Driving Transformation
SC Ventures is a business unit that provides a platform & catalyst for Standard Chartered to promote innovation, invest in disruptive financial technology and explore alternative business models.
30+
New Ventures
1300+
FinTech Bridge startups
19
Portfolio Companies
3+
Years of Journey
Our Themes
Considering changing dynamics in the world, we have developed high conviction themes which serve to reimagine how banks will serve society. Ventures & investments constitute ecosystems across these themes.
Digital Banking & Lifestyle Platforms
E-commerce, Online Economy & Payments
SMEs, World Trade & Supply Chains
Digital Assets
Capability as a Service
Sustainability & Inclusion
Our ventures
Our portfolio
how we operate
The whole is greater than the sum of our parts
SC Ventures is designed and structured such that the combination of key pillars enable the transformational impact.
eXellerator
Drive innovation and culture change internally and changing the way the Bank serves clients.
FinTech Bridge
Tap into a powerful community of fintechs to solve business problems.
Ventures
Build new business models which are adjacent to banking.
Investment
Cement relationships with minority stakes in fintechs and partners.
Stories
SC Ventures offers a lot to venture builders – access to problem statements, data expertise, users, partners, and funding. Starting a regulated fintech comes with a host of challenges, the added support from Day 0 gives us a strong headstart.
