Standard Chartered and OKX expand their digital assets partnership into European Economic Area
on October 15, 202515 October 2025: London, Luxembourg – Standard Chartered, a leading cross-border international banking group, and OKX, a leading digital assets exchange and global on-chain technology company, today announced their partnership into the European Economic Area (EEA).
The Standard Chartered-OKX partnership was initially announced in the UAE in April 2025, with the launch of their world-leading collateral mirroring programme.
To enhance risk management and reduce counterparty exposure, OKX enables institutional clients to securely custody assets off-exchange with Standard Chartered acting as an independent, regulated custodian.
This partnership will allow Standard Chartered and OKX to cover the full value chain from execution to custody. Adding the European Economic Area will give the possibility to trade and secure their digital assets using the best of the two worlds on a global scale.
Margaret Harwood-Jones, Global Head of Financing and Securities Services at Standard Chartered said: “The expansion of our custody to the EEA represents a significant milestone in our collaboration with OKX. By leveraging our established custody infrastructure and OKX’s regulatory framework, we are committed to ensuring the highest standards of security and compliance for our institutional clients in Europe.”
Iskandar Vanblarcum, Vice President of Institutional Sales & Business Development at OKX said: “The combination of our MiCA license and the expansion of our custody partnership into the EEA reflects OKX’s commitment to building a trusted and fully regulated marketplace in Europe. With MiCA providing clear regulatory standards, we’re giving institutional clients the confidence to deploy capital securely, while leveraging innovative solutions to trade more efficiently in a safeguarded environment.”
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Kate Matthews
Communications Director, Europe
Standard Chartered
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kate.matthews@sc.com
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UAE announcement: Standard Chartered and OKX launch world-leading collateral mirroring programme
About OKX
Trusted by more than 100 million customers around the globe, OKX is a technology company building a decentralized future that makes the world more tradable, transparent and connected. We’re known for being one of the fastest and most reliable crypto apps in the world, and have processed trillions of dollars in transactions.
We have key regional offices, including headquarters in San José, California, for the Americas and in Dubai for the Middle East. We also have offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Republic of Türkiye, Australia and Europe. Over the past several years, we’ve built one of the world’s most comprehensive regulatory compliant, licensed crypto companies. We hold licenses in the United States, the UAE, EEA, Singapore and Australia, as well as in other markets.
We’re steadfastly committed to transparency and security and publish Proof of Reserves reports on a monthly basis. To learn more about OKX, download our app or visit: okx.com.
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OKX Institutional delivers secure digital asset market infrastructure for institutional market participants. We offer highly liquid spot and derivative markets through regulated exchange orderbooks and OTC RFQ, plus critical institutional services across the trade lifecycle.
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