Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) participated in Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 (HKFTW25) as a strategic partner, announcing plans to expand its digital assets offerings to support the growth of Hong Kong’s digital asset ecosystem.
Following the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) launch of its “Fintech 2030” vision, Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered, spoke at a panel titled “Sustaining Excellence: Hong Kong’s Role in the Future of International Financial Centre”, highlighting the city’s strengths as a global financial hub.
Senior leaders from the bank also led seminars on topics including tokenisation, Web3 development, open banking, and generative AI.
Mary Huen, CEO for Hong Kong and Greater China & North Asia at Standard Chartered, said,
“The future of banking lies in leveraging fintech to deliver services that meet the needs of a hyper-connected world. With digital assets being a key and lasting component, Standard Chartered is committed to addressing clients’ evolving needs and driving growth through diverse solutions.”
The bank plans to launch digital asset custody services for Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation, in January 2026.
These services will complement its existing offerings in Luxembourg and the UAE (via the Dubai International Financial Centre), according to FF News.
Standard Chartered also participates in several HKMA-led initiatives aimed at advancing Hong Kong’s digital asset ecosystem, including Project Ensemble, Project mBridge, the e-HKD Pilot Programme, the GenA.I. Sandbox, and the Supervisory Incubator for Distributed Ledger Technology.
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