Standard Chartered

According to the history page on Standard Chartered’s website, James Wilson helped found the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China in London in 1853 under a royal charter from Queen Victoria.⁠[1]

The Chartered Bank first opened to clients in Mumbai, Kolkata and Shanghai in 1858.⁠[1]

John Paterson led a group of businessmen in forming the Standard Bank of British South Africa; the website says that by 1953 the bank had offices across south central and western Africa.⁠[1]

The Standard Bank and the Chartered Bank merged in 1969 to form Standard Chartered. Companies House records show that the public limited company Standard Chartered PLC (company number 00966425) was incorporated on November 18, 1969, with its registered office in London.⁠[1][2]

Standard Chartered and HSBC announced that they had executed the first live cross-border transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, achieving bank-to-bank interoperability of tokenised deposits.⁠[3]

Standard Chartered describes itself as a global bank that connects corporate, institutional and affluent clients with growth opportunities across Asia, Africa and the Middle East; according to its press releases, the group has a presence in 55 markets, is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, and has the brand promise “here for good.”⁠[4][5]

The investor relations page names Bill Winters as Group Chief Executive. Its mainland China subsidiary is named Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited.⁠[6][7]

Standard Chartered: Official website: https://www.sc.com/en/ (opens in a new window)⁠[4]

Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited: Official website: https://www.sc.com/cn/ (opens in a new window)⁠[7]

X: Official account: https://x.com/StanChart (opens in a new window)⁠[4]

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