Targeting USD 100M Revenue: FPT and audax Financial Technology aim to generate USD 100 million in revenue over the next three years, driving digital banking innovation across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Strategic Regional Partnership: FPT becomes audax’s partner in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, providing expertise in cloud-native development, testing, and long-term […]
Targeting USD 100M Revenue: FPT and audax Financial Technology aim to generate USD 100 million in revenue over the next three years, driving digital banking innovation across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Strategic Regional Partnership: FPT becomes audax’s partner in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, providing expertise in cloud-native development, testing, and long-term […]
Targeting USD 100M Revenue: FPT and audax Financial Technology aim to generate USD 100 million in revenue over the next three years, driving digital banking innovation across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Strategic Regional Partnership: FPT becomes audax’s partner in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, providing expertise in cloud-native development, testing, and long-term […]
FourTwoThree will leverage PointSource’s powerful data backbone to support small and medium businesses in their climate transition. Singapore, June 24, 2025 – PointSource, a platform that makes climate data usable, is now positioned to scale its impact far beyond what a single venture could achieve alone. PointSource will join forces with FourTwoThree, a smart action […]
FourTwoThree will leverage PointSource’s powerful data backbone to support small and medium businesses in their climate transition. Singapore, June 24, 2025 – PointSource, a platform that makes climate data usable, is now positioned to scale its impact far beyond what a single venture could achieve alone. PointSource will join forces with FourTwoThree, a smart action […]
FourTwoThree will leverage PointSource’s powerful data backbone to support small and medium businesses in their climate transition. Singapore, June 24, 2025 – PointSource, a platform that makes climate data usable, is now positioned to scale its impact far beyond what a single venture could achieve alone. PointSource will join forces with FourTwoThree, a smart action […]
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, FinTech investment and ventures arm, has signed a strategic partnership with DIFC Innovation Hub to launch the National Venture Building Programme, a new initiative aimed at accelerating innovation and supporting venture creation across the region. As part of the collaboration, SC Ventures is providing its Venture Building as a Service […]
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, FinTech investment and ventures arm, has signed a strategic partnership with DIFC Innovation Hub to launch the National Venture Building Programme, a new initiative aimed at accelerating innovation and supporting venture creation across the region. As part of the collaboration, SC Ventures is providing its Venture Building as a Service […]
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, FinTech investment and ventures arm, has signed a strategic partnership with DIFC Innovation Hub to launch the National Venture Building Programme, a new initiative aimed at accelerating innovation and supporting venture creation across the region. As part of the collaboration, SC Ventures is providing its Venture Building as a Service […]
SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture-building arm of Standard Chartered, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, to explore strategic opportunities for collaboration. The collaboration outlines the intent of both parties to jointly explore innovation-led initiatives, […]
SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture-building arm of Standard Chartered, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, to explore strategic opportunities for collaboration. The collaboration outlines the intent of both parties to jointly explore innovation-led initiatives, […]
SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture-building arm of Standard Chartered, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, to explore strategic opportunities for collaboration. The collaboration outlines the intent of both parties to jointly explore innovation-led initiatives, […]
Singapore, April 23, 2025 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has successfully completed two engagements under its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a research institute under Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) — the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC). This collaboration advances the pursuit of […]
Singapore, April 23, 2025 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has successfully completed two engagements under its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a research institute under Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) — the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC). This collaboration advances the pursuit of […]
Singapore, April 23, 2025 – SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has successfully completed two engagements under its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a research institute under Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) — the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC). This collaboration advances the pursuit of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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. […]
#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. […]
#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. […]
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 […]
Fairooz Mohamed, Middle East Lead, SC Ventures examined effects AI will have on the future development of fintech in the MEA region.
Fairooz Mohamed, Middle East Lead, SC Ventures examined effects AI will have on the future development of fintech in the MEA region.
Fairooz Mohamed, Middle East Lead, SC Ventures examined effects AI will have on the future development of fintech in the MEA region.
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, joins the panel to share insights into what investors are seeking in today’s dynamic market environment.
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, joins the panel to share insights into what investors are seeking in today’s dynamic market environment.
Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures, joins the panel to share insights into what investors are seeking in today’s dynamic market environment.
One Trading is the first MiFID II trading venue for perpetual futures in the EU and is the first regulated derivatives exchange in Europe accessible to retail clients Existing investor MiddleGame Ventures increased its stake in One Trading, while Valar and SpeedInvest also participated SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has […]
One Trading is the first MiFID II trading venue for perpetual futures in the EU and is the first regulated derivatives exchange in Europe accessible to retail clients Existing investor MiddleGame Ventures increased its stake in One Trading, while Valar and SpeedInvest also participated SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has […]
One Trading is the first MiFID II trading venue for perpetual futures in the EU and is the first regulated derivatives exchange in Europe accessible to retail clients Existing investor MiddleGame Ventures increased its stake in One Trading, while Valar and SpeedInvest also participated SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gautam Jain, Operating Member at SC Ventures, shared insights on the evolving fintech investment landscape.
Gautam Jain, Operating Member at SC Ventures, shared insights on the evolving fintech investment landscape.
Gautam Jain, Operating Member at SC Ventures, shared insights on the evolving fintech investment landscape.
