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Standard Chartered PLC (SCBFY) Presents at European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript
Standard Chartered is reviewing offers from Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank to acquire the British lender's up to 600,000 customers in India who only have credit card accounts, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Just days before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, HSBC's CEO Georges Elhedery said the Asia-Middle East corridor was becoming "a defining axis of global growth".
Among major European banks, HSBC and Standard Chartered are most exposed to the conflict in the Middle East, potentially pressuring earnings, J.P. Morgan cautioned on Thursday.
Standard Chartered named JPMorgan Chase's former blockchain unit leader to oversee its payments business. Naveen Mallela will become the bank's global head of payments starting May 4, according to a Wednesday (March 4) press release.
Standard Chartered has advised staff to postpone any planned travel to the Middle East, the bank said on Monday, following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
Dubai, UAE, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pepeto just posted its fastest funding week since launch, pushing total presale capital past $7.3 million at $0.000000185 per token. Stages fill ahead of schedule. Average wallet sizes grew five straight weeks. So viral that fake tokens using the Pepeto name launch daily on decentralized exchanges. Only way to buy real Pepeto is pepeto.io. And the crypto news cycle is shifting. Biggest XRP price prediction of 2026 just collapsed. Standard Chartered slashed its year end XRP price prediction from $8 to $2.80 this month, citing weaker risk appetite and ETF selling. For XRP holders sitting on 60% losses from the July peak, the math gets harder every week.
Standard Chartered PLC reported double-digit profit growth for 2025 and unveiled a new $1.5 billion share buyback, but the bank's shares fell 2% on Tuesday amidst a wider selloff of the banking sector. Operating income rose 6% to $20.9 billion as net interest income increased 1% to $11.2 billion and non-interest income climbed 13% to $9.7 billion, driven by wealth management, global banking and global markets divisions.
Standard Chartered PLC (SCBFY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The lender exceeded its aim of 13% return on tangible equity, a key profitability target, in 2025, hitting the goal a year earlier than initially planned.
Standard Chartered reported on Tuesday that full-year pretax profit climbed 16%, as robust global banking and strong wealth inflows boosted revenue at the emerging markets-focused lender.
Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 210,583 shares, a growth of 21.1% from the January 15th total of 173,937 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,992
The bank announced that Diego De Giorgi is stepping down as executive director and group CFO, effective immediately.
Standard Chartered , on Tuesday appointed Peter Burrill as interim group chief financial officer, replacing Diego De Giorgi, who steps down with immediate effect to pursue an external opportunity.
Standard Chartered said on Monday it had appointed Raza Jafree as global head of private client sales, as it sets up a new partnership between its corporate and investment bank and wealth unit to serve single-family offices and ultra-high net worth clients.
XRP ( CRYPTO: XRP ) ETF outflows totaling $53 million on January 20, 2026, marked the largest single-day redemption since these products launched in November 2025.
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U.S. dollar-backed crypto tokens known as stablecoins could pull around $500 billion in deposits out of U.S. banks by the end of 2028, Standard Chartered estimated on Tuesday - new analysis that could intensify a fight between banks and crypto companies over legislation to set rules for the digital asset sector.
Standard Chartered Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters discusses current geopolitical tensions. "I think we've gotten to a place where we're definitely operating in a different world, with much higher barriers to trade in some key corridors," he tells Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua.
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters tells CNBC in Davos he's optimistic rising geopolitical tensions between Europe and the U.S. won't materially impact financial markets, though he emphasised the bank is prepared to respond if they do. Winters added that any initial outflows from U.S. assets will likely normalize soon after as volatility reduces.