SC Ventures: Combining venture capital with internal innovation

SC Ventures launched in Singapore; combines internal accelerator with venture capital. Standard Chartered and venture capital have not been the best of friends in recent years. The bank has spent more than three years exiting its loss-making private equity arm, a process that is still grinding along now. What to make, then, of SC Ventures, […]

Chat with the Digital Innovators: Alex Manson Head of SC Ventures

It is indeed a rare opportunity to have a quick chat with the man in his new role at SC Ventures – a new business unit established in Mar 2018 to lead digital innovation across Standard Chartered Group. The new unit invests in fintechs, startups and promote the rapid testing and implementation of new business […]

Establishing a new business unit to lead digital innovation and invest in fintechs

Standard Chartered has established a new business unit, SC Ventures, to lead digital innovation across the Group, invest in fintechs and other start-up companies, promote rapid testing and implementation of new business models. SC Ventures will be led by Alex Manson, most recently Global Head of Transaction Banking, and will work with businesses and functions […]