches innovative global ICC-SWIFT API Bank guarantee standard capability with National e-Governance Services Ltd
28 August Tata Steel Foundation and Standard Chartered Bank collaborate on Integrated Watershed and Climate Proofing Project in Jharkhand
12 August Standard Chartered appoints Aditya Mandloi as Head, Wealth and Retail Banking, India and South Asia
29 July Standard Chartered Bank and Museum of Solutions sign partnership to jointly incubate Futuremakers programme
4 July Standard Chartered Bank to focus on driving Affluent Business in Odisha
30 April Standard Chartered Bank and Akhand Jyoti set up Eye Care Academy in Mastichak, Bihar
13 March JSW Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank and Sightsavers India Join Hands to Reduce Prevalence of Blindness in Raigad District
5 March Standard Chartered appoints Sanjay Gurjar as Co-Head, Client Coverage – CCIB, India & South Asia
20 February Standard Chartered Cup 2023 comes to a thrilling finish with LTIMindtree lifting the coveted trophy

2023
29 November USD543 billion in retail investor capital could be mobilised to combat climate change in India by 2030
06 November Standard Chartered Bank drives in financing access for Tata Motors’ Electric Vehicle Dealers
25 October Standard Chartered appoints Zuzar Tinwalla as Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTOO)
12 October Standard Chartered Bank completes 20 years of ‘Seeing is Believing’ programme
15 September Standard Chartered opens a Private Banking Centre in Chennai
13 September Standard Chartered Bank partners with Cummins Technologies to digitalise last-mile incentive payments to mechanics
30 August Standard Chartered drives inclusion with enhanced paternity and adoption leave benefit
23 August Standard Chartered Bank, Armed Forces, NSG and Bhumi plant 1 million native trees under Project ‘Treedom’
31 May India’s exports of goods to reach USD 773bn by 2030 at 7.5% annual growth
24 January Standard Chartered announces two senior level appointments for India and South Asia
27 February Standard Chartered launches Private Banking Centre in Kolkata

2022
21 December 26% of Indian investors changing investment strategies to manage their top concerns
12 October LVPEI Standard Chartered Bank inaugurate Advanced Primary Eye Care Centre in Siddipet District
27 September Retail investor capital presents a USD1 trillion opportunity for sustainable investing in India
19 July Standard Chartered and EaseMyTrip launch Co-branded Credit Card
13 July Standard Chartered and Vistara close debt financing of Airbus aircraft
15 June Standard Chartered and Seva Foundation launch new initiative – Envision to create critical access to eye care for 4 million people in India
05 April Just in Time: India will need USD12.4 trillion to transition to meet long term net zero goals
23 March Indian companies focusing on ASEAN are highly optimistic about business growth in the region
14 March Standard Chartered Bank collaborates with Sightsavers to bring down prevalence of blindness in remote Sundarbans region of West Bengal
02 March Edelweiss Housing Finance and Standard Chartered Bank partner for Co-lending of Loan against Property (LAP)
28 February Standard Chartered appoints Saurabh Jain as Head – Wealth Management, India
24 February Standard Chartered partners with IATA to launch IATA Pay in India
15 February Standard Chartered launches innovative Interest only Home Loan facility
11 February Standard Chartered funds 20 New Vision Centres across 5 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to provide quality and affordable eye care for underprivileged
08 February Standard Chartered to make 30 railway stations in India disabled friendly in partnership with Anuprayaas and Samarthanam Trust

2021
25 November Standard Chartered Bank named ‘Gold Employer’ in the India Workplace Equality Index 2021 on LGBT+ Inclusion
23 November India’s exports to hit USD564bn by 2030
10 November Rajeev Srivastava appointed as CEO, Standard Chartered Securities (India) Limited
02 November Standard Chartered launches special sign language service proposition for hearing impaired priority segment clients
26 October New survey reveals that 94 per cent of the affluent in India have set new life goals post-pandemic
12 October Standard Chartered Bank and Dr. Shroff`s Charity Eye Hospital Launches Education Academy for Eye Care Professionals
07 October Standard Chartered sets up NRI Desk in Bangladesh for Indian Expatriates
21 September Interest in sustainable investing in India is at an all-time high
02 September Standard Chartered Bank launches new online Investment Platform – SC Invest
22 June Standard Chartered commits INR 20 crore for community initiatives in India to fight COVID-19 wave
17 June Standard Chartered launches an industry-first innovative digital SOFTEX solution
08 June Carbon Dated: Multinational companies planning to cut suppliers by 2025 for failing to curb carbon emissions
18 May Standard Chartered announces comprehensive benefit programme for its over 25000 employees in India
17 March IATA appoints Standard Chartered as EasyPay service provider in India
08 March Standard Chartered partners with Microsoft India and Data Security Council of India to Bridge the Cyber Security Skills and Gender Gap

2020
10 December COVID-19 marks financial coming of age for India’s Millennials
13 October India offers exporters USD38 bn opportunity for Bi-lateral trade growth
08 October Standard Chartered to open 200 vision centres over next two years
24 September Majority of consumers expect India to be cashless by 2025
17 September Standard Chartered launches online remittance service
7 August Consumer Survey - Globally, Indians most confident in their skills to thrive despite COVID-19 slump
22 June Standard Chartered appoints Gaurav Maheshwari as CFO - India
04 June Standard Chartered launches operations at IFSC, GIFT City
21 May Standard Chartered extends medical coverage and domestic relocation benefits to LGBT+ partners of employees
11 May Standard Chartered clients in India can now make all service requests digitally
05 May Standard Chartered appoints Kusal Roy as head for retail banking
01 April Standard Chartered to donate INR 5 crore to support fight against COVID-19
13 January Standard Chartered appoints Samrat Khosla as Head-WM, India
21 January India presents an over USD1trillion opportunity for the private sector to invest in sustainable development, says Standard Chartered

2019
03 September Standard Chartered Bank launches “DigiSmart” Credit card
14 March Standard Chartered to set up a digital SME platform in India

2018
23 April Standard Chartered Bank launches retail digital banking initiatives with Anushka Sharma as brand ambassador
20 March Mahindra & Mahindra partners with Standard Chartered Bank to become first corporate to complete SWIFT domestic payment
08 February Standard Chartered launches vision centre in partnership with Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital
08 February Standard Chartered launches 5 vision centres, including Mobile eye unit in North East

2017
18 September Standard Chartered Bank launches “Ultimate ” Credit card
24 July Standard Chartered Bank launches ‘Multicurrency Forex Card’
13 July Standard Chartered launches Premium Banking programme with extended offers for customer’s family
30 May GST implementation may hold positive surprises for States’ Finance: Standard Chartered special report
17 May Standard Chartered launches 5 eye vision centres in Maharashtra
12 May Standard Chartered launches 8 eye vision centres in Bihar and Maharashtra
27 April Standard Chartered Bank, India appoints Prakash Subramanian as Head – Strategy, Process and Governance
24 April
 Asia’s emerging affluent: missing out on a potential 42 per cent uplift in savings
06 March Standard Chartered Bank, India appoints Subhradeep Mohanty as CFO
20 January Standard Chartered launches Electronic Banking Centre at ATM in Pune

2016
09 November Standard Chartered rolls out ‘Unified Payments Interface’ (UPI) for its corporate and financial institutional clients
20 September Standard Chartered Investments and Loans Ltd (SCILL) appoints Amit Saxena as CEO & Managing Director
19 September Standard Chartered announces the winners of the ‘Banking for the Future’ contest
29 June Standard Chartered rolls out ‘Touch ID’, a fingerprint verification system
12 April Standard Chartered commits USD1.6 million to expand and innovate its Seeing is Believing eye-care programme in India

2015
03 December Standard Chartered Bank Nepal wins prestigious “Bank of the Year” award at The Banker Awards 2015

2014
03 February Standard Chartered Bank enters into a bancassurance tie up with Max Bupa

2013
14 June Standard Chartered Bank launches a unique fund-raising initiative
11 January Standard Chartered launches new full-service branch at Agra
09 January Standard Chartered launches new full-service branch at Chhindwara
04 January Standard Chartered launches new full-service branch at Trivandrum

2012
12 December Standard Chartered Bank goes Digital - Launches India's first instant online Personal Loan approval solution
30 October Standard Chartered launch India's First Travel Cashback cum Reward Card
10 September Standard Chartered Bank wins the Dun & Bradstreet Bank Award 2012 in three key categories
25 June Standard Chartered Bank goes Digital - Launches India's first instant online Credit Card approval solution
02 February Standard Chartered Appoints Sunil Kaushal Regional Chief Executive for India & South Asia
03 January Countdown to Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 begins

2010
13 October Interim Management Statement released for Q3 2010
07 June Standard Chartered Bank & DHL launch 'Doorstep Trade Service'
04 June Standard Chartered to launch 100 new ‘Express Banking’ centres
23 May Standard Chartered PLC sets Indian Depository Receipt price band
13 May Standard Chartered PLC launches first-ever Indian Depository Receipt “IDR” offer
30 March Standard Chartered PLC announces the public filing of a Draft Red Herring Prospectus in India
22 March Standard Chartered appoints V Shankar as CEO, Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Europe
04 March Standard Chartered appoints Ravi Duvvuru as Head of Compliance and Assurance, India and South Asia