SC Ventures launches audax Financial Technology to help financial institutions accelerate digital banking capabilities
audax is designed to help banks compete in the digital age, pursue new digital business models, while complementing existing core systems audax is the digital banking platform that powered the first global bank to offer Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) in Asia The launch follows audax’s successful commercialisation of its BaaS offerings for Standard Chartered with leading Indonesian […]
myZoi raises US$14 million to bolster financial inclusion, receives regulatory approval from the Central Bank of the UAE
myZoi is backed by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm. Secured two licenses from the Central Bank of the UAE – Stored Valued Facilities and Retail Payments Services and Card Schemes. Received funding from SC Ventures and SBI Holdings as part of the latest funding round. UAE, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 – […]
SC Ventures Sells Incubated Venture CardsPal to utu
Travel-tech firm utu will leverage CardsPal’s hyper-localized rewards tech expertise for rollout in major tax-free shopping markets. Singapore, June 28, 2023 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has completed the sale of CardsPal, a Singapore-based platform offering hyper-localized rewards, to utu, a Singapore-based travel-tech firm transforming customer experiences in tax-free […]
Meet Sally Yin, our Investment Fund team member helping partner companies scale 🚀
👋 Hi Sally, tell us about yourself! What are 3 words that best sum you up? S: Diligent, resilient, perseverant What do you do at SC Ventures, and how are you rewiring the 🧬 DNA in banking? S: I work on the Investment Fund team at SC Ventures, making strategic (minority) investments in partnering […]
Meet Jason Wiggin, leading Intrapreneurship at SC Ventures
👋 Hi Jason, tell us about yourself! What are 3 words that best sum you up? J: Direct, Social and Plucky What do you do at SC Ventures, and how are you rewiring the 🧬 DNA in banking? J: I basically harvest ideas from internal folks – whether at SC Ventures, Standard Chartered or […]
SC Ventures exits stake in Metaco SA
SC Ventures was an early investor in Metaco’s vision for institutions to operate digital assets in a safe and compliant ecosystem Singapore, May 25, 2023 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has exited its stake in Metaco SA (Metaco), a Swiss-based tech firm offering critical software infrastructure that enables institutions […]
SC Ventures launches Tawi to improve price transparency and financial access for smallholder farmers in Kenya
The B2B agritech marketplace facilitates smallholder farmers receiving more payment for their produce while improving product cost and quality for customers. The marketplace plans to provide financial services, plus support for farmers to scale in line with Tawi’s vision of making the food and agriculture value chain more sustainable. 09 May 2023, Singapore SC Ventures, […]
Meet Cherotich Rutto, venture lead of Tawi, our digital marketplace connecting farmers to commercial kitchens
Wrapping up our series of interviews with our venture leads this International Women’s Month, we speak to Cherotich Rutto, venture lead of Tawi, our digital marketplace, offering secured e-commerce transactions, financing and value-added services from farm to fork. Tawi’s mission is to create a more connected, trusted and transparent agriculture and food ecosystem while positively […]
Meet Amelia Ng, CEO of Olea, our fully digitized trade finance origination and distribution platform
Celebrating International Women’s Month, we speak to Amelia Ng, CEO of Olea, our fully digitized trade finance origination and distribution platform, which takes a radically transparent approach to partnering with both suppliers and investors to drive meaningful impact in the global economy. In our latest interview, Amelia shares her views on what she believes it […]
Meet Lynette Lee, venture lead of Huma, our solution focused on demystifying ESG due diligence
Celebrating International Women’s Month, we speak to Lynette Lee, venture lead of Huma, our solution focused on demystifying ESG due-diligence, about what three traits she thinks every successful entrepreneur should have, how she approaches gender biases along her founder journey, and the advice she would give her younger self – and budding entrepreneurs embarking on […]