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| 15.09.2026 | SUS ENVIRONMENT Signs MOU with Standard Chartered and Asakabank to Deepen Green Cooperation in Central Asia | HONG KONG, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SUS ENVIRONMENT has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Standard Chartered and Uzbekistan's state-owned Asakabank, marking a new step in strengthening business connections between Hong Ko... |
| 14.09.2026 | Singapore to Host Shared Services Leaders at 29th Asian Shared Services & Outsourcing Week 2026 This October | Join Asia's shared services and GBS community for AI insights, sponsor-led sessions and networking, 20–23 October 2026.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With five weeks to go, the 29th Asian Shared Services & Outsourcing Week (... |
| 11.09.2026 | HK's superconnector role highlighted at major GBA conference | HONG KONG, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from chinadailyhk.com:
High-level officials and society leaders gathered in Hong Kong on Thursday for a major conference on integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Are... |
| 09.09.2026 | Adani plans $2.5 billion refinancing in India’s biggest offshore loan this year | Adani Group, controlled by Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani, is planning to raise $2.5 billion from global lenders to refinance debt used to buy two cement firms, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be India’s largest... |
| 09.09.2026 | England Rugby in first ever back-of-shirt deal with £5m a year Lloyds signing | Banking giant Lloyds has become England Rugby’s first ever back-of-shirt partner after the world’s richest union added the City staple to its sponsorship portfolio.
It comes six months after City AM revealed Lloyds had held talks with Engla... |
| 08.09.2026 | Liverpool in record £300m deal as Turkish Airlines replaces Standard Chartered | Liverpool will replace Standard Chartered as their front-of-shirt partner next season after agreeing a record £300m deal with Turkish Airlines.
The flagbearer, already a sponsor of the Uefa Champions League, will pay £60m per season as part... |
| 08.09.2026 | Yellow Card Nabs $40M Strategic Funding |
ATLANTA, GA, Yellow Card, a leading global stablecoin infrastructure provider, has announced the successful closing of a $40 million strategic funding round.
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| 07.09.2026 | 2026 HKGFA I GBA-GFA Annual Forum - Bridging Divides: Asia's Leadership in Transition and Resilience | HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong Green Finance Association ("HKGFA"), together with the Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance ("GBA-GFA"), held the ninth HKGFA Annual Forum and the sixth GBA-GFA Annua... |
| 03.09.2026 | Woman loses suit against Prudential for brain surgery payout as judge rejects 'buried clause' argument | Listen
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SINGAPORE: A woman has lost her suit seeking over S$108,000 (US$78,345) for brain aneurysm surgery from insurer Prudential Assurance Company Singapore,... |
| 03.09.2026 | Standard Chartered launches institutional spot crypto trading in UAE | Sept 3 : Standard Chartered said on Thursday it had launched cryptocurrency spot trading in bitcoin and ether for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first global systemically important bank to offer the service ... |
| 27.08.2026 | Capital Group Announces Appointment of New Chief Information Officer | Guillermo Veiga joins in November from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Group, the world's largest global active investment manager, announced the appointment of Guillermo Veiga as Chie... |
| 27.08.2026 | Singapore’s economy is growing — why aren’t all workers feeling it? | Listen
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SINGAPORE: On the surface, the economic outlook for Singapore is rosy.
Gross domestic product growth is expected to be between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent thi... |
| 27.08.2026 | Sweden's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 | Swedish technology companies raised approximately €2.8 billion in H1 2026, with a significant share of capital concentrated in a small number of large transactions.
Stegra recorded the largest financing at €1.4 billion, accounting for aroun... |
| 26.08.2026 | Premier League Reinvents Sponsorship: Tech and Finance Lead Post-Gambling Era | English Premier League clubs now operate under a significant voluntary restriction. Gambling company logos are gone from front-of-shirt sponsorships. This unprecedented shift opened prime marketing real estate. New sectors like finance and ... |
| 22.08.2026 | Who sponsors the 20 Premier League clubs after gambling ban? | The Premier League is underway and you may have noticed a lack of shirts featuring gambling and casino brands. That’s not because they’ve been banned outright, but because the 20 Premier League clubs agreed to a voluntary removal of the sec... |
| 22.08.2026 | Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on | Global markets have been volatile this year, with a fresh bout of turbulence hitting equity and bond markets this week.
Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners... |
| 20.08.2026 | Bitcoin, ether surge as Trump urges Congress to pass crypto Clarity Act | Market sentiment in cryptocurrencies was supported by Trump’s plans to buy sizable amounts of Bitcoin as he affirmed his support for the industry.
“Investors should now be positioning for a move to $100,000 by year-end 2026,” said Geoffrey ... |
| 17.08.2026 | AI, industrial upgrades fuel bullish sentiment | Visitors get information at the exhibition area of memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies during the 22nd IC China Expo in Beijing on Nov 23. CHINA DAILY
BEIJING — China's technology-driven industrial transformation is drawing increa... |
| 17.08.2026 | ‘We have been ignored for most of our life,’ says FTSE 100’s newest bank | Lion Finance thought of itself as the London Stock Exchange’s wallflower. But after its promotion the the market’s blue-chip index earlier this year, the bank is finally getting noticed.
Shares in the group formerly known as Bank of Georgia... |
| 14.08.2026 | Exclusive: City giants tighten trans policies | City firms are being forced to tighten up inclusion policies and prevent transgender staff from using single-sex bathrooms, after the equalities watchdog published fresh directions on enforcing the seismic Supreme Court ruling on gender las... |
| 14.08.2026 | QUBE Events’ 6th Financial Innovation Forum Returns to London This September | London’s Financial Innovation Forum by QUBE Events brings payments, RegTech, compliance, and banking leaders together The programme explores regulation, infrastructure, fraud prevention, data, resilience, and emerging financial technologies... |
| 14.08.2026 | Pre-season tours: Inside the economics of football’s summer money-spinners | Football’s summer tours have turned into travelling commercial platforms bringing together big fees, sponsors, merchandise, media and global fan growth, explains Simon Dent.
For most football supporters, pre-season used to mean low-key frie... |
| 12.08.2026 | Standard Chartered venture Anchorpoint begins Hong Kong dollar stablecoin rollout | Aug 12 : Standard Chartered's joint venture Anchorpoint Financial said on Wednesday it had begun the first phase of the rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, offering limited access to institutional distributors and professiona... |
| 10.08.2026 | Standard Chartered sees this losing crypto coin turning around because of the tokenization wave | - |
| 07.08.2026 | Yellow Card Secures $40M to Fuel Global Stablecoin Expansion | Yellow Card secured $40 million in Series B funding. Polychain Capital led the round. This major investment propels its mission. Yellow Card operates as a crucial global stablecoin infrastructure provider. The company extends vital financia... |
| 06.08.2026 | Inside India newsletter: What’s behind India’s rush to sell shares in state-owned firms | Monday - Friday, 11:00 - 12:00 SIN/HK | 0500 - 06:00 CET
Till July, India has sold stakes in 9 PSU firms in 2026, raising nearly 270 billion rupees ($2.8 billion), its highest in more than 10 years, according to data.
On Wednesday, the Indi... |
| 04.08.2026 | Yellow Card Raises $40M in Funding | Yellow Card, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of a global stablecoin infrastructure platform, raised $40M in strategic funding.
Backers included SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, an... |
| 03.08.2026 | Tech Week Singapore 2026: Charting the next phase of "The Infrastructure Era" across Asia | Award-winning Tech Week Singapore returns in September with Guest of Honour, Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information
Registration is open for Asia's most transformative tech event, bringing together... |
| 31.07.2026 | StanChart to transfer some credit card, personal loan customers to Trust Bank | Listen
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SINGAPORE: Standard Chartered will transfer some of its credit card and personal loan clients to Trust Bank from September, the banks said in a joint p... |
| 29.07.2026 | Malaysia’s one-off F1 race could boost tourism and test a permanent Sepang return | Listen
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KUALA LUMPUR: Since 1999, Malaysian Kevin Lee has watched almost every Formula 1 race at least on television, even convincing his wife to stay home on... |
| 27.07.2026 | MAS tightens monetary policy for the second time in a row | Listen
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SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) tightened monetary policy on Monday (Jul 27), in a move contrary to the market's expectations.
The... |
| 24.07.2026 | Sunrate and Mastercard Release White Paper on Agentic AI and the Future of B2B Global Payments | SHANGHAI, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunrate, the global payment and treasury management platform, and Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, unveiled a joint white paper, Beyond Automation: Defining Agentic Gl... |
| 23.07.2026 | Digital Asset Adds New Investors |
NEW YORK, NY, Digital Asset, the creator of Canton, today announced the strategic additions of Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered to its previously announced oversubscribed funding.
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| 21.07.2026 | Digital Asset Raises $355 Million As Shinhan Financial And Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Join Round | Digital Asset has expanded its previously announced $355 million funding round with the addition of Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered. The oversubscribed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto fund an... |
| 21.07.2026 | Vår Energi to combine with BlueNord, building the largest independent producer of oil and gas in Europe | Vår Energi to combine with BlueNord, building the largest independent producer of oil and gas in Europe
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| 20.07.2026 | Africa: The Threat Never Sleeps - Protecting Trust in Africa's Digital Economy | A subtle anomaly. An unpopular call to isolate critical systems. Resistance from every direction. That decision, made years ago with a key stakeholder during a live cybersecurity incident I was managing as a consultant, looked excessive at ... |
| 19.07.2026 | Bank Account Era May Be Over for Digital-Native Gen Z: Stablecoin Rules Still Unfinished | By Scott McCain
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| 18.07.2026 | Masdar Achieves Financial Close On $6.1 Billion 24/7 Clean Energy Project | Masdar has reached financial close on a $6.1 billion renewable energy project in Abu Dhabi designed to deliver one gigawatt of continuous clean electricity around the clock. The project combines a 5.2-gigawatt solar photovoltaic plant with ... |
| 14.07.2026 | Standard Chartered Supports GBA Summit Officiated by HKSAR Chief Executive | Calls on SMEs to Accelerate Global Expansion and Seize New Cross-border Growth Opportunities
HONG KONG, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The GBA Global Business Expansion Summit, fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited a... |
| 11.07.2026 | Federal Reserve Divided Amidst New Era of Uncertainty | Federal Reserve policymakers face deep division. Their latest June meeting minutes reveal competing visions for interest rates. New Chairman Kevin Warsh has initiated a significant shift, emphasizing less forward guidance. This new approach... |
| 10.07.2026 | KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to UK Logistics 2026-3 DAC | KBRA UK (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to five classes of UK Logistics 2026-3 DAC, a CMBS single-borrower transaction.
The collateral for the transaction is a £603.0 million participation in a £753.0 mil... |
| 10.07.2026 | Marriages in Singapore dip by 6.2% in 2025, couples having children later | Listen
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SINGAPORE: The number of marriages in Singapore fell by 6.2 per cent to 24,688 in 2025 from 26,328 the year before, according to the family trends rep... |
| 09.07.2026 | Blue Owl Capital Complete Acquisition Of Spire Healthcare Portfolio | Blue Owl Capital announced that funds managed by the firm, together with Moor Park Capital Partners, completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 12 acute-care hospitals operated by Spire Healthcare Group.
Spire Healthcare is a leading priva... |
| 09.07.2026 | Swift starts blockchain ledger with initial set of 17 banks | LONDON, July 9 : Global financial messaging network Swift launched a blockchain-based shared ledger on Thursday with an initial set of 17 banks including Citi and HSBC, as part of a push to enable round-the-clock payments and compete with t... |
| 08.07.2026 | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Announces Pricing of €850,000,000 4.500% Senior Notes Due 2033 | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“JFG”, “we” or “our”) today announced the pricing of its public offering of €850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) with an effective yield of 4.544%,... |
| 08.07.2026 | Fed meeting minutes to show ‘family fight’ over rates. The squabble could drag on for a while | Fed officials indicated that they will address persistent inflation this year with one interest rate hike, then hold off. History, though, suggests that policymakers will have a hard time stopping there.
“A lot of people are talking about o... |
| 06.07.2026 | Thought Machine lands $40M funding from bank, surpasses $100M in annual revenue | Thought Machine, one of the UK’s most valuable fintechs, is set to unveil that it has received £30m ($41m) funding from a "tier 1" bank later this year, as its annual revenues surpass $100m for the first time, it said.
The boss of... |
| 06.07.2026 | South Korea's SK Hynix launching $28 billion US listing to ride global AI wave | July 6 : South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix will launch a U.S. listing on Monday to raise about $28 billion, according to regulatory filings, as it capitalises on the global artificial intelligence boom with one of the world's largest new shar... |
| 04.07.2026 | Once a banking high-flyer, this expat repairs bikes for free for migrant workers and others in need | Listen
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When my Grab driver pulled up in front of the humble little shop unit in Balestier, he squinted at the LED signage out front.
"'Free Bicycle Repa... |
| 02.07.2026 | 69 ESG Champions Recognized at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2026 for Shaping a Regenerative and Inclusive Tomorrow | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2026 honored 69 outstanding ESG champions for leveraging innovation, digital transformation, and responsible business practices to drive sust... |
| 01.07.2026 | Polestar Completes $640 Million Debt-To-Equity Conversions | Polestar announced that Geely Sweden Holdings and Volvo Cars have completed previously announced debt-to-equity conversions.
On June 30, 2026, approximately $300 million and $66 million of their respective outstanding shareholder loans were... |
| 30.06.2026 | Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets | LONDON, June 30 : Investors have had to gulp down the motion-sickness tablets this year as the turmoil from the Iran war has clashed with a seemingly unstoppable boom in all things AI and otherworldly.
Global stocks are now $7 trillion high... |
| 29.06.2026 | Tech Rout Grips Global Markets: AI Boom Faces Reality Check | Global markets face a sharp tech sell-off. AI stock valuations are under intense scrutiny. Wall Street losses spread across Asia and Europe. Rising interest rate hike probabilities fuel investor caution. Inflation concerns persist. Key tech... |
| 25.06.2026 | Ethereum Price Prediction Weakens as the Foundation Restructures | Share
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The Ethereum Foundation cut 54 positions this week and slashed its 2026 budget by 40%, leaving the second largest blockchain in a leadership crisis while ETH trades at $1,670, down 66% from its August 2025 peak... |
| 25.06.2026 | A Seat, Beyond: A more considered approach to travel, dining and access | Listen
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At an intimate gathering at National Gallery Singapore, guests listened as Mr Steven Bartlett – host of The Diary of a CEO podcast and the youngest-eve... |
| 23.06.2026 | Oracle slashes 21,000 jobs amid AI embrace as tech sell-off rocks Asia | Software giant Oracle axed around 21,000 roles in the last year as the US tech giant turbocharged its AI adoption plans – even as markets continue to question the rapid acceleration of the tech boom.
The computing firm – which is listed on ... |
| 21.06.2026 | HSBC Deepens AI Integration with Google Cloud, Targets $100M Savings | HSBC finalized a major multi-year partnership with Google Cloud, profoundly accelerating its artificial intelligence capabilities. The British banking giant aims to achieve substantial efficiency gains, targeting at least $100 million throu... |
| 18.06.2026 | Capitolis Announces CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for Post-Trade Risk Reduction Services | Capitolis, the financial technology company, today announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a no-action letter related to post-trade risk reduction services (PTRRS). This development will expand the abi... |
| 17.06.2026 | HSBC targets $100m in savings with Google Cloud AI tie-up | Europe’s biggest lender HSBC has sealed a a tech tie-up with Google where it aims to use AI to scout priority projects that could bank the firm $100m in “efficiency gains”.
The FTSE 100 giant is planning to roll out Google Cloud across its ... |
| 15.06.2026 | Investors ‘reluctant’ to splash cash on UK banks amid crisis in Number 10 | UK banks’ stock prices are being slapped with a political risk premium, City analysts have warned, as turmoil in Downing Street threatens to rock the sector.
The FTSE 350 bank index has had a choppy start to the year with financial stocks f... |
| 15.06.2026 | SUNRATE Highlights Enhanced Strategic Collaboration with Sabre to Deliver End-to-End Payment Capabilities for the Travel Industry | BARCELONA, Spain, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, today announced at Phocuswright Europe its enhanced collaboration with Sabre, an AI‑native technology leader powering travel retai... |
| 11.06.2026 | Hugo Boss shares soar as Mike Ashley’s Frasers circles | Hugo Boss shares have jumped following a €2bn takeover approach from Frasers, sending its share price above the offer tabled by Mike Ashley’s group.
The German luxury brand said it is reviewing the “unsolicited” takeover attempt, which woul... |
| 11.06.2026 | As it happened: Starmer dealt defence blow as investors react | This was the City AM liveblog on Thursday 11 June.
John Healey resigned as defence secretary over a lack of funding for the armed forces, heaping pressure on Sir Keir Starmer.
Industry officials reacted with regret and paid tribute to Heale... |
| 10.06.2026 | SUNRATE Unveils Sunrate.AI, Defining Agentic Global Payments | SINGAPORE, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, today unveiled Sunrate.AI at SuperAI, defining 'Agentic Global Payments' — a new category of AI-native global payment infrastructure buil... |
| 10.06.2026 | From mild to wild: What impact will AI have on banking jobs? | Top banking bosses have issued their AI verdict after Standard Chartered stunned the sector with plans for sweeping job cuts last month. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at whether a reckoning could be on the horizon.
The big-name ... |
| 08.06.2026 | Astera Ventures Appoints Prashant Hoskote to its Board of Directors | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Astera Ventures, an India-based advisory firm focused on researching and supporting high-growth emerging companies through strategic consulting and investments, today announced the appointment of Prashant Hoskote as ... |
| 02.06.2026 | SUNRATE Named Among Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies for 2026 by FXC Intelligence | SINGAPORE, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SUNRATE, the global payments and treasury management platform, has been named among the Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies for 2026 by FXC Intelligence, marking the third consecutive year the comp... |
| 02.06.2026 | Liverpool have the most valuable front-of-shirt deal in the Premier League | Liverpool have the most valuable front-of-shirt sponsorship deal in the Premier League, a new fair market report has revealed.
The Reds’ reported £50m-per-season deal with financial services group Standard Chartered is actually undervalued ... |
| 01.06.2026 | Tech's Tumultuous Frontlines: AI Costs Rise, Rockets Fail, Infrastructure Strains | The tech world faces rapid shifts. Rocket failures disrupt space ambitions. AI drives unprecedented talent costs. Generative AI tools bring unforeseen operational expenses. Data center demands escalate. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and... |
| 27.05.2026 | SBI says AI-driven banking still needs people, skills and leadership | MUMBAI: State Bank of India chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty said technology-led banking cannot succeed without investing in people, leadership and skills, as the country’s largest lender accelerates its technology overhaul.
“Human capita... |
| 27.05.2026 | Manulife Financial Corporation to Issue S$500 million 2.880% Subordinated Notes Due 2036 | C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK: 945
TORONTO, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Financial Corporation ("Manulife") announced today that it has priced an offering in Singapore of S$500 million principal amount... |
| 26.05.2026 | Sam Altman plays down AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ fears | OpenAI CEO SSam Altman. Kylie Cooper/Reuters
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday that the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global “jobs apocalypse” and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he... |
| 26.05.2026 | James Reed: UK needs entrepreneurs desperately. So I’m gonna fund them | My father founded Reed in 1960 with just £75. My new fund will help create the next generation of entrepreneurs Britain so desperately needs, says James Reed
British entrepreneurs are remarkably resilient. We have a strong culture of innova... |
| 26.05.2026 | London AI jobs boom as Anthropic salaries hit £630k | London’s AI hiring race is accelerating at dizzying rates, with Anthropic offering some engineers in the capital as much as £630,000 a year as Big Tech firms battle for AI talent.
The US AI giant, backed by Amazon and best known for its cha... |
| 26.05.2026 | OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse' | SYDNEY: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday (May 26) that the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global "jobs apocalypse" and that the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared.
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| 26.05.2026 | ‘Delighted to be wrong’ – Sam Altman changes tune on AI job apocalypse fears | OpenAI boss Sam Altman has softened his warnings over AI wiping out white-collar work, saying the feared “jobs apocalypse” has so far failed to materialise despite the tech rapidly reshaping business decisions and operations.
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| 23.05.2026 | Standard Chartered Embraces AI, Reshapes Workforce with Thousands of Job Cuts | Standard Chartered announces major job reductions. Over 7,000 roles will disappear. This workforce transformation spans four years. Artificial intelligence adoption is the primary driver. The bank aims for greater efficiency and profitabili... |
| 22.05.2026 | Take Five: When does this end? | May 22 : World markets remain at the mercy of diplomacy as the Iran war approaches the end of its third month with no clear resolution in sight.
A host of central banks meanwhile brace for their next moves and inflation data piles the press... |
| 22.05.2026 | Beauty can Bolt Purton closer to 2000 Hong Kong winners | WITH jockey Zac Purton nearing a landmark 2000 winners in the city, the mounting hullabaloo could reach fever pitch during the action at Sha Tin.
The eight-time champion, who’s soon to make it nine, needs only a handful more wins to reach t... |
| 22.05.2026 | Banking union urges StanChart to invest in training workers as 'AI should complement employees' | Listen
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| 22.05.2026 | Digital Edge Successfully Closes First US$575 Million HoldCo Loan to Accelerate Growth Across Key Asia-Pacific Markets | SINGAPORE, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Edge today announced the successful closing of its inaugural US$575 million holding company ("HoldCo") financing, marking a significant milestone in the company's continued evolution... |
| 22.05.2026 | Lor’s Numbers to follow home Triple Crown-winning Warrior | WITH the weather set fair for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, racegoers can witness the final Group One race of the season, the mile-and-a-half Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (9.05am).
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| 22.05.2026 | India central bank not in favour of rate hikes to defend rupee, prioritises inflation, sources say | MUMBAI, May 22 : India's central bank does not see interest rate hikes as the best way to defend the embattled rupee, three sources said, a position at odds with markets, reinforcing that inflation - not the currency - will guide policy on ... |
| 21.05.2026 | WCIFIT Opens in Chongqing with 1,400 Global Firms, Showcasing Robots, Flying Cars, and Local Cuisine | CHONGQING, China, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing - The 8th Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT) opened in Chongqing on May 21, bringing together nearly 1,400 companies from 50 countr... |
| 21.05.2026 | Reserve Bank rate hikes to start in June: Standard Chartered | - |
| 21.05.2026 | ‘It will reduce jobs’ – Jamie Dimon sounds off on AI’s impact on banks | One of the world’s leading financial figures has warned AI will inevitably lead to a cut in jobs amid growing jitters around the impact the new tech will have on the banking sector.
Jamie Dimon – the top boss of America’s largest bank, JP M... |
| 21.05.2026 | Tech-friendly moves boost China's clout | Philipp Lotter
China is poised to play an even bigger role in the global trade and economic system as its innovation-driven industrial policies strengthen domestic competitiveness and accelerate industrial self-reliance, said an executive o... |
| 20.05.2026 | AI will ‘destroy and create jobs,’ says HSBC boss | The boss of Europe’s largest bank has warned that the growth of AI will both “destroy” and “create” new jobs as the banking industry continues to be reshaped in the face of new technology.
Georges Elhedery, chief executive of HSBC, warned t... |
| 20.05.2026 | Gen Z has stopped buying the AI dream | Eric Schmidt. Marco Bello/Reuters
The AI revolution is here and the boos are getting louder. As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and markets around the world, a sense of dread is deepening among young “digital natives” now enteri... |
| 20.05.2026 | Oil dips, stocks mixed after Trump holds off on Iran attack | NEW YORK: Oil prices eased and stocks wavered on Tuesday (May 19), with investors tracking a potential deal between the United States and Iran and rising bond yields sounding the alarm on interest rate expectations.
The yield on 30-year US ... |
| 20.05.2026 | Fintech boss defends sacking entire HR department for ‘creating problems that didn’t exist’ | US fintech Bolt has become the latest company to openly link job cuts and restructuring to AI, after chief executive Ryan Breslow defended scrapping the firm’s HR department during a recent round of layoffs.
Speaking at a Fortune event Bres... |
| 20.05.2026 | Don't fight AI, HSBC CEO tells staff members as banks begin job cuts | LONDON: HSBC appealed to staff members not to fight AI on Wednesday (May 20), saying it would destroy jobs while creating new ones, as banking rival Standard Chartered sought to calm workers over comments that the technology would replace &... |
| 20.05.2026 | StanChart CEO seeks to reassure staff members over 'lower value human capital' comment | HONG KONG: Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters sought to assuage staff concerns on Wednesday (May 20), a day after saying that the bank will cut thousands of jobs over the next four years as it moves to replace "lower-value human capit... |
| 20.05.2026 | Climate finance in Asia shifting beyond emission cuts to resilience and energy security, say bank execs | Listen
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| 19.05.2026 | Standard Chartered to cut over 15% of corporate functions roles as it targets higher returns | Standard Chartered cut support roles to improve productivity and returns.
The lender raised profitability targets through 2030.
Standard Chartered on Tuesday announced it would cut more than 15% of its corporate functions roles by 2030, whi... |
| 19.05.2026 | Pepeto Binance Listing Update While ChatGPT Maps Bullish XRP Price Prediction Through 2027 | Binance listing talks are growing louder every week, and sources close to the project confirm the deal is already secured behind the scenes. Search volume climbs in dozens of countries, the raise crossed $10.08 million, and a Binance launch... |
| 19.05.2026 | Standard Chartered plans 7,000 job cuts by 2030 amid AI-driven restructuring | - |
| 19.05.2026 | StanChart targets higher return, to reduce more than 7,000 roles by 2030 | HONG KONG, May 19 : Standard Chartered raised a key profit metric on Tuesday that the bank expects to achieve through deep headcount cuts and an expansion of its key wealth business.
In a strategy update to investors, StanChart said it woul... |
| 19.05.2026 | Meta lays out details of May 20 restructuring in internal document | NEW YORK: Meta detailed its layoff plans for this week in a memo shared with employees on Monday (May 18), saying cuts to its workforce globally would be accompanied by a fresh round of organisational changes aimed at improving the company'... |
| 19.05.2026 | StanChart to cut over 7,000 jobs, boost AI to replace 'lower-value human capital' | HONG KONG, May 19 : Standard Chartered will eliminate more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as it seeks to replace "lower-value human capital" with technology, becoming one of the top names in finance to target headcount c... |
