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Standard Chartered Foundation (the Foundation) announces Nalini Tarakeshwar as Global Head, Standard Chartered Foundation and Corporate Philanthropy. The appointment was made as the Foundation scales its ambition to facilitate access to quality jobs and opportunities for young people in response to the growing youth employability gap, which increased to 12.4 per cent in 2025 and hits disadvantaged young people hardest.1

Village Capital, in collaboration with Standard Chartered Foundation (the Foundation), announces the launch of applications for the 2026 US Women in Tech Accelerator, marking the second cohort of the program supporting women startup founders.

Standard Chartered (the “Bank”) today announced its pivotal role in the successful closing of a USD15.1 billion financing for the first phase of Venture Global, Inc.'s CP2 LNG project. This milestone transaction marks the largest standalone project financing ever completed, attracting over USD34 billion in commitments from leading financial institutions worldwide.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Standard Chartered to bolster local currency financing for private enterprises in emerging markets.

Standard Chartered Americas (the “Bank”) and the Zahn Innovation Center (“Zahn Center”) at City College of New York (“CCNY”) are proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition - an initiative designed to support and empower women entrepreneurs in the technology sector.

Standard Chartered Bank (the “Bank”) has announced the appointment of Mandy DeFilippo as Chief Executive Officer, US and Americas. She replaces Steven Cranwell, who has taken the decision to step down from his role and will be leaving the Bank.

Standard Chartered (the "Bank") is pleased to announce the appointment of Sal Vitale as Managing Director and Head of Coverage for the US and Americas, effective January 13, 2025. In this role, Sal will spearhead efforts to strengthen the Bank's coverage capability, connecting corporate and financial institution clients to its global footprint. Based in New York, Sal will report to Stella Choe, Global Head of Corporate Coverage; Molly Duffy and Jerry Zhang, Global Co-Heads of Financial Institutions Coverage, and regionally to Steven Cranwell, Chief Executive Officer for the US and Americas.

Village Capital, in collaboration with Standard Chartered US, is excited to announce the launch of the US Women in Tech Accelerator, a new three-year transformative initiative aimed at addressing systemic inequities in funding and support for women-identifying startup founders.

Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, has partnered with Standard Chartered to enhance Global Dollar (USDG) and Lift Dollar (USDL) reserve management. Through this collaboration, Standard Chartered will provide cash management, trading, and custody services, further strengthening the infrastructure supporting the trusted digital assets in Singapore and UAE.

Standard Chartered announces the successful closing of a six-year USD235 million non-recourse senior secured term green loan facility to fund the development, construction, and operation of a 1.35 million square foot solar photovoltaic manufacturing plant in Wilmer, Texas, USA, for Trinasolar, a leading global renewable company.

Standard Chartered is pleased to welcome Liverpool Football Club to the United States for their pre-season tour. During this highly anticipated visit, Standard Chartered will host exclusive client events and youth soccer clinics with the Reds.

Standard Chartered US (the “Bank”) is pleased to announce that it has been named a 2024 honoree of The Civic 50. This accolade recognizes the top community-minded companies in the United States according to an annual survey by Points of Light, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change.

Standard Chartered Americas (the “Bank”) and the Zahn Innovation Center (“Zahn Center”) at the City College of New York (“CCNY”) are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition and celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their partnership. Over the past decade, this collaboration has empowered aspiring entrepreneurs and fostered innovation within the local community.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) today announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. This year is the fifth consecutive year that the Bank has received a perfect score.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) was among the thirty-eight organizations recognized as a Leading Inclusion Index Company, receiving a 72 percent score in Seramount’s sixth annual Inclusion Index.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) has been recognized as one of the top 10 companies on the 2023 100 Best Companies list for working parents by Seramount, a strategic professional services and research firm. Additionally, two Standard Chartered colleagues have been named Working Parents of the Year 2023.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) is honored to announce that it has been recognized once again in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list.

Standard Chartered Americas (the “Bank”) today announced that it has entered a trade finance partnership with Truist Bank (NYSE: TFC) that will enhance Truist clients’ ability to conduct global business.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace® for the second consecutive year, backed by the research and analysis of Best Practice Institute (BPI). Most Loved Workplace® validation provides the most comprehensive look at workplace sentiment for organizations today.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) has been named one of the 2023 Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount. This honor recognizes the Top 80 companies that create and use best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting multicultural women in the United States. The complete list can be found here.

Standard Chartered US (the “Bank”) is pleased to announce that it has been named a 2023 honoree of The Civic 50. This accolade recognizes the top community-minded companies in the United States according to an annual survey by Points of Light, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change.

Mozrt (Formerly WireFX), a compliance-first payments technology platform, has partnered with Standard Chartered to enable banks, credit unions, and fintechs to access Standard Chartered's expertise and payments capabilities in emerging markets from within Mozrt's payments platform.

Standard Chartered Bank today announced the hiring of João Galvão as Head of Trade Sales, Transaction Banking, Americas. In this role, João is responsible for leading a team of experienced sales specialists to advise on trade and working capital needs of the Bank’s clients and drive the growth strategy of the Trade Finance business in the Americas.

Standard Chartered U.S. (the “Bank”) is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified for a third year in a row. Based entirely on employee feedback, 81% of respondents recognized the Bank as a great place to work -- a significantly positive result when compared to the average of 57% of employees responding similarly at a typical U.S. company.

Standard Chartered United States (the “Bank”) has been named to the 2022 Best Companies for Dads list by Seramount. This year’s winners are celebrated for their focus on inclusive benefits for families, which include paid gender-neutral parental leave, paid emergency childcare, flexible working schedules, and more.

Standard Chartered Bank (the “Bank”) is pleased to announce that six colleagues were named to the 2022 Heroes Women Role Model Lists for their significant contributions to creating a more diverse and inclusive business environment for women.

Standard Chartered US has been named a Seramount Best Company for Multicultural Women, 2022. The award recognizes companies that create and implement best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting multicultural women in the United States. The full list of Best Companies for Multicultural Women can be found here.

Standard Chartered (“Bank”) today announced the launch of its Sustainable Account. This new product, with the characteristics of a Demand Deposit Account, provides large corporates with the opportunity to contribute to sustainable development whilst maintaining daily access to their finances for their intraday liquidity management needs.

The City College of New York (“CCNY”) Student-led start-up Carella has taken top spot at Standard Chartered Americas’ (“Bank”) 2022 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. Carella’s winning pitch to help drivers diagnose their cars and find automotive parts at competitive prices hopes car owners’ will have the ability to make better informed decisions to enhance the performance of their cars.

Standard Chartered (“Bank”) has collaborated with Liverpool FC Foundation and Enactus to empower young adults in the US and Brazil to learn, earn, and grow through the Bank’s Futuremakers initiative.

Standard Chartered (“Bank”) proudly announced that it received a perfect rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Standard Chartered (“Bank”) has renewed its partnership with Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA), a national non-profit organization that aims to achieve a diverse leadership pipeline and effectuate change, for a period of two years.

New research from Standard Chartered reveals that environmental, social and governance (ESG) obligations and managing supplier financial risks are top of mind for corporates in North America and Europe, as business recovery gets under way.

Singapore is ranked the top market in ASEAN for expansion by US companies seeking growth opportunities in the region, according to a survey1 commissioned by Standard Chartered for its “Borderless Business: US-ASEAN Corridor”, a strategic report that explores high-potential opportunities for cross-border growth in this trade corridor. The majority of US corporates also expect robust business growth in the region over the next 12 months (93% of respondents expect an increase in revenue and 86% anticipate an expansion in production).

Standard Chartered, a leading international banking group, and Linklogis, a leading supply chain finance technology solution provider in China, today announced a joint venture to establish Olea, a fully-digitised trade finance origination and distribution platform that aims to bring together institutional investors seeking opportunities in an alternative asset class with businesses requiring supply chain financing, subject to regulatory approval.

Standard Chartered United States has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the second year in a row. The award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at the Bank. This year, 77% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 18 points higher than the average U.S. company.

A new study by Standard Chartered reveals that 78 per cent of multinationals (MNCs) will remove suppliers that endanger their carbon transition plan by 2025.

Standard Chartered is proud to announce that three colleagues were recognised in the prestigious EMpower Ethnic Minority Role Model Lists 2021, released today. They were commended for their leadership, collegiality, passion and effort in helping to break down barriers for ethnic minority employees in the workplace across Europe and the Americas.

Standard Chartered (“Bank”) is pleased to award Skin Releaf, the 2021 winner of its Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition, $25,000 of seed money to support the development of its business plans.