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Jumbotail to acquire SC Ventures incubated Solv India

Bangalore, March 26, 2025 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has agreed to the acquisition of its incubated venture, Solv India, by Jumbotail, one of India’s leading B2B marketplaces. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals.   Jumbotail and Solv India combined will become a strong, multi-category B2B ecommerce platform […]

Dubai Eye 103.8: Supporting MENA’s vibrant tech and business innovation ecosystem

Gautam Jain explains our conviction to empower SMEs through our upcoming venture Project Hal; drive Financial Inclusion through myZoi and Furaha Financial; build the guardrails for a safe and sustainable Digital Assets ecosystem through Zodia Custody, Zodia Markets, Libeara and our $100 million Global Digital Asset Holdings fund; and support the Digital Economy through Appro.ae, […]

Meet Simran Grewal, SC Ventures UK and Recently Appointed Global Co-Lead for Standard Chartered’s Gender Colleague Community

We’re thrilled to share that Simran Grewal from SC Ventures UK has been appointed as Global Co-Lead for Standard Chartered’s Gender Colleague Community, driving continued support and meaningful progress towards gender equality across the bank and our community! In celebration of International Women’s Day this year, we sat down with Simran to find out what fuels her […]

Driving Innovation, Impact, and Growth across the Middle East

Globally, venture capital deal value inched upward last year, and in the Middle East we witnessed a dynamic shift with deal activity surging to an overall value of USD 1.5 billion. SC Ventures had a strong year: we expanded from 2 to 7 ventures across the Middle East, created over 150 jobs, closed more than […]

SC Ventures, Visa partner to support MENA region’s SME growth and innovation

Source: Economy Middle East Published: Mon 3 Mar 2025, 10:38 AM SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, signed today a memorandum of understanding with Visa to develop solutions aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. “This partnership represents a critical milestone in […]

audax and Tuum partner to accelerate digital transformation for Financial Institutions

ABU DHABI, 11 December 2024 – audax Financial Technology (“audax”), a comprehensive digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered, and Tuum, a leading next-generation core banking provider, have announced a partnership to empower financial institutions. Initially focused on the Middle East, the partnership will deliver rapid digital banking capabilities, incremental core modernization, and scalable […]

Zodia Markets granted Financial Services Permission by ADGM, strengthening Middle East presence

Abu Dhabi, 10th December 2024 – Zodia Markets, the institution-first digital asset brokerage, has been granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM. The licence grants Zodia Markets (AME) Limited permission to operate a regulated virtual asset brokerage in ADGM, cementing the firm as a global leader and reiterating […]

SC Ventures and LuLu Financial Holdings are set to enter into an MoU, aimed at co-creating transformative startups across the Middle East

#AbuDhabiFinanceWeek: We are thrilled to announce that SC Ventures and LuLu Financial Holdings are set to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The partnership is aimed at co-creating transformative startups across #UAE and the wider #MiddleEast region, leveraging our global expertise and experience building scalable ventures and LuluFin’s regional financial expertise and deep network. […]

Libeara on democratising access to asset tokenisation

Aaron Gwak, founder and CEO of Libeara, discussed how his SC Ventures-backed platform is advancing asset tokenisation, sharing its approach to bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology, bringing real-world assets like government bonds and treasury funds to a wider audience with an emphasis on security, compliance, and accessibility.

Supporting Regulatory Digital Asset Strategies Across the Globe

We are continuing to drive growth as an integral part of Standard Chartered Group’s innovation mandate. Specifically, our digital assets ventures are playing key roles in regulatory digital asset strategies across the globe.  In Asia, Libeara, our tokenization platform, along with Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Mox and Mastercard successfully completed a Proof of Concept […]

We’re back with an exciting line-up at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival Lab Crawl

Join us for an exciting line-up of panels at this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival Venture Lab Crawl, where cutting-edge innovation meets real-world impact. Over a series of focused discussions, gain insights into how we are unlocking new avenues for growth, building and driving innovative solutions that bridge financial institutions with society’s ever-evolving needs. From reshaping […]

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