Standard Chartered Unveils a Strong Pipeline of Upcoming Digital Assets Offerings at the Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“Standard Chartered Hong Kong”) is pleased to have once again participated in the  Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 (“HKFTW25”), as a strategic partner this year, announcing a strong pipeline of upcoming digital assets offerings that underscore the  Bank’s strong commitment to supporting the development of a comprehensive digital assets ecosystem in Hong Kong.

As the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) has just unveiled the vision of “Fintech  2030”, Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered, shared his insights about the unique strengths of Hong Kong at a major panel of the HKFTW25 around  “Sustaining Excellence: Hong Kong’s Role in the Future of International Financial Centre”.  A number of other senior leaders from Standard Chartered also hosted a series of  inspiring seminars covering trending topics – from tokenisation and Web3 development to open banking and Generative AI. There were also a variety of interactive games and  activities at its show booth themed “Experience Digital Assets the Standard Chartered  Way” to let our visitors understand more about the latest fintech developments.

Mary Huen, CEO, Hong Kong and Greater China & North Asia, Standard Chartered,  said, “We welcome the HKMA’s announcement of ‘Fintech 2030’, which focuses on four  strategic pillars to develop Hong Kong into a robust, resilient and future-ready fintech hub.  The future of banking is all about capitalising on the power of fintech to deliver banking  services that best serve a hyper-connected world. With digital assets being an important  and permanent element, Standard Chartered is dedicated to meeting our clients’ evolving  needs and accelerating growth by providing diverse solutions. We are thrilled to unveil an exciting pipeline of new offerings to be launched in Hong Kong next year, including digital  assets custody services for Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrencies by  market capitalisation, as well as other strategic partnerships with leading industry  players.”

The market-first digital assets custody services supporting Bitcoin and Ethereum in Hong  Kong target to be available in January 2026 will complement the Bank’s existing offering  in Luxembourg and the UAE (via the Dubai International Financial Centre). Standard  Chartered also takes part in a variety of pioneering projects that drive the development of  a comprehensive digital assets ecosystem in Hong Kong – from retail to wholesale  clients, from domestic to cross-border transactions. We are an active participant of multiple initiatives led by the HKMA, such as Project Ensemble, Project mBridge, e-HKD Pilot Programme, GenA.I. Sandbox and Supervisory Incubator for Distributed Ledger  Technology.