US$1 Billion Throughput and grant of Capital Market Services (CMS) License
10 September 2024, Singapore – Olea Global Markets Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olea Global Pte Ltd (Olea), has successfully obtained a Capital Markets Services (CMS) License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for dealing in capital markets products. Olea has also passed the US$1 billion milestone for supply chain and trade assets […]
‘Common sense has returned’ to fintech investment market
Gautam Jain, Operating Member at SC Ventures, shared insights on the evolving fintech investment landscape.
كيف تبني خطة استثمار ناجحة؟ | مقابلة مع SC Ventures
كيف تبني خطة استثمار ناجحة؟ | مقابلة مع SC Ventures يشاركنا السيد محمد فيروز، رئيس SC Ventures للشرق الأوسط، كيفية استثمارهم في 3… اقرا اكثر كيف تبني خطة استثمار ناجحة؟ | مقابلة مع SC Ventures يشاركنا السيد محمد فيروز، رئيس SC Ventures للشرق الأوسط، كيفية استثمارهم في 3… اقرا اكثر
BIM Ventures and SC Ventures Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Foster Innovation and Build Fintech Companies at the 24Fintech Conference
BIM Ventures has partnered with SC Ventures, part of Standard Chartered, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at collaborating on fintech innovations tailored for the Saudi market, with a focus on creating impactful joint ventures. This collaboration leverages the deep expertise of both companies, combining BIM Ventures’ multidisciplinary venture-building capabilities with SC Ventures’ […]
MEA Finance Magazine: Private Equity & Venture Capital | Gathering Steam featuring Gautam Jain
2024 Q2 Quarterly Perspectives
Exploring AI All eyes are on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI). Our industry is still experimenting with the technology and we are no different, but it will come as no surprise that AI is already part of our daily activities and our ventures have incorporated AI in their businesses. For example, TASConnect, our […]
myZoi, our fintech focused on financial inclusion and literacy for the underbanked, has launched UAE’s first inclusive digital wallet
Zodia Markets, our institutional-grade digital assets brokerage platform, acquires Elwood’s digital asset OTC trading business based in Jersey
24 legal entities live on SWIAT Blockchain, our joint venture enabling real-time settlement and trading of traditional and digital data, assets and transactions
Rewiring the DNA in banking and financial services: Part 2
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, reflects on clients as a source of inspiration, the evolution of our high conviction themes, and the pros and cons of building within a corporate against the backdrop of a VC environment that’s increasingly focused on profitability over growth.
How UAE-based myZoi is accelerating financial inclusion
Panel Highlights: Monetizing Creativity – Financial Innovations for Creators
NAB Ventures takes a stake in bank-backed global digital asset custodian Zodia Custody
Rewiring the DNA in banking and financial services: Lessons from SC Ventures’ 6-year journey
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, reflects on our journey since inception, the lessons learnt along the way, our predictions for where the market is going, and accordingly, our focus for 2024 and beyond.
Entrepreneur ME: Fintech Summit with Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, shares insights into our journey to rewire the DNA in banking in Middle East.
Entrepreneur ME: Fintech Summit with Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, shares insights into our journey to rewire the DNA in banking in Middle East.
SC Ventures was lauded at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards for exploring digital asset potential
The innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm of Standard Chartered has achieved a significant milestone in cross-border payments and financial innovation. SC Ventures took home the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2024 for the Blockchain – Financial Technology category for its successful completion of the first Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) proof-of-concept (PoC) that addresses the […]
SC Ventures and ENGIE Factory partner on startup to bolster funding for conservation projects
The venture will leverage emerging technology to identify, evaluate and drive capital into critical conservation efforts worldwide. Singapore, April 17, 2024 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, and ENGIE Factory, the startup studio of ENGIE Group, a French multinational utility company, are joining forces to invest in a venture aimed […]
SC Ventures makes strategic investment in Algbra, establishes partnership with its UK sustainable finance platform Shoal
LONDON, April 15 2024 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has announced a strategic investment in Algbra, an ethical finance focused and sharia-compliant UK-based fintech. As part of the agreement, Shoal, SC Ventures’ sustainable finance platform, will partner with Algbra. The terms of the deal are undisclosed. Demand for sustainable […]
SC Ventures and NEXT176 to launch a wealth platform that makes financial and wealth planning accessible to all
Singapore, April 4, 2024 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, and NEXT176, the venture building and investment arm of Old Mutual, a Pan-African financial services group, have joined forces to launch an inclusive financial wellness platform. With a shared vision to address financial inclusion, and improve access to budgeting and financial […]