Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Branch Plans to Offer Crypto Asset, Stablecoin and Tokenized RWA Custody Services
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Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Branch plans to provide institutional investors with custody services for multiple types of digital assets.
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Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Branch Plans to Offer Crypto Asset, Stablecoin and Tokenized RWA Custody Services
PANews October 8 reported, citing The Block, that Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Branch plans to provide custody services for selected crypto assets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets to institutional investors. The bank said the service will expand its existing crypto asset custody business footprint, which currently covers the United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
PANews reported, citing The Block, that Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Branch plans to provide custody services to institutional investors.
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The assets intended for custody include selected crypto assets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.
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The bank said the service will expand its existing crypto asset custody business footprint.
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Its existing crypto asset custody business footprint covers the United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
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Custody services can be understood as a bank holding the relevant digital assets on behalf of institutional clients. The original text says this service is still planned and will cover selected crypto assets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.
Why it matters to readers
If implemented, Standard Chartered's crypto asset custody business will expand to Singapore and add asset categories serving institutional investors.
This reflects traditional banks' plans to expand digital asset-related services, but the original text does not mean that the service has already launched and does not constitute investment advice.
Risks and unknowns
The original text does not specify whether the service has obtained the relevant regulatory approvals.
The official launch date has not been disclosed.
It remains unclear which specific crypto assets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets will be supported.
The clients, partners, fee structure and custody scale have not been disclosed.
The information was relayed by PANews from a report by The Block; the original text did not include an announcement from Standard Chartered Bank.
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