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SC Ventures and Yabx, a Tech Mahindra Group company, invest $10 Million to setup Furaha and expand access to purpose-driven financing in Africa

Furaha combines SC Ventures’ global expertise and risk management capability with Yabx’s future-ready tech and alternate lending platform Furaha offers purpose-driven loans centred around education, gender and other responsible lending pillars for African markets Davos, Jan. 24, 2025 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, and Yabx Technologies (Netherlands) B.V., a […]

SC Ventures and KiyaAI launch Akashaverse to redefine inclusive and accessible VR, AR and AI Experiences

Singapore, January 23, 2025 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, in partnership with KiyaAI, a digital solutions provider, is launching Akashaverse, an entertainment, social, ecommerce and lifestyle hub using immersive technologies and artificial intelligence. Akashaverse will explore immersive and interactive digital environments and intends to transform how people experience and […]

Eden Exchange acquires Dealcierge to establish one of the largest M&A marketplaces and private deal networks in the Asia Pacific

Melbourne fintech Eden Exchange acquires Dealcierge from SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm Creating a complete end-to-end platform for market services in APAC for buying and selling businesses Targeting underserviced SME transactions, enabling deal and capital flow across borders 20 January 2025, Melbourne/Singapore: Australian fintech Eden Exchange has acquired SC Venture’s […]

SC Ventures and ENGIE Factory launch Qatalyst to support net-zero transition

SC Ventures and ENGIE Factory launch Qatalyst

Singapore, January 13, 2024 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, in collaboration with ENGIE Factory, the startup studio of French multinational utility ENGIE Group, are launching Qatalyst, a due diligence platform for carbon finance markets that facilitates efficient and transparent investment processes in support of global climate goals. “We are […]

SC Ventures launches Labamu to empower SMEs across APAC

Singapore, January 6, 2024 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has launched Labamu, an invoicing and billing platform, designed to increase the prosperity of small businesses across the Asia Pacific (APAC) markets, starting with Indonesia. SMEs across six Southeast Asian represent 90% of all companies and 80% of all employment […]

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 […]